Indo Pak History PAPER - I SULTAN MUHAMMAD BIN TUGHLAQ "Sultan Muhammad Tughluq was a victim of circumstances over which he had nominal control" Comment. (2000)‚ (2007) “Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughluq’s character was a mixture of two extremes‚ but he was a man of Ideas”. Discuss. (2002) Discuss good points and bad points ofSultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq. (2003) Critically analyse the causes of the downfall of Tughluq Dynasty (2008) MAHMOOD OF GHAZNA “Mahmood of Ghzna’s real aim was to establish
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fiction‚ biographies‚ essays‚ a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were translated into several Indian and foreign languages.[1][2] She is most remembered for her poignant poem‚ Aj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (Today I invoke Waris Shah – "Ode to Waris Shah")‚ an elegy to the 18th-century Punjabi poet‚ an expression of her anguish over massacres during the partition of India. As a novelist her most noted work was Pinjar (The Skeleton) (1950)‚ in which she created her memorable
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Gray‚ C Luban‚ D. (2003) McMahan‚ (2005) Reiff‚ M. (A) (2010) The Use of Force: Self- Defence. Found at: https://blackboard.manchester.ac.uk/webct/urw/lc5116011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct Accessed on: 03/03/10 Reiff‚ M Riesman and Armstrong‚ (2006) Shah‚ N
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creating strong central administrations‚ he was able to finance‚ equip‚ train and mobilize gunpowder armies. The Safavids of Iran‚ beginning with Shah Ismail I set up a gunpowder empire in the early 16th century which continued under Shah Abbas the Great until 1722. The Shah’s army carried muskets and used large artillery weapons like the canon. Shah Abbas hired English advisors to train soldiers in firearms. The Mughals of India under Babur and then Akbar was able to consolidate power in Central
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described in atrocious detail by Doctor Qari Shah in a page-long description (Kushner‚ Homebody 31-32) that brings‚ this time verbally‚ the body to the centre of attention. Interestingly‚ one of the main events of Homebody/Kabul—whatever happened to the Homebody in Kabul—is not shown on stage but only recovered through narration. But it is not recovered univocally because we get two vastly differing narratives‚ the first one representing the account of Qari Shah‚ a representative of the Taliban establishment
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Ramzi Yousef Wali Khan Amin Shah and Abdul Hakim Murad appealed from judgments of conviction presented in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges pertaining to a conspiracy to destroy twelve U.S. commercial airliners in Southeast Asia. Ramzi Yousef entered into the U.S. airliners‚ to stage his attacks. Ramzi mission sent him to place bombs within twelve U.S. aircraft which headed in the direction of Southeast Asia by five members. The conspirators made
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revolution‚ however only a few are major reasons. One of the larger reasons to overthrow the government was because the Iranian population did not accept the policies of westernization that Shāh Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi had imposed. The Iranians believed that these policies were an insult to their culture and that the Shah was being controlled by the united states of america. The oil boom was another reason for which the population of Iran was not content with the Pahlavi government. Iran had invested close
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DOWNFALL OF MUGHAL EMPIRE BACKGROUND The downfall of the mughal empire can be attributed to two major factors: 1) Weaknesses of the mughals 2) Strength of the East India Company. The Mughal Empire‚ which had reached its zenith during the rule of Shah Jahan and his son‚ began to decline after the rule of Aurangzeb. In fact‚ the decline began during the last days of Aurangzeb.The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness
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to modern Iran; lasted until 1722. 7. Sail al-din: Early 14th century Sufi mystic; began campaign to purify Islam; first member of Safavid dynasty. 8. Isma’il: Sufi commander who conquered city of Tabriz in 1501; first Safavid to be proclaimed shah or emperor. 9. Chaldiran: Site of battle between Safavids and Ottomans in 1514; Safavids severely defeated by Ottomans; checked western advance of Safavid Empire. 10. Abbas I‚ the Great: afavid ruler from 1587 to 1629; extended Safavid domain
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she constantly holds conversations with God. Her close relationship with her religion caused her to feel certain ways about things‚ like when she is devastated and confused at finding out that God did not actually choose the Shah. Religion also shows up in the book when the Shah begins to enforce the religion more strictly upon the country. The women are forced to wear the veil‚ alcohol and parties are banned‚ and posters‚ tapes‚ and memorabilia no longer are allowed into the country. The Guardians
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