Genghis Khan Changez Khan was born in 1162 at Mongolia. His father Yesukhei was the chief of the minor Borijin clan of nomadic Mongols‚ who lived by hunting. His mother’s name was Hoelun. He was given the name Temujin. Mongol legend says that the baby was born with a blood-clot in his fist‚ a sign that he would be a great warrior. When Temujin was nine‚ his father took him to a neighboring tribe to work for several years and earn a bride. On the way home‚ Yesukhei was poisoned by rivals‚ and
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Basseri Khan | The Basseri of Iran have a formal leader called the Khan‚ or chief. Barth (1961‚ p. 74) describes him as having "great power and privilege‚" with autocratic power over his subjects. The Khan and his relatives form a wealthy‚ elite stratum who conspicuously displays its wealth in a large tent in camp and a large villa in the village. The Khan and his kin reside most of the time in the village‚ having given up their daily nomadic life so that others herd their animals.The Khan lives
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warrior Genghis Khan. He claimed these titles through his origins‚ military campaigns‚ his ability to administrate his empire and legacy. Genghis led his army through many military campaigns‚ using his war- like tactics to conquer anyone in his road. As we look back upon Genghis Khan’s military experiences there are many battles that come to mind; the battle of Karaku‚ the siege of Samarcand and the battle of Indus however above all was the battle of Chairkamaut in 1204-5. Khan faced many formidable
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Imran Khan was born on the fifth of November 1952 in Lahore. His father‚ Ikramullah Khan Niazi was an engineer by profession. His family was most accurately described as upper-middle class‚ and comfortably off rather than rich. Eight of Imran’s numerous cousins who grew up in his home suburb of Lahore‚ Zaman Park‚ became first class cricketers. Among them are Javed Burki and Majid Khan‚ both of whom preceded Imran in going to Oxford and captaining Pakistan. Imran started playing cricket at the age
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Romanticism"‚ as a term‚ derives from "romance‚" which from the Medieval Period (1200-1500) and on simply meant a story (e.g. all the chivalric‚ King Arthur legends) that was adventuristic and improbable. Romantic Period refers to literary and cultural movements in England‚ Europe‚ and America roughly from 1770 to 1860. Romantic writers (and artists) saw themselves as revolting against the "Age of Reason" (1700-1770) and its values. They celebrated imagination/intuition versus reason/calculation
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Wall of China‚ and Ho’elun‚ his mother. Temüjin began his gradual ascension to power by offering himself as a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance*‚ or a vassal‚ to his father’s anda‚ sworn brother‚ Toghrul‚ who was khan‚ or lord‚ of the Kerait. Their relationship was reinforced when Temujin’s wife‚ Borte‚ was captured by the Merkits. Temüjin turned to Toghrul for support. Without hesitation‚ Toghrul offered Temujin twenty thousand Kerait warriors to his disposal.
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Curriculum Vitae Anwar Aurangzeb Khan B.Sc Engineer(Civil) E-mail: shamalbuet@yahoo.com GSM: +96897256098 …………………………………………………………………… Professional Experience: Name of the Employer : Azri Architects Engineering Consultancy‚ Oman. Resident Engineer : From 1st September’2012 to present. ✓ Project- Construction of Office Buiding for MZEC: Continuing work to prepare office building for Mazoon Electricity
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My favorite Indian icon is the actor Aamir Khan. I have always been a fan of his ever since I saw his first movie‚ ‘Qayamat se Qayamat Tak’. From being a chocolate hero Aamir went on to do more meaningful roles. What I like most about him is that he is a thinking actor. His passion for movies is very evident. It is said that he involves himself in the film to the point that he ghost- directs it. His recent movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ was initially directed by someone else but later Aamir took over
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Romanticism Greatly Impact Transcendentalism. Romanticism is a literary‚ artistic‚ and philosophical movement that began in Europe it shaped all the arts in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In a general sense‚ romanticism refers to several distinct groups of artists‚ poets‚ writers‚ and musicians as well as political‚ philosophical and social thinkers and trends of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe. Romanticism generally stressed the essential goodness of human
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The Literary movement and story I decided to choose was American Romanticism‚ and “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. American Romanticism is a literary period in American Literature that lasted from 1800s to 1850s. The movement itself started off as an offshoot of the European Romanticism artistic movement‚ “It arose as a reaction to the formal orthodoxy and Neoclassicism of the preceding period. It is marked by a freedom from the authority‚ forms‚ and conventions typical in Neoclassical
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