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  Kashmir: Wail of a Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The ruler was exhorted to divorce one of the two uterine sisters whom he had married as it was deemed un-Islamic in law and practice.
Mir Ali's Zakhiratul-Muluk containing twenty humiliating conditions couched in unpolished and unsophisticated language is a testament of intolerance, hatred, distrust and hate-campaign against the Hindus of Kashmir.
Mir Ali steeped in his religio-political culture and persuasion could not continue with and stick to the peaceful propagation of Islam in Kashmir as his successes by way of luring converts to Islam were not significant and encouraging.
ikashmir.org /WailValley/B1chap2.html   (1720 words)

  
 KAMADHIA
Mir Sarfaraz Ali commanded a garrison of 600 and was instrumental in defeating the Peshwa.
Darbar Shri Mir Jafur Ali was the son of Darbar Shri Mir Sarfaraz Ali of Kamadhia.
Kumar Shri Mir Ibrahim Ali, ancestor of the Zamindars of Gothra.
uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/ips/k/kamadhia.html   (1363 words)

  
 Heritage: A neglected necropolis -DAWN Magazine; August 14, 2005
Mir Sohrab Khan was renowned for his exemplary architecture and he left many imprints in the form of forts, fortress, mosques, Imambarghs and tombs scattered all over the former state.
Mir Rustam Khan died in the Pune (India) and his body was brought to the district for burial.
Golo Shahani was the commander-in-chief of the army of Mir Sohrab Khan.
www.dawn.com /weekly/dmag/dmag11.htm   (1081 words)

  
 Mir (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mir, a type of rural community existed in Imperial Russia.
Mir, is the thakallus, or pen name, of an Urdu poet.
Mir is also a Russian three-masted ship : STS Mir
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mir_(disambiguation)   (106 words)

  
 surat5
[1842 - 1863] Darbar Shri Nawab Mir Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Darbar Sahib of Kamadhia and Nawab of Surat.
1) Nawabzada Mir Amir ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur.
Mir Muhammad 'Ali Khan Sahib, of Baroda, a cousin.
4dw.net /royalark/India4/surat5.htm   (1604 words)

  
 Manas: History and Politics, British India, "Chess Players" by Vinay Lal
When he asks Mir to take down a large sword from a display on the wall, Mir does not at first follow him; and when Mir does fetch it, taking it out of its scabbard, it is plainly evident that he has never handled a sword before.
Mir is easily persuaded that his nephew is in hiding to avoid being inducted into the King's army, but is uncertain why Aqil had to hide under the bed, as he cannot be seen from the street anyhow.
Mir and Mirza have no manly pursuits; they are unable to satisfy their wives, and indeed they appear to be wholly indifferent to the sexual life.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/British/Chess.html   (4398 words)

  
 The Hotakis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1709, Mir Wais Khan, a Ghilzai Pashtun and founder of the short-lived Hotaki Dynasty (1709-38), and leader of the Afghan tribal revolt against Persian domination that led to the foundation of modern Afghanistan.
Mir Wais and his Afghan forces defeated all attempts by the Safavid armies to recapture Kandahar and laid the basis for the Afghan invasion of Persia and the defeat of the Safavids at Gulnabad in 1722.
Mir Wais never claimed he was king, but he took the title of Wakil, or governor.
afghan-network.net /hotakis   (379 words)

  
 MUHAMMAD JAMAL KHAN, MIR
Muhammad Jamal, the ruler or the Mir of Hunza was born on September 23, 1912.
The Mir of Hunza lived in a newly built modern styled two-storied palatial castle, known as the “Jamal Palace” situated on a 8000 ft. high mountain peak in the village of Karimabad, the state capital.
There are life-size portraits of previous rulers on the walls of the lounge, and remarkably enough, a piano stands in the Palace.
ismaili.net /Source/mumtaz/Heroes1/hero077.html   (1089 words)

  
 surat4
1763 - 1790 H.H. Qa'im ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Hafiz ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Surat.
1) Nawabzada Mir Hamid ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur.
[1821 - 1842] H.H. Qamar ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Afzal ud-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Hashmat Jang, Nawab of Surat.
4dw.net /royalark/India4/surat4.htm   (907 words)

  
 Green Pioneers - Chapter 16
Talpur Mirs, the shikargahs of the ruling family were located all along the banks of the River Indus, often stretching for miles.
Mir Sohrab Khan established himself as the paramount ruler of upper Sindh.
His minor son, Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur II was crowned ruler and sent to attend the finest schools of the time in the subcontinent while the British took full administrative control of the state.
www.un.org.pk /undp/sgp/green-pioneers/chap-16.htm   (2964 words)

