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    AKBAR Akbar (Hindustani: [əkbər]; 14 October 1542 – 27 October 1605)‚ known as Akbar the Great‚ was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father‚ Humayun‚ under a regent‚Bairam Khan‚ who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general‚ Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of

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    Iran. (Fig. 1) With the Shah in power‚ opposition led to nothing but terror and consequences for the rebels. Fig. 1 (p. 3) “On January 7‚ 1936‚ Iran became the first Muslim country to ban the veil following a royal decree by Reza Shah Pahlavi; this was part of a series of actions taken by Reza Shah in an effort to "modernize" Iran. The strict enforcement of the unveiling of women caused much uproar and distress among various communities.” (Namakydoust) However‚ when the Shah left‚ the citizens felt

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    seventh wonder of the world‚ it attracts thousands of tourists every year. A symbol of endless love and devotion of Emperor Shah Jehan to his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal‚ the Taj is a befitting tribute to so romantic-a-love story and so divine an emotion that binds two souls forever. Mumtaz Mahal was a Muslim Persian Princess (her name‚ Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and Shah Jahan was the son of The Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Aktar The Great. He was at the age 14 that he met Mumtaz

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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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    Shocking Revolution Iranian from different part of society as students‚ liberal‚ leftist and Islamic groups had some problems with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ruler of Iran during 1970s. Over time these people come together and demonstrated against Shah. At 1979 The Iranian Revolution took stage and everything was changed. After national referendum to become an Islamic Republic‚ Ruhollah Khomeini become leader of Iran and started to get rid of opposition;

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    CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUSLIM EMPIRE The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness within a few decades after his death. The Mughal Empire owes its decline and ultimate downfall to a combination of factors; firstly Aurangzeb’s religious policy is regarded as a cause for the decline of the Mughal Empire as it led to disunity among the people. Although the policy did lead to weakening of the empire but the major cause of

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    This Islamic revolution started when Iranian citizens were dissatisfied with the rule of Shah Reza Pahlavi. The annoyed people of Iran were irritated with the Shah due to the fact that he lead them with the use of fear‚ manipulation‚ and formed a secret police that would report anything and everything back to him. When riots broke out among the streets near the end of the 1970s‚ the Shah left for a “vacation” and didn’t come back. Before his extended vacation‚ he left Prime Minister Shahpur

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    The Taj Mahal

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    : 1653 Time Taken​ : 22 years Built By​ : Shah Jahan Dedicated to​ : Mumtaz​  ​ Mahal (Arjumand​  ​ Bano Begum)‚ the wife of Shah Jahan Location​ : Agra (Uttar Pradesh) The Taj​  M ​ahal stands in the city of Agra in the northern Indian State of Uttar Pradesh‚ on the banks of Yamuna River. The Taj  Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor‚ Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz​  ​ Mahal‚ also known as Arjumand​  ​ Bano Begum. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658. He married

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    called Mumtaz Mahal) was the third wife of Shah Jahan. Mumtaz Mahal (meaning ’Jewel of the palace’) was the nickname her husband gave to her. Mumtaz Mahal was born in April 1593 in Agra‚ India. Her father was the Persian noble Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan‚ the brother of Nur Jahan. Mumtaz was a Muslim and fell in love with and married her cousin‚ Shah Jahan‚ later to be the Mughal emperor on May 10‚ 1612 at the age of 19. She was his third wife‚ and became his favorite. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal were married

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    the government handled the economic oil infrastructure very badly and wasted its money on unnecessary projects. As the price of oil (Iran’s major export) rose‚ the Shah attempted to modernize Iran. This "pushed aside" the merchant class and forced poorer peasants to become migrant workers in towns. The coming of the revolution The Shah spent $100‚000 million on a celebration for the Iranian monarchy and many Iranians found this disrespectful. The incomes of civil servants were fixed‚ and inflation

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