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1 day ago · The University of Rochester traces its origins to The First Baptist Church of Hamilton (New York), which was founded in 1796. The church established the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, later renamed the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, in 1817.[16] This institution gave birth to both Madison University and the ...
1 day ago · Mir Osman Ali Khan. Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE (5 [ 5 ] or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) [ 6 ] was the last Nizam [ 7 ] (ruler) of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 [ 8 ] and ruled the State of Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until ...
1 day ago · Sheikh Mujibur Rahman[ c ] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), popularly known by the honorific prefix Bangabandhu[ d ] was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist, who is considered the founding leader of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president ...
1 day ago · For the Indian movie of the same name, see Aurangzeb (film). Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, [ e ] and also by his regnal name Alamgir I, [ f ][ g ] was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his emperorship, Mughal Empire reached its greatest ...
1 day ago · Tablighi Jamaat (Urdu: تبلیغی جماعتlit.'Society of Preachers', [ 5 ][ 6 ] also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] is an international Islamic religious movement. [ 2 ][ 3 ] It focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant [ 1 ] and encourages fellow members to return to practise ...
1 day ago · Ahichchhatra (or Ahi-Kshetra) was the ancient capital of Northern Panchala. The remains of this city have been discovered in Bareilly. According to the epic Mahābhārata, the Bareilly region is said to be the birthplace of Draupadi, who was also referred to as 'Panchali' (one from the kingdom of Panchāla) by Kṛṣṇā (Lord Krishna).
