political control of India. As Western education was introduced and missionaries eroded Hindu society resentment among Indian people grew and it was joined by unease among the old governing class when the British decided to formally abolish the Mughal Empire. The mutiny of the Sepoy (native troops in the British army) began on May 10‚ 1857‚ when Indian soldiers who had been placed in irons for refusing to accept new cartridges were rescued by their comrades. The greased cartridges had to be bitten
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and Spain. France had established control over Yanam and Karakal on the east coast. Whereas portugal’s territories were limited to Goa‚ Daman and Diu around the mid 18th century. In addition‚ after these forces were expelled from India the British empire did not have complete dominion over India. By 1857 Britain had direct control over most of| India. Britain had undergone an industrial revolution during the 1760s which allowed them to modernise more efficiently. Where as‚ India
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title: Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram‚ Khushru-i-Giti Panah‚ Abu’l-Fath Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah Ghazi [Jannat-Makaani]) (September 20‚ 1569 – November 8‚ 1627) (OS August 31‚ 1569 – NS November 8‚ 1627) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جہانگير‚ meaning "Conqueror of the World". Nur-ud-din or Nur al-Din is an Arabic name which means " Light of the Faith."Born as Prince Muhammad Salim‚ he was the third and eldest surviving
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Diwan-i-Aam with its painted marble canopy‚the adjacent Diwan-i-Khas ‚the Shah Burj in a secluded corner‚built for no other purpose but the emperor’s luxury of whiling away time ‚the ‘marble tents’ all of them.This architecture is understood as a Mughal legacy of living in central Asia where the kings operated from tents.The fort also has an exquisite Moti Masjid (1659)‚nmed for the pearl-like lustre of its marble‚built by emperor Aurangzeb.For filing in the blanks of life as its must have been in
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Mumtaz Mahal. It is generally believed that "Taj Mahal" (usually translated as either "Crown Palace" or "Crown of the Palace") is an abbreviated version of her name‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife‚ Arjumand Bano Begum‚ popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal‚ who died in AH 1040 (AD 1630). Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her memory such as the world
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj An Analysis Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 1 A Note of Acknowledgement. . . I would wish to thank Shri. Ambareesh Phadnavis‚ who painstakingly translated and compiled this article‚ originally written by Shri. Narahar Kurundkar‚ as a preface for Shriman Yogi. - Manish Zanpure Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 2 Index Introduction . . . ............................................. 4 Sambhaji‚ his son... ..............................
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker
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from the time of the ancient rulers of the region. One of the greatest cultural influences was that of the Persian Empire‚ of which Pakistan was a part. In fact‚ the Pakistani satraps were at one time the richest and most productive of the massive Persian Empire. Other key influences include the Afghan Empire‚ Mughal Empire and later‚ the short-lived but influential‚ the British Empire. Punjabi Objectives Pakistan is a country of diverse communities with cultural traditions‚ belief systems‚ value
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East India Company The East India Company was an English joint-stock company formed for pursuing trade with the East Indies but which ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent. Shares of the company were owned by wealthy merchants and aristocrats. The government owned no shares and had only indirect control. The Company operated its own large army with which it controlled major portions of India. The East India Company traded mainly in cotton‚ silk‚ indigo dye‚ salt ‚ saltpetre‚ tea
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Topic: Cultural‚ economic‚ and political impact of Islam on South and Southeast Asia between 1000CE and 1750 CE. Situation at Beginning of Era |Invading Turkish conquerors had brutal and oppressive|Art and culture in South and Southeast Asia was | | |reigns over non-Muslims‚ destroying Hindu and |predominantly unaffected by Islam in terms of style | | |Buddhist temples‚ kidnapping
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