the ottoman empire

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ottoman empire

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a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I.

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jarisarries

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a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan’s guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.

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sultan

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(often initial capital letter) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.

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sultanate

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the territory ruled over by a sultan.

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harem

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the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants.

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aurangzeb

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1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan 1658–1707.

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shah

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(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.

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maratha kingdom

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The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian power that existed from 1674 to 1818 and ruled over much of the Indian sub-continent. The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India.

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timur the lame

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Timur (Persian: تیمور‎‎ Timūr, Chagatai: Temür, Uzbek: Temur; 9 April 1336— 18 February 1405), historically known as Tamerlane (Persian: تيمور لنگ‎‎ Timūr(-e) Lang, “Timur the Lame”), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia.

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mehmet the conqueror

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Mehmed II, also known as The Conqueror is one of the famous sultans of Ottoman Empire with his intelligence. Mehmed II ruled the Ottoman for a brief time, from 1444 to 1446, after his father. After that time Sultan Murad II renounced the throne but when he died Mehmed II ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1451 to 1481.

Question 11

emperor akbar

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Akbar (Abu’l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 15 October 1542 – 1605) was the third Mughal Emperor. He was born in Umerkot, India.

Question 12

nur jahan

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Nur Jahan (Persian: نور جهان‎‎; Urdu: نور جهاں‎; Pashto: نور جہاں‎) (alternative spelling: Noor Jahan, Nur Jehan) (31 May 1577 – 17 December 1645) born Mehr-un-Nissa, was the twentieth but most beloved, and therefore most important consort of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Question 13

delhi

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Also called Old Delhi. a city in and the capital of this territory: former capital of the old Mogul Empire; administrative headquarters of British India 1912–29.

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sufism

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the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis.

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sikishm

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a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

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taj mahal

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The Taj Mahal (/ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/, more often /ˈtɑːʒ/; meaning Crown of the Palace) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

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safavid

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a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia from c1500 to 1736.

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ismal abbas

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Ali Abbas is an Iraqi man who drew a lot of media attention after being severely injured in a night-time aerial missile attack near Baghdad during the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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sufis

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a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.

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suleyman

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proper noun. (c.1494–1566), sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66; also known as Suleiman the Magnificent or Suleiman the Lawgiver. The Ottoman Empire reached its fullest extent under his rule.

Question 21

esmail

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Meaning. Heard by God. Other names. … Ismail (Arabic: إسماعيل‎‎, ʼIsmāʻīl) is an Arabic given name. It corresponds to the English name Ishmael.

Question 22

safidon

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Safidon is a city and a municipal committee in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Safidon is located at 29°25′N 76°40′E / 29.42°N 76.67°E. It has an average elevation of 221 m (725 feet). Safidon is the center of Panipat and Jind. The town is the headquarters of the tehsil of the same name. It is situated on the bank of the Hansi branch of the Western Yamuna canal, 35 hm northeast of Jind. The Safidon Sub-Division comprises Safidon tehsil and sub-tehsil Pillukhera. There are 71 villages under Safidon Tehsil. Safidon is the constituency no. 50 of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. It is located on the Panipat-Jind railway line.

Question 23

kizilbash

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Kizilbashes. 1 : a Persianized Turk of a class devoted to business and professional pursuits in Afghanistan; also : a member of a community of Turkish or mixed-race colonists in Asia Minor. 2 : a community of Kurdish Turks in eastern Turkey who are Christians and whose women refuse to veil their faces.

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rajputs

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a member of a Hindu military caste claiming Kshatriya descent.

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sikh faith

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Belief: Sikhism is a monotheistic religion, and the basic Sikh belief is represented in the phrase Ik Onkar meaning “One God.” 2. History: Sikhism was founded in the Punjab region in India in the 15th century by Guru Nanak Dev.