Janissaries were Ottoman infantry divisions that were made up of boys that were legally slaves that were captured and forced to fight. They were extremely strong and beneficial to the Ottomans. The Safavids ruled under the control of a Shah‚ or emperor. Some of these Shahs were Abbas the Great‚ Tahmasp I‚ and Isma’il. A large part of the Safavid political control was their followers who were given the nickname “Redheads” due to their red
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internal regional unrest from the Soviet Union. In the Iranian revolution everyone all the people were unified against the Shah‚ no matter their religion or social class by nationalism. According to the post World War 2 notes all people‚ followers of Islam‚ leftists‚ poor‚ and rich joined together against the Shah. Out of their nationalistic unity and their feelings of detest for the Shah‚ they created the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Khomeini. The Iranian people set aside their difference and unified
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Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) The clock in this tower is one among the pair (second one in England) presented by the Queen Elizebeth‚ UK. Mahabat Khan Mosque; Mahabat Khan‚ the governor of Peshawar‚ built it in 1630 AD during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658) Islamia College‚ is an educational institution located in the city of Peshawar of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)‚ Pakistan. It was opened on October 1st 1913 as a constituent
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rulers forced the Shiite form of Islam into their empire. The strict rulers‚ however‚ expanded trade throughout the areas where Muslims lived. The three greatest rulers of the Persian Empire were Ismail‚ Shah Abbas‚ and Nader Shah. Ismail formed the empire. Shah Abbas strengthened the military. Nader Shah expanded the empire to its greatest ruling ever. Chinese dynasties strived on a central
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Valleychallengeconventionalnotions of “civilization”? 4. With whatEurasian civilizations might the Maya be compared? 6. WhatkindofinfluencedidChavínexertin theAndes region? 7. WhatfeaturesofMochelifecharacterizeitas acivilization? 8. What was the significance of Wari and Tiwanaku in the history of Andean Civilization? 9. What
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Sassanid Persia around 600 the name became chatrang‚ which subsequently evolved to shatranj‚ due to Arab Muslim’s lack of ch and ng native sounds‚[8] and the rules were developed further. Players started calling "Shāh!" (Persian for "King!") when attacking the opponent’s king‚ and "Shāh Māt!" (Persian for "the king is helpless" – see checkmate) when the king was attacked and could not escape from attack. These exclamations persisted in chess as it traveled to other lands. The game was taken up by
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SIR AHTISHAM ALI SHAH ahtii@msn.com CELL: 0333 – 3102680 ahti_shah@hotmail.com computer Chapter INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER IX One Q - 1) Define the term computer? or Define computer? Ans: Computer is an electronic and automatic device that accepts data and instruction (In form of program) as Input and process it and produces the results or information as Output. It has also capability to plug and play different devices. Q - 2) Define Hardware and Software? Hardware: The physical and tangible
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reached its zenith in Jahangir’s time. Jahangir married Nur Jahan‚ "Light of the World"‚ in 1611. Shortly after his death in October 1627‚ his son‚ Shah Jahan‚ succeeded to the throne. He inherited a vast and rich empire; and at mid-century this was perhaps the greatest empire in the world‚ exhibiting a degree of centralized control rarely matched before. Shah Jahan left behind an extraordinarily rich architectural legacy‚ which includes the Taj Mahal and the old city of Delhi‚ Shahjahanabad. As he apparently
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On the very day they went it was “Black Friday”‚ the day that there were many people killed in one neighborhood. The novel explains‚ “there is the demonstration… we shouted from morning till night. Its late‚ we have to go home. Yes. Long live the shah! Good lord Where the devil where you? ” (38-39) Marjis mother then slaps both Mehri and Marji as a lesson learned to never disobey her again. But‚ this doesn’t stop Marji from standing up for what she believes in and being persistent Marji is very
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and placing “Shah” Reza Pahlavi in power. With a steady flow of oil and luxuries being sold to the United States‚ the Shah brought prosperity to Iran. However‚ there was a growing resentment towards the Shah from the Shi’ite Muslims community for allowing western influence into Iran. This was the beginning of a turbulent relationship between the U.S. and Iranian governments. Relations escalated to the point where radical Muslims led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah‚ who sought refuge
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