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Hindu Muslim Relations In India
769 wordsThe strife between Hindus and Muslims date back to the 16 th century. After the Mughals took over India, there was relative peace for some time between the Hindus and Muslims. This harmony between these two groups broke down, with the harsh Muslim rule at the end of the 17 th century. Under the strict Mughal leader Aurangzeb, Taxes were imposed on all Hindus, after they had previously been abolished, Hindu temples were destroyed, and Hindus were forced to convert to Islam. By the 18 th century t...
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The Indian Carpet Industry
1,419 wordsIndia, like many other countries, has always used wool as the basic material of the carpet. Other materials commonly used are silk and cotton. Silk carpets are particularly high quality pieces. In the beginning of the carpet making century, only natural dyes were used to color the wool. Madder, as well as other wild vegetables, was the most important element of this dying process. "Other natural elements used to make dyes are turmeric root (light yellow), pomegranate skins (darker yellow), rhuba...
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Religious Tolerance Ottoman Empire
1,055 wordsAll empires constantly evolve, declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed, only to start again under a different name. Like all empires, the three Muslim Empires, the Ottomans, Safavid's, and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different, they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social, religious, economic, or political reasons, the empires, like many others, have fallen. The Ottoman Empire, founded by Osman...
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Confronting Colonialism Historical Approach
2,418 wordsConfronting Colonialism: Historical Approach Confronting Colonialism, Resistance and Modernization under Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan written by Irfan Habib was a very interesting book to read. The most interesting information that I took from this book was the historical issues concerning the development of India. This was interesting because India has one of the most controversial historical development process and many interesting events happened during the times of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. ...
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East India Company British East India
1,644 words... left hanging from trees along their line of march. At Back-ke-Serai, five miles from Delhi, they met the main army of the mutineers and though the British won the field they failed to destroy the sepoy army which fled back to the protection of the walls of Delhi. The British established themselves on Delhi ridge, a thin spur of high ground to the north of the city. There, two months after they had been forced out of the city, the British once again looked down on the massive ramparts of the ...
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Haidar Ali And Tipu Sultan
2,386 wordsHaidar Ali and Tipu Sultan The book Confronting Colonialism: Resistance and Modernization under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan by Irfan Habib is a compilation of essays devoted to Mysore under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. It is part of the remembrance of the second centenary of Tipu's last stand against the British at Srirangapatnam observed by the Indian History Congress. The idea, one assumes, is to underline the need to research the historical space inhabited by the two rulers, and to make a more u...
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One Of The Greatest Taj Mahal
458 wordsGeorge Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel was one of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700 - 1750) and, during his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical background. His own musical talent, however, began to show before his tenth birthday. He received lessons from a local organist, the only musical instruction he would ever have. His first job was as church organist ...
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Government Used By The Mughals System Of Government Akbar
396 wordsThe greatest flourishing of northern Indian culture, art, and imperial strength undoubtedly took place during the reign of the Mughal monarchs of the 16 th and 17 th centuries. The Mughals were Central Asian descendents of the great Mongol warriors Ghengis Khan and Timur. The Mughals seized power and held on to it by using various methods. The system of government used by the Mughals was also efficient in helping the Mughals to hold on to their power. But the Mughals didn t flourish too long, af...
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