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	Humayun - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Humayun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Humayun fled to the refuge of the Safavid Empire and reluctantly converted to Shi'a Islam to secure the protection of Tahmasp I. Sher Shah died in 1546, and although he was one of the greatest rulers of India, his son was not so able a leader.
		Humayun died in 1556 from injuries sustained after falling down a flight of stairs while descending from the second floor of his library to answer the muezzin call to prayer.
		Humayun's Tomb, built by his widow after his death in the south of Delhi, is a precursor to the Taj Mahal in style and one of the finest of all the Mughal monuments in India.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Humayun.html (367 words)

	Humayun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Protection to Auto Industry to be Reduced Gradually, Humayun: Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar has said that protection to the automobile industry will be reduced gradually under a long-term plan, prepared in consultation with the stakeholders...
		Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor, and ruled from 1530-1556.
		Humayun fled to the Safavid Empire and reluctantly converted to Shia Islam for the protection of Shah Tahmasb.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Humayun (536 words)

	Humayun Abdulali -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Humayun Abdulali (1914 – 2001) was an (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) Indian (A zoologist who studies birds) ornithologist, and a cousin of (additional info and facts about Salim Ali) Salim Ali.
		After joining the (additional info and facts about Bombay Natural History Society) Bombay Natural History Society as an Honorary Secretary in 1950, was instrumental in cataloguing of the bird skins in the collection.
		His work on frogs in agricultural ecosystems also helped in the establishment of a ban on frog leg exports by the Indian Government.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Hu/Humayun_Abdulali.htm (195 words)

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		Abdulali's efforts and negotiations with the Central Government that the Bombay Natural History Society's Hornbill House was built to house its offices, library and the invaluable zoological collections.
		Abdulali was Honorary secretary of the BNHS from 1950-62, when he represented BNHS on the Bombay State Wildlife Advisory Board.
		Abdulali was known for his keen observation and an original, inquiring mind, which made him very knowledgeable all-round naturalist, especially interested in birds.
	www.bnhs.org /flashnews.htm (1813 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Humayun fled to Iran (Persia) and reluctantly converted to Shia Islam for the sake of the Shah's protection, but he returne..
		Humayun's tomb is a complex of buildings of Mughal architecture located in Delhi.
		Humayun Azad was a prolific writer and scholar in Bangladesh.
	teamsweb.info /browse.php?title=H/HU/HUM (10973 words)

	Businessworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But his cousin, Humayun Abdulali, who died recently, was an equally admired and respected figure in ornithology circles.
		This book is partly his own memoirs and partly a biography pieced together by family friend Reuben who uses Abdulali's notes and accounts of friends, colleagues and relatives to flesh out a delightful man. Born in Japan, Abdulali's family moved to Bombay when he was a teenager.
		But by the time the Wildlife Protection Act came about in 1951, Abdulali had become a conservationist, and was responsible for the ban on export of frog legs from India.
	www.businessworldindia.com /innerSections.aspx?SectionId=160&ArticleId=230 (185 words)

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		Humayun Abdulali collected a breeding male owl with a wing of 162 mm there in 1964.
		A tentative interpretation of these facts is that (1) the song (ascribed to balli) that Butler heard in the Andamans is in fact that of a breeding Otus scops modestus; (2) that the song of O. balli, like those of its relatives icterorhynchus and stresemanni, is still unknown; (3) that Mr.
		Abdulali's specimen from Nicobar is some other species, as it is too big either for balli or for any race of the sunia subspecies group of Otus scops.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v089n01/p0201-p0219.html (20338 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
		It is probably the first of its kind in the country to use four stents at a time while performing angioplasty on a patient suffering from heart disorder and high blood sugar and blood pressure, according to Dr N.K. Baruah.
		MUMBAI: Indian ornithologist Humayun Abdulali died here on June 2, family sources said on Saturday.
		Abdulali (87) was the honorary secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society during 1950-62.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010611/nation.htm (3643 words)

	Island birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Another endemic bird easily spotted in Port Blair is the Andaman crow pheasant.
		After taxonomist Humayun Abdulali of the Bombay Natural History Society carried out a series of surverys in the 1980s and published his observations, ornithologists realised the unrivalled nature of the birds in the islands.
		The megapode, which has come to symbolise the endemic birds of Andamans, inhabits the Nicobar Islands.
	www.and.nic.in /birds/island-birds.htm (649 words)

	India's green warriors - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Virtually every wildlife area in India has an individual identified with its defence.
		The late Humayun Abdulali ensured the survival of today’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli.
		The Sanctuary ABN AMRO Green Teacher Award was instituted to honour individuals currently working to communicate wildlife and conservation values to students in Indian schools or colleges.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/dec122004/ac7.asp (497 words)

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		47 551-552 AM, vocal, India Journal Article Abdulali, H. 1954 The record India crocodile J. Bombay nat.
		52 1 213 CPR, size, India Journal Article Abdulali, Humayun;Daniel, J.C. 1954 Extension of range of the frog Uperodon globulosum Gunth.
		Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52 637-638 Journal Article Abdulali, H. 1957 Reflected glow from the eyes of the Gharial [Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin)] J. Bombay nat.
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		Biography of Humayun Abdulali - (1914-2001), Indian ornithologist
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		What, I wonder, must Dr Salim Ali, Kailash Sankhala, S P Shahi, M Krishnan, Humayun Abdulali and Sanjay Deb Roy be thinking from somewhere up there in the mansion in the sky?
		These men were among those entire lives, spent in defence of India’s wildlife.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/nov02/at2.asp (829 words)

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