ABOUT INDIA INDIA: India‚ officially the Republic of India‚ is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and the most populous democracy in the world. Capital: New Delhi Population: 1.241 billion (2011) World Bank President: Pranab Mukherjee Official languages: Hindi Language‚ English Language Government: Constitutional republic‚ Parliamentary system‚ Federal republic . INTRODUCTION: It is impossible
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In April 2004 the U.S. was unsuccessful in trying to capture the city of Fallujah. Led by the US Marine Corp against the Iraqi combatants‚ the first battle of Fallujah‚ known as Operation Vigilant Resolve‚ came shortly after the victory of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The 1st Battalion‚ 5th Marine Regiment‚ was sent into the city of Fallujah to save troops of the 82nd Airborne Division. On 31 March 2004‚ four U.S. contractors were ambushed and killed by Iraqi insurgents. Months after the loss of
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hich of the following represents a similarity between the three Muslim early modern empires? All dynasties depended on effective use of firearms on the battlefield and in siege warfare. Which of the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi’ite. Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions. The conqueror of the Byzantine
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showing the different doabs. Each of the tracts of land lying between the confluent rivers of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India (the Indus basin) has a distinct name‚ said to have been coined by Raja Todar Mal‚ a minister of the Mughal emperor Akbar. The names (except for ’Sindh Sagar’) are a combination of the first letters‚ in the Persian alphabet‚ of the names of the rivers that bound the Doab. For example‚ Jech = ’Je’(Jhelum) + ’Ch’(Chenab). The names are (from west to east): Sind Sagar Doab
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Solo Bien S. Vaflor III-D Psych. Sociology & Anthropology Prof. Erlinda Dizon DATA RETRIEVAL CHART OF ANTHROPOLOGIST ANTRHOPOLOGISTS | EXISTENCE | CONTRIBUTIONS | | | | 1.) Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed‚ Sitara-i-Imtiaz‚ or Akbar Ahmed | 1965 | Is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies‚ American University in Washington‚ D.C.‚ the First Distinguished Chair of Middle East and Islamic Studies at the US Naval Academy‚ Annapolis‚ and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings
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The Pyramids Place- Egypt They were built as tombs. Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of 7 wonders of ancient world. It is the tallest man- made structure in the world. It took 15- 20 yrs in its construction. The Taj Mahal Place- Agra (bank of river Yamuna)‚ India. The tomb is made up of white marble. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It’s the symbol of eternal love. It took 22 yrs & 20‚000 workers to complete it. The Great Wall of China
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against the British. The paper was soon confiscated and anyone found with a copy of the paper was prosecuted for sedition. Again‚ the first Hindi daily‚ Samachar Sudhavarashan‚ and two newspapers in Urdu and Persian respectively‚Doorbeen and Sultan-ul-Akbar‚ faced trial in 1857 for having published a ’Firman’ by Bahadur Shah Zafar‚ urging the people to drive the British out of India. This was followed by the notroius Gagging Act of Lord
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your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because he was the one who created a huge influence in religious architecture in the Mughal Empire through his syncretic religion. 3. Identify the basis of the Mughal economy. Their basis in economy is the majority of the peasants
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Bibliography: 1. Singh‚ Jaswant. Jinnah: India—Partition—Independence. New Delhi: Rupa & Co‚ 2009. 2. Bolitho‚ Hector. Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan. London: John Murray‚ 1954. 3. Ahmed‚ Akbar. Jinnah‚ Pakistan and Identity. London: Routledge‚ 1997. 4. Wolpert‚ Stanley. Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1996. 5 6. Majumdar‚ S.K. Jinnah and Gandhi: Their Role in India’s Quest for Freedom. Calcutta: Firma
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cleanse themselves both physically and mentally to achieve the purity required to engage in prayer. Prayer also must follow a cycle. Takbir is the first step in the cycle. This step is the opening sutra which means that the follower says‚ "Allahu akbar‚" which mean "God is great." At this point the worshiper will perform four postures‚ standing‚ bowing‚ postrating‚ and sitting. With each of these postures there is a set of utterances that go along with them. Prayer is a large part of a Muslim’s
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