Ghiyas-ud-din Balban (1200-1287) was born in the Ilbari tribe of Turkey. At an young age‚ he was captured by the Mongols and sold to Khwajah Jamal-ud-din Basri of Baghdad. Later he was purchased by Iltutmish and brought to Delhi. From the beginning‚ he was in the good books of his master. He became one of the Chalgan‚ a group of the forty most important nobles of the court. He was most powerful amongst them‚ during the rule of the Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. He became the Sultan of Delhi‚ after the death
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Han China differed from Gupta India politically‚ developing a strong bureaucratic system while India allowed local rulers to stay in control‚ but the Guptas focused more on trade and made more intellectual achievements than China‚ especially in mathematics. They established empires that were successful‚ but also distinct in their own ways. Although these two civilizations were notably different politically‚ economically‚ and intellectually‚ both were successful in bringing prosperity to their empires
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I Customs and traditions in the UK Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. Britain is different from our own country. This is natural. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published. Foreigners coming
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collapse are Rome and the Han empire such as they were both invaded by foreign enemies‚ the corruption of the governments‚ and the weak leaders. There are also many differences between the collapse of the Roman and Han empires such as‚ the Roman empire fell because of Germanic invasions‚ and the Civil Wars. The Han empire fell because‚ power was not held by the central government‚ and uprisings of desperate peasants. There were many similarities between the fall of the Han and Roman empires. Both
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Marriages in Arranged Type An arranged marriage is a marriage that is at some level arranged by some or the other than those being married and is usually used to describe a marriage which involves the parents of the married couple to varying degrees‚ it has deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world. Today‚ arranged marriage is largely practiced in Africa‚ theMiddle East‚ and Southeast Asia and East Asia to some extent. Some times people suppose there is no diffrentce between
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Custom-designed drugs At the cusp of dot-com frenzy and the biotech century‚ a group of influential scientists and pundits has begun zealously promoting a new bio-engineered utopia. In the world of their visionary fervour‚ parents can now afford the latest genetic "improvements" for their children. According to the advocates this is the human future (or‚ as some terms it‚ "post-human" future)‚ the exercise of consumer preferences for offspring options will be the prelude to a grand achievement:
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In Tang Dynasty (618 AD) Chinese government promoted tea growth for the entire population where a Japanese priest brought tea back to its homeland. In the beginning‚ tea was mostly used by the upper class and Japanese priest to keep them stay awake during meditation
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Albert Introduction Marriage is a sacred sacrament that binds a man and a woman to love and be faithful to each other now and till the end of time. It is a blessing to two partners who made their vow to our lord to cherish the love of each other and receive the blessing from our lord Jesus Christ. As a sacrament‚ Marriage is a union of two opposite sex. Each person in a marriage gives up some rights on their lives in exchange for rights over the life of the other. In marriage both man and woman
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After my visit to China‚ I have noticed three vital aspects of three Chinese dynasties that have either benefited or have been detrimental to the success of these respective dynasties. In the Han dynasty‚ their Confucian way of government administration‚ and their useful and bearable taxes led to a successful long-term dynasty. In the Qin dynasty‚ their Legalist ideals of government‚ and their unnecessary high taxes led to an oppressive society that accomplished incredible achievements in a short
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The Decline of the Qing Dynasty In 1636‚ the Manchus founded the Qing Dynasty. However‚ the Ming Dynasty still held the Mandate of Heaven until 1644 when the Ming Dynasty “lost power through military force” and the Mandate of Heaven was passed to the Qing Dynasty (Essentials of Modern Chinese History 2). The Qing Dynasty continued the policies of the Ming Dynasty with minor changes. The Qing lasted for 268 years and was the last dynasty ruled by a sovereign king (http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start
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