Egyptian-American El Sayyid Nosair assassinates controversial right-wing Zionist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane. November 4‚ 1991: Al-Qaeda Linked Assassination Attempt on Exiled King of Afghanistan Zahir Shah. [Source: Associated Press]An assailant posing as a Portuguese journalist stabs Zahir Shah‚ the former king of Afghanistan‚ in his home in exile in Rome. Dec. 29‚ 1992 In the first al-Qaida attack against U.S. forces‚ operatives bomb a hotel where U.S. troops -- on their way to a humanitarian
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HISTORY OF INDIA’S TOURISM INTRODUCTION It’s 65 years since independence‚ and in its wake Indian tourism industry has traversed a rocky road – much like the subcontinent itself. High Life surveys six colourful decades… Flashing with heat and drowned by monsoons‚ with its rainbow of saris and the fast-changing blues of its overarching skies India‚ to the chilly British mind‚ has long defined the exotic… ´Characteristics grow more vivid beneath the Indian sky‚’ From text pg. 206 -------------------------------------------------
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the world. The Koh-I-Noor Diamonds ( Mountain / hill of Light ) is now among your British The queen’s Jewels.This fabulous ancient diamond weighs about 105.60 carats.First mentioned in 1304‚ it is believed to have been recently once that is set in Shah Jehan’s legendary peacock throne as one of the peacocks big eyes. The Agra Diamond is graded as a naturally colored Fancy Lighting Pink and even weighs 33.34 carats.It was sold approximately 6.9 million in 1990.Since this sale‚ it has been modified
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man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan‚ who was head-over-heels in love with his wife Mumtaz Mahal fig.1. She was a Muslim Persian princess and he was the son of a Mughal Emperor. It was at the age of 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in love with her and five years later in 1612‚ they got married 1. Fig 1 Mumtaz Mahal‚ an inseparable companion of Shah Jahan‚ died in 1631‚ while giving birth to their 14th child. It was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a glorious monument
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CHAPTER TWO ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AND BANGLADESH. A good connection existed between the Indian sub-continent and Europe since the ancient time. The Arab traders exported the commodities of Indian subcontinent to Venice and Genoa Ports of Italy in the middle age. These Ports commodities were also sent to various countries of Europe. This business was monopolized by the Arab and Italian traders. In this way‚ they earn a large amount of profit. Gradually‚ the merchants
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of the new states. The origin of the name "Taj Mahal" is not clear. Court histories from Shah Jehan’s reign only call it the rauza (tomb) of Mumtaz Mahal. It is generally believed that "Taj Mahal" (usually translated as either "Crown Palace" or "Crown of the Palace") is an abbreviated version of her name‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife‚ Arjumand Bano Begum‚ popularly
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will be covering three main points such as why it was built‚ how it was built and what it is today. II. Body a. Why the Taj mahal was built. i. According to our tour guide‚ the Taj mahal was built about 350 years ago on the command of the emperor Shah Jahan for his third wife Mumtaz Mahal ii. Mumtaz Mahal was the emperor’s favorite wife. Mumtaz Mahal died after giving birth to her fourteenth child. Even though she passed the emperor decided to make a type of “Heaven on earth” (which is the Taj
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that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal.The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture‚ a style that combines elements from Persian‚ Turkish‚ Indian‚ and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983‚ the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage."In 1631‚ Shah Jahan‚ emperor during the Mughal
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF DELHI SULTANATE The Sultanate period brought to India new styles of art and architecture which were soon absorbed into the existing set up. A number of factors were responsible for events to move in such a direction. The existing Indian styles and the new ideas had many common features‚ which allowed them to adapt to one another. For instance both the temple and mosque had large open courtyards. Also many temples were converted in mosques by the foreign invaders‚ and this
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WE tend to forget that our lifestyle and mindset have largely been influenced by our colonial past. The British influence has changed the way we look at ourselves and has stripped us of a confidence that comes naturally to a people belonging to an ancient and great civilisation. Colonisation coerces people from subordinated culture to denigrate themselves. A kind of a virtual reality is created to expedite this attitude of self-hate among the native population. An alternate reality is created
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