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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The Indian Carpet Industry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Indian Carpet Industry India‚ like many other countries‚ has always used wool as the basic material of the carpet. Other materials commonly used are silk and cotton. Silk carpets are particularly high quality pieces. In the beginning of the carpet making century‚ only natural dyes were used to color the wool. Madder‚ as well as other wild vegetables‚ was the most important
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building. This building was opposite Sultan Abdul Samad and city gallery. Nowadays‚ it became one of the beautiful heritage building and famous landmarks around Kuala Lumpur. This historic‚ attractive‚ and elegant building which was the mixed of Mughal and Islamic style architecture. This elegant building was designed by British architect‚ Arthur Benison Hubback (A.B. Hubback) who was the same architect designed The Old General post office. This two building and Sultan Abdul Samad Building which
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The Nation State An Essay by Anthony C. Pick Dedication This essay is dedicated to the memory of Irene Pick (1939-2007). Acknowledgements The author acknowledges with gratitude the help that he has received from Simon Pick and Matthew Pick‚ without which many errors and omissions would have occurred. March 2011 Copyright © Anthony C. Pick 1/81 2011 Summary ......................................................................................................................
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The company gained permission from the Mughal Empire to build forts on the coastlines for the trading agents to store commodities and transport back to Europe. As the Mughal Empire weakened; The East India Company took advantage of this weakness the merchants began campaigns to conquest India. They won official rule of Mughal officials and local authority then they enforced their rule with a small British army and a large number of
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Bahadur Shah Zafar and the fall of his empire Bahadur shah zafar was the last Mughal emperor of india who hold the rule from 1837 to 1857 for a time period of twenty (20) years. As the second child/son of Akabr ll and Lal bai‚ he was not the first choice of his father to rule the throne‚ but due to some circumstances it finally led to his act of rising to the throne after his father’s death. Even as a emperor he did not rule over a large empire‚ his rule barely extended beyond Delhi’s Red Fort
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India‚ tell glorious stories of India’s fascinating history. The capital city of Delhi was originally the capital of the Tomara clan in the 11th century A.D and later it became the capital of the Mughals. The city has some of the famous historical monuments; out of which some were built by the Mughals and the Britishers. Red Fort‚ Jama Masjid‚ Humayun’s Tomb‚ Rashtrapati Bhawan‚ and Parliament House are the main monuments in Delhi‚ depicting its ancient history. Monuments of Prithviraj Chauhan‚
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India is one of the few civilizations which has been in existence for more than 5000 years. India is a homogenous culture and it has such strong roots that we have been able to absorb any outside intervention with ease. Be it the Muslim Kings or the Mughals‚ we have integrated everyone into our culture. “Everybody looks different and dresses differently. Complexions range from white to black coffee; noses from Biblical spurs to Mongolian pugs; some people are very tall‚ others very short. Dress‚ like
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settlements and skills creating loyalty towards her and is remembered by all England’s generations. The Mughal Emperor Akbar also experienced a troubled youth. His tutor taught him “universal peace” which is what he followed when he came into power. Akbar was a brutal warrior‚ but also known to be very spiritual. He was known to be “powerful‚ magnetic‚ and inspiring”. After Akbar inherited the Mughal Empire it expanded from all of north and central India which consisted of Muslim and Hindu people. Akbar
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When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the
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