1932) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of the Republic of India. He is the first Indian Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. He is the first Sikh to hold the post. Singh is also the 12th Prime Minister under an Indian National Congress Party Government. Singh is widely credited for carrying out economic reforms in India during his tenure as the Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996. These reforms resulted in the end of the infamous Licence
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were unstoppable. Though‚ this only came to be through the change from a Roman Republic to the Roman Empire‚ and only one man could change this. Augustus. Augustus was the first Roman Emperor‚ and quite frankly the founder of the Roman Empire. Augustus commanded legions of Roman Soldiers‚ reformed the populous to run more efficiently and started the long reign of Emperors in Rome. Augustus was the sole reason the Roman Empire rose from the ashes of the republic. Augustus was born into an equestrian
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JAMES COOK’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE I) Introduction The purpose of this paper is to describe the life and the contribution to the development of the British Empire of one of the most important English explorers. It was in the second half of the 18th century when James Cook‚ originally a poor farm boy‚ explored and mapped vast uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However‚ James Cook was not only’ an explorer. He can also be called a scientist
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India experienced the fall‚ absence‚ and the re-establishment of an empire while Hinduism took over the religion of Buddhism and the establishment of the caste system took place throughout the period 300-600 C.E. There were many features that changed throughout the classical era and many things that also continued after that. The Gupta Empire was founded by Chandra Gupta and was a very stable and prosperous empire from 320-588 C.E. After some time the Gupta Empire fell due to
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“From Republic to Empire” Anthony Kalandjian History I‚ Traviolia Mon-Wed 8:00-9:25 October 29‚ 2012 The corruption of Rome became the start of a new Empire that conquered most of the known world at the time of its existence. In 5th century B.C.E.‚ Rome was a new nation with a set of morals unlike any other culture. Their morals defined their Republic but as time passed these set of morals was lost and so was their form of government. Through corruption and power hungry rulers began the transformation
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Around 350 B.C.E.‚ the classical empires of China and India emerged. Classical civilizations were hierarchical and patriarchal‚ but varied in the organization of their societies. Both China and India‚ like most classical empires‚ were patriarchal societies which allowed women little to no independence. Women were inferior to men and were restricted to domestic lives as wives and mothers. Chinese women were forced to spend their days at home because of Confucian values which emphasized the importance
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India is a peace - loving country and has been the member of the United Nations from the very existence of the United Nation Organisation. India has always played a key role in bringing peace to various countries on war and thus fulfilling the objective of the UNO. It has also been an active member of the various agencies of the UNO like the UNESCO‚ the WHO and the UNICEF. Once the President of the General Assembly of the UNO was Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit. India has also been elected as a member
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Jahan and his Empire 13 2.1 Religious Changes 14 2.2 Political Changes 15 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Introduction Shahanshah Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I‚ Shah Jahan was the 5th emperor of the Mughal Empire after Babur‚ Humayun‚ Akbar‚ and Jahangir. He reigned from 8th November 1627 to 2nd August 1658 (30 years‚ 267 days). Shah Jahan was the favorite of Akbar the great.He is also called Shahjahan the Magnificent. He is a descendant of Genghis Khan‚ Emperor of Mongol Empire and Tamerlane
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Gateway of India - Wikipedia‚ the f ree ency clopedia Gateway of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 18.921836°N 72.834705°E The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Raj in Mumbay (formerly Bombay)‚ India.[2] It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area‚ South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea.[3][4] The structure is a basalt arch‚ 26 metres (85 feet) high. It lies at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg at the water’s edge in the harbor
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stopped the Sepoy Rebellion and took control of India during the reign of Queen Victoria. Back then India wasn’t a nation it was divided into various parts which where governed by different kingdoms and different rulers‚ even if they had the same language. But just some of the kingdoms where actually powerful‚ and the ones that had it where excelled at it. The intention to rule India was because of trade and many tried it‚ but it wasn’t until the east India company got tired of the small amount of profit
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