Wesley Canhedo Global History From 1648 Hinduism With over 900 million followers‚ Hinduism is the third largest religion today. Only Christianity and Islam have more. The major difference between them though‚ is that Hinduism did not spread like the other two religions. Out of the 900 million followers that the Hindu religion has‚ only 20 million are located outside of India. The religion barely spread outside of India‚ mainly because of how the Hindu religion is followed and how its
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and Tamerlane‚ military genius‚ poet‚ and author of a detailed book of memoirs Mughal- dynasty set up by Babur which ruled from 1526-1857 Akbar- chief builder of the Mughal Empire‚ Babur’s grandson Nur Jahan-Jahangir’s wife who was a shrewd political leader and was the most powerful woman in Indian history until the twentieth century Shah Jahan- Akbar’s grandson who reigned at the high point of Mughal literature‚ art‚ and architecture‚ designed the Taj Mahal Taj Mahal- tomb built for Shah Jahan’s
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texts and describe the social life during the Vedic times. 4. Discuss the nature of Ashoka’s Dhamma. Was it responsible for the downfall of his empire? 5. Describe the expansion of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta with the help of the Allahabad pillar inscription. 6. Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?History (Mains) Question Paper 1980 Page 3 of 56 ► For more on UPSC‚ visit mrunal.org Section B 7. Describe the village administration
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routes providing protection for the pilgrims as their ships sailed. The Portuguese did not want the English there. The Indians thought that the taxes and the cost of the trade were too high for levies of protection. Prince Khurram questioned why empires could not protect their own ships. The Indians’ idea of the English was they were highly skillful at sea and that their Navy was very powerful. There was thought of the English protecting them at sea instead of the Portuguese. They also pondered
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* Change Analysis Chart Postclassical (600-1450 C.E.) | Basic Features at Beginning of period | Key Continuities | Key Changes | Basic Features at End of Period | Reasons for Change or Continuities | Global Trade What other trading systems existed at the beginning of the period? The Indian Ocean system is a continuity‚ not a change.What about the gold-salt trade? Don’t you mean the Pax Mongolica? | * Trade was very international. * Silk roads linked Eurasia‚ and goods traded hands many
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better known by his imperial name Shah Jahan‚ was the fifth Mughal Emperor who reigned from 1628 until 1658. While young‚ Khurram was the favourite of his legendary grandfather‚ the third Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. At a young age‚ he was chosen as successor to the Mughal throne after the death of his father‚ Emperor Jahangir‚ in 1627. He is considered one of the greatest Mughals. His reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization
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Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi. Within its fortifications are exquisite palaces‚ a finely proportioned mosque‚ the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque‚ the Diwan-i-Am or hall of public audience and the finely ornamented Diwan-i-Khas or hall of private audience‚ where the Mughal emperors held court seated on the bejewelled golden Peacock Throne. The small holes on the walls of Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am narrate the vacancy of the jewels and stones that were used to decorate the facade. Recently‚ Red Fort has been recognised
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onset of European commerce and naval adventurism. We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes‚ sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly‚ European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman trade and limited its prosperity. Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Turks were one of several groups of Turkic speaking people who arrived in modern
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http://theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159061:bangladesh-authority-sitting-on-draft-gi-act&catid=169:op-ed&Itemid=201 Bangladesh authority sitting on draft GI Act Print Edition Top of Form User Rating: / 0 PoorBest Bottom of Form Op-ed SATURDAY‚ 09 MARCH 2013 AUTHOR / SOURCE: M S SIDDIQUI There are two burning issues of GI to understand the Geographical Indication. RiceTec‚ a Texas-based US company‚ in 1997‚ patented some types of rice they
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Critically analyse the causes of the downfall of Tughluq Dynasty (2008) MAHMOOD OF GHAZNA “Mahmood of Ghzna’s real aim was to establish a Turkish Empire and his Indian Campaigns were only means to this end”. Comment. (2002) Mahmud of Ghazna‚ it is generally believed had face to the west and back to the east and thus heeded less to the making of an empire in the sub-continent. Comment. (2005) Mahmud Ghaznavi’s invasions of India are controversial while some consider him a Mujahid others consider him
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