------------------------------------------------- Buland Darwazameaning ’high’ or ’great’ gate in Persian. It is located in Fatehpur Sikri which is located 43 km away from Agra‚ India. It is also known as the "Gate of Magnificence." Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway was built by the great Mughal emperor‚ Akbar in 1601 A.D. at Fatehpur Sikri. Akbar built the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. [1] Architecture The Buland Darwaza is made of red and buff sandstone‚ decorated by carving and inlaying of white and black marble
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track length of 114‚500 kilometers. Gujarat and Rajasthan are currently the nation’s leaders in solar power generation. Tata Nano‚ is the world’s cheapest passenger car. India‚ however‚ fell on evil days‚ and became a slave country‚ first under the Mughals and then under the Britishers. It was in 1947 that India became free. It was hoped that India would prosper under Swadeshi rule.India has now been free for over four decades. But what do we see? India today is self-sufficient in food. Hundreds of
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it did not originate here. It flourished in the Mughal courts in the seventeenth centuries. When the Mughal courts disintegrated the artisans scattered across the country.Some of them came and settled in Avadh. They brought their craft with them and paved the way for the artisans of Luknow.Some historians opinion that chikan is a Persian word `Chikin’ or `Chikeen’ kind of embroidered fabric. It is believed that the craft was brought to the Mughal court of Jahangir by his talented consort Nurjahan
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Jahan in Agra‚ India. Taj Mahal was constructed over a period of twenty-two years‚ employing twenty thousand workers. It was made entirely of marble. The Taj Mahal incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian architecture and earlier Mughal architecture.The Indian period is unique in its art‚ literature and architecture. Indian art is constantly challenged as it rises to the peak of achieving the ideals of one philosophy in a visual form‚ then begins anew for another. This challenge
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10/23/11 Chapter 21 P2 When comparing the Ottoman Empire with the Mayan Empire there are many differences and similarities. They were different in that the Ottoman Empire actually declined from not being able to expand anymore meanwhile the Mayan Empire kind of just disappeared. They were similar in that they both had things to offer in trade because they grew or inquired new materials. The Ottoman Empire had been built on war and steady territorial expansion. As the effectiveness
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want to contain those feelings in a singular way‚ where I can revisit them again and again. Ghazals were the first poems I ever heard‚ and the form itself returns so much to me.” The late poet James Merrill once compared Ali’s poetic works to “Mughal palace ceilings‚ whose countless mirrored convexities at once reduce‚ multiply‚ scatter‚ and enchant.” W.S. Merwin has found in them “our own lost but inalienable homeland.” To John Ashberry‚ Ali is simply “one of America’s finest younger poets
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VALUE BASED QUESTIONS CLASS X ENGLISH Q1. What according to you are the essential values that go into the making of a true gentleman? Q2. Briefly explain the values that you have learnt from the two young boys of Verona? Mrs.Packletide is vain and full of self-importance and can go to any extent to maintain her public image. On the basis of your understanding of the story‚ Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger‚ briefly describe the values that can make one lead a truly happy life. Today’s youth is too engrossed
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India is also famous for one of the 7 wonders of the world‚ the Taj Mahal‚ It was built in the seventeenth century by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife‚ Mumtaz. It has also been called "the jewel of Muslim art in India". India was being ruled by Mughals who were Muslims ruling over Hindu majority. The story unfolds the lives of Muslim Indian families as there are a lot of Muslims reside in Hindustan. India was a hidden gem for spices
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husband gave to her. Mumtaz Mahal was born in April 1593 in Agra‚ India. Her father was the Persian noble Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan‚ the brother of Nur Jahan. Mumtaz was a Muslim and fell in love with and married her cousin‚ Shah Jahan‚ later to be the Mughal emperor on May 10‚ 1612 at the age of 19. She was his third wife‚ and became his favorite. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal were married for 19 years. They had thirteen children together. Seven of the children died at birth or at a very young age. Mumtaz
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to have at least two or more than two hotels in each metro city or big cities of India under the ITC prefix. We are currently adding one hotel each in Bangalore and Chennai‚" said Mr Hari Haran. The Welcom brand will cover 7 hotels: Welcom Mughal Sheraton Agra‚ Welcom Rajputana Palace Sheraton Jaipur‚ Chola Sheraton Chennai‚ Welcom Hotel Rama International Aurangabad and Welcom hotels at New Delhi‚ Vadadora and
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