The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture
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is William Darlymple‚ a Scotland Writer. His approach towards history is different. He is basically a travel writer. He came up with the good exposure to new and innovative views. Most of his books centres round India‚ Afghanistan‚ the Middle East‚ Mughal rule in India‚ Terrorism in India etc. In
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Akbar’s son Jehangir took great interest in art. He loved painting and greatly appreciated the beauty of nature. During his time‚ the focus of the paintings became the incidents concerning court life and hunting scenes. The artists too became more specialized. Some artists painted only animals; some did only portraits‚ and some others were experts only in painting court scenes. These miniatures were also bound together during this time in big albums called the murraqas. Jehangir was greatly influenced
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Culture of Pakistan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search [pic] The 17th century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis‚ Kashmiris‚ Sindhis in east‚ Muhajirs‚ Makrani in the south; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic‚ Wakhi‚ and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly
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Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal architecture | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Type | Cultural | Criteria | i | Designated | 1983 (7th session) | Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific |
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Delhi Sultanate‚ principal Muslim state in India before the advent of the Mughal Empire. It was founded in 1206 by Qutubuddin Aibak‚ a lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghaur‚ the Muslim conqueror of north India. It remained confined to the north under Qutubuddin Aibak’s Slave dynasty (so called because he was once a slave of Muhammad). Under the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320) its control was extended over most of the subcontinent. Alauddin‚ the second Khalji sultan‚ repelled an attempted invasion by the Mongols
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destroyed en number of properties. The political system was completely unstable. Sultanates knew how to trade so they always lend up with favourable balance of payment and good balance of trade. They import horses for war purposes. In Mughal period en number of mughal emporers came into power of which some of them were turned to be good administrator and some bad. Good Administrators Shershah Suri‚ akbar‚ etc who consolidated INDIA brought some stability‚ brought some kind of measures like welfare
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Indian history. He was born on October 15‚ 1942 and died October 27‚ 1605. In 1556‚ at the young age of 13‚ Akbar was forced to become ruler when his father‚ Humayun‚ died. He learned from mentors and began seizing land. By the time of his death‚ his empire was almost all of northern India. He was the greatest of the Moguls‚ the Muslim dynasty that dominated India between the early 15th and 18th centuries. Akbar had many contributions and had a major influence during his time. Akbar controlled a lot
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employer‚ the British East India Company. At the culmination of the fighting‚ hundreds of thousands of people were killed on both sides. The British government disbanded the British East India Company and took control themselves. The ended the Mughal Empire and sent their last emperor to exile in Burma. The commencement of this rebellion started during the British Imperialistic take over in India. After acquiring sixty-six percent of the Indian land‚ they started dominating the Indian way of life
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and a mosque were built by him in the fort during his period. After Panipat‚ Mughals captured the fort and a vast treasure - which included a diamond that was later named as the Koh-i-Noor diamond - was seized. Babur stayed in the fort in the palace of Ibrahim. He built a baoli (step well) in it. Humayun was crowned here in 1530. Humayun was defeated in Bilgram in 1540. Sher Shah held the fort for five years. The Mughals defeated the Afghans finally at Panipat in 1556. Realizing the importance of
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