pre-modern history and was the precursor to the British Indian Empire. The titles of the first of the six Mughal Emperors receive varying degrees of prominence in present-day Pakistan and India. Some favour Babur the pioneer and others his great-grandson‚ Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58)‚ builder of the Taj Mahal and other magnificent buildings. The other two prominent rulers were Akbar (r. 1556-1605) and Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707). Both rulers expanded the empire greatly and were able administrators. However‚ Akbar
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the ones the loved when they passed‚ Shah Jahan gave his wife Mumtaz Mahal a beautiful mausoleum or tomb that would be fit for a God. Incrusted with jewels in white marble it sure is a sight that will take your breath away. 1. The Taj Mahal‚ located in Agra‚ India (SLIDE) which is in the Northern central of India (SLIDE)‚ is the greatest display of love there has ever been and it is still standing 361 years later. It’s a wonder at the amount of work that Shah Jahan (Mughal emperor of the 17th century)
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the four steps in Crane Brinton ’s theory‚ symptoms‚ rising fever‚ crisis‚ and convalescence occurred. Numerous symptoms led to the crumbling downfall of Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ ruler of Iran until 1978. One of these symptoms is rising expectations which can be seen during the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s. The rich Shah cleared the way for the land reform law‚ enacted in 1962. The land minority had to give up its land to the government‚ and among those stripped of land‚ were the Shi ’ah
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Citations: Shah‚ Anup. “Causes of Poverty.” Global Issues. 24 Mar. 2013. Web. 18 Aug. 2013. <http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty>. Fisher‚ Gordan M. "The Development of and History of the Poverty Thresholds." Social Security‚ n.d. Web. 18
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of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the fourth story‚ added the fifth and a harp shaped cupola. A doorway in each storey opens to its own balcony. As of now‚ upper storeys are closed for visitors‚ yet its a treat to watch this magnificent travelmasti monument. Quwwat-ul-Islam
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Nasir al-Din Shah signed an agreement with the British giving them privilege over the profitable Iranian tobacco industry. Following the agreement‚ a protest began‚ led by the muslim clergy‚ or ulama‚ and other Iranians who believed that whatever was Iranian belonged to Iran‚ not foreign nations. All Iranians came together and decided to boycott against the agreement by organizing demonstrations
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In May 1901‚ William Knox D’Arcy was granted a concession by the Shah of Iran to search for oil‚ which he discovered in May 1908.[17] This was the first commercially significant find in the Middle East. On 14 April 1909‚ the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was incorporated as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit this.[17] In 1935‚ it became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC).[17] After World War II‚ AIOC and the Iranian government initially resisted nationalist pressure to revise AIOC’s
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History 137 Abilities Based Assignment: Think Piece Taken Hostage On David Farber’s book Taken Hostage‚ Farber informs us about the Iran Hostage Crisis and America’s First Encounter with Radical Islam. This book tells us how the United States and Iran got into conflict‚ leading to the Iranians holding American Embassy members hostage as revenge for them feeling betrayed by the United States. It also informs us about other events that occurred in a decade that caused the United States many
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People were revolting against him because they the shah uses his power in a wrong way‚ and this type of tragedy can be seen over and over again. It constantly reoccurs in our society throughout history. We are human creature and I believe that our nature is to have control over things. The Shah had control over army‚ military equipment‚ and media‚ which are very influential to most of us. He Technologies are developing
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This is exactly what happened in Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood is a story of a young girl’s life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. After many organized and fatal protests The Shah is finally overthrown and a new Islamic Regime takes control and just like that the peoples’ lives were turned upside down. Unfortunately‚ everyone who supported the revolution was now a sworn enemy of the Regime. The people now came to realize the
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