Ancient History | | The epic history of Indian Army dates back to more than ten thousand chequered years. The two epics of ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ constitute the fundamental framework around which the edifice of Indian Army is built. The massive epic war ‘Mahabharata’‚ fought at Kurukshetra in north-central India‚ has left indelible imprints on the Indian psyche. Fought relentlessly for eighteen days in quest of peace‚ the force level described in the Epic states 18 ‘Akshaunis’‚ seven
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In 1685 the ruler made the deplorable stride of repudiating the Protestant (Huguenot) minority’s entitlement to venerate by his Edict of Fontainebleau‚ regularly called the denial of the Edict of Nantes. Numerous Huguenots- - who constituted an innovative portion of French society- - left the nation‚ bringing with them extensive capital and in addition aptitudes. Likewise Louis’ show of religious narrow mindedness
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gods. Big words are always punished‚ And proud men in old age learn to be wise. These lines are an important part of the play. They symbolize Creon ’s bad decisions‚ his defiance of the gods‚ the punishment he went through because of his edict‚ and the wisdom he gained because of all his mistakes. "There is no happiness where there is no wisdom" demonstrates how Creon not using wisdom in his decisions affected him. By declaring that Polyneices could not have
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On‚ the 11th of April of 1713 through a series of agreements Britain and France concluded the War of Spanish Succession by signing the Treaty of Utrecht. Amongst many of the agreements in the treaty‚ France seceded the territory where Acadia‚ present day Nova Scotia‚ to the British. Following the acquirement of Acadia‚ Britain had to decide the course of action it wanted to take in regards to the Acadians. Would they allow them to continue with their day to day lives? Did they pose a threat? The
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Human rights in Afghanistan The situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan is a topic of some controversy and conflict. While the Taliban were well known for numerous human rights abuses‚ several human rights violations continue to take place in the post-Taliban government era.[citation needed] Post Taliban The Bonn Agreement of 2001 established the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) as a national human rights institution to protect and promote human rights and to investigate human
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thoughtful and responsible ruler Rome had experienced. Claiming to be a devout Christian‚ Constantine tried his best to fix the hurting Christian community and return freedom of religion in Rome. In 313 A.D he legalized Christianity by the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan was an official letter signed by Constantine stating religious tolerance in the Roman empire. This new period of peace between church and state lasted for many years until false groups of Christianity started to appear. In 325 A
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male authority in a patriarchal society with the aim of defending her brother‚ Antigone emphasizes the importance of both family bonds and the permanent laws of the gods over the power of man-made laws‚ finding death more preferable to obeying his edict. Creon‚ however‚ refuses to allow anyone to challenge his authority and further affirms his ruling power over Thebes‚ stubbornly holding a biased belief that women are of lower status and should be submissive‚ and that yielding to Antigone is no less
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Dashain (दशैं) is the 15-day national (religious) festival of Nepal‚[2] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar‚ celebrated with great rejoice by Nepalese of all caste and creed throughout the globe. It is not only the longest festival of the country but is also the one which is most anticipated. The festival falls around September–October‚ starting from the bright lunar fortnight and ending on the day of full moon. Dasain is also popularly referred to as
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Vardhamana Mahavira. Jainists practiced ahimsa‚ or total nonviolence‚ because they thought that everything had a soul. Buddhism is religion made popular by Siddhartha Guatama. It instructed its followers to follow the Dharma‚ or the Buddha Doctrine. Ashoka Maurya further spread the influence of Buddhism when he switched to it after conquering Kalinga. Several other big changes were political power and advancements in math and science. The items India traded caused great need and want in the European
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described as “radical experimentation” (Johnson‚ 116). In other words‚ he promulgated an average of 700 edicts per year in contrast with Maria Theresa’s 100 (Ingrao‚ 197). However‚ most of his decrees lacked the support of his minister and advisers. One of the promulgation that set the precedent for religious toleration was the Patent of Toleration in 1781 and 1782 (Emancipation of the Jews). He made this edict with the main focus of allowing Jews to be as productive as other people‚ so he allowed Jews to
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