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The Importance Of Ibn Khaldun In Islam
1,766 wordsIn the modern world Islam is seen as many things, but rarely is it viewed as a source of inspiration and enlightenment. Though it is a force of enlightenment and it is not only verses of the Quran that testify to that fact, but also the great body of scholarship produced during the middle Ages. While Europe was in the midst of darkness, it was the Muslims, spurred on by the light of their new Deen who picked up the torch of scholarship and science. It was the Muslims who preserved the knowledge ...
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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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Men And Women Enemy Soldiers
5,151 wordsThe Fall of Constantinople, 1453 When, at the age of twenty-one, Mehmed II (1451 - 1481) sat on the throne of the Ottoman Sultans his first thoughts turned to Constantinople. The capital was all that was left from the mighty Christian Roman Empire and its presence, in the midst of the dominions of the powerful new rulers of the lands of Romania, was pregnant with danger. The new Sultan demonstrated diplomatic abilities, during his early attempts to isolate politically the Byzantine capital, when...
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Ottoman Empire Ottoman Rule Sultan
669 wordsBy the 16 th century, the vast and mighty empire of the Ottomans had reached the zenith of its power. The lands under Ottoman rule stretched from the heart of Central Europe to the deserts of Arabia. In nearly every respect, the Ottoman Empire was strong and well-organized. As such, it comes as no surprise that the people under Ottoman rule were organized in a neat power structure as well. From the royal Sultan to the villagers in the rajah class, the people of the Empire each had a unique posit...
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Ottoman Empire Illegitimate Son
2,270 words-The Real Prince Dracula- Yes, there was a real Dracula, and he was a true prince of darkness. He was Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad Types, meaning Vlad the Impaler. The Turks called him Kaziglu Bey, or the Impaler Prince. He was the prince of Walachia, but, as legend suggests, he was born in Transylvania, which at that time was ruled by Hungary. A Transylvanian named Radu Near, or Rudolph the Black founded Walachia in 1290. It was dominated by Hungary until 1330, when it became ind...
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