  
 Kashmir Sentinel
Mir Ali was responsible for polarising Kashmiri society through ‘dress transformation’ as Dr. Parimoo characterises it.
Mir Ali fiated the Muslim ruler not to participate in Hindu fairs and festivals and divorce one of his two Hindu wives who were uterine sisters.
Mir Ali and many others of his breed stuck to the Muslim concept of ‘Kufra’ as tenaciously as other Muslims stick to it like limpets.
www.kashmirsentinel.com /oct2002/19.html   (691 words)

  
 The Tajikistan Update - Revelations Regarding Badakhshan
But rulers of Balkh and Bokára sent to Kabul, and urged that treaty of Akbar and Abd-ullah Khán had been observed, and deprecated its violation now.
This induced Yár Beg to open negotiations with Muhmúd Bi Atálík, the Lieutenant of Balkh ruler, and a treaty was made binding each to respect other’s territory.
In 1092 (A.H.) Abd-ul-Aziz Khán, Ruler of Bokhára, retied to Mecca, and his brother, Sulimán Kuli Khán, proceeded to Bokhára, and assumed sovereignty over whole of Transoxiana.
www.angelfire.com /sd/tajikistanupdate/revelations.html   (2756 words)

  
 Mir --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
To make taxes imposed on its members more equitable, the mir assumed communal control of the community's arable land and periodically redistributed it among the households, according to their sizes...
The Upper Tirich Glacier basin is formed by Tirich Mir East, Tirich Mir (the main summit), peaks to the west, and another group to the north; these peaks form a horseshoe-like semicircle.
This panoramic study of early 19th-century Russian society, noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.
0-www.britannica.com.library.unl.edu /eb/article?tocId=9052912   (707 words)

  
 Baharistan-i-Shahi: A Chronicle of Mediaeval Kashmir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Suh Dev, the lord and ruler of Kashmir, was much disheartened and discouraged by the tyranny and corruption of Zulchu.
Suh Dev, the ruler of this land, who had fled to Kathwar[27] because of the threat posed by Zulchu, returned in the hope of recapturing his dominion.
Malik Haidar is of the view that Shah Mir came to Kashmir as a dervish, which seems to put his royal ancestory in doubt.
www.kashmir-information.com /Baharistan/chapter2.html   (2962 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Mir Sayyid Ahmad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
When Mir `Ali was taken to Bukhara by the Uzbeks in 1529, Mir Sayyid Ahmad followed his master and was employed in the workshop of `Abd al-`Aziz Khan, Shaybanid ruler of Bukhara.
In the introduction Mir Sayyid Ahmad gives a short history of Persian painting and calligraphy, and the album contains numerous specimens of his calligraphy, which exhibits the fluid elegance and exaggerated differentiation between thin vertical and thick horizontal strokes typical of Mir `Ali’s nasta`liq script.
In 1576 the Safavid shah Isma`il II (reg 1576–8) invited Mir Sayyid Ahmad to the court at Qazvin.
www.artnet.com /library/05/0586/T058615.asp   (355 words)

  
 The Talpur Family of Sindh
This manuscript is the Dewan of the Persian poet Mushtak and was commissioned by Mir Murad Ali Khan Talpur, the last ruler of the First Chauyari.
On the first leaf are the writings of Mir Murad Ali Khan,Mir Shahdad Khan and of Mir Jan Mohammad Khan.
Mir Murad Ali Khan commissioned Mushtak this manuscript of Marsias by the Persian poet.
www.talpur.com /lib/diwan/man3.html   (294 words)

  
 Iranica.com - H®OSAYN BAÚYQARAÚ
Nevertheless, H®o-sayn's control was still not firmly established; for the victorious AÚq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun H®asan (857-82/1453-78), in his desire to extend his power over all of Persia, had entrusted the conquest of Khorasan to the Turkman prince Ya@dga@r-Moháammad (b.
Foremost among the literati of this period were two major figures who enjoyed close personal relations with their ruler, namely ¿Abd-al-Raháma@n Ja@mi (817-98 /1414-92) and Mir ¿Ali-ˆir Nava@÷i (844-906/1441-1501), the former generally recognized as the last great classicist of Persian literature and the latter widely acclaimed as the father of Chaghatay literature.
It is characterized by soaring domes and vaults, vast interior spaces, the lavish use of tile decoration and distinctive color compositions, all of which represent the continuation of traditions that had been evolving on Persian soil for many centuries.
www.iranica.com /articles/v12f5/v12f5039.html   (2773 words)

  
 The Baloch National Resistance (1948)
The ruler of the Khanate of Balochistan, Mir Ahmad Yar Than, was forced to sign the document of accession.
The Fatwa declared that Jinnah “the ruler of Pakistan, is a Khoja by religion, and of his ministers, that Liaqat Ali Khan is Rafzi (heretic), Abdul Rub Nishtar an atheist and Zafar Ullah a Qadiani pagan.
Anqa and Malik Saeed favored armed struggle in the form of guerilla war, while Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo and other prominent leaders “were cool to the idea of a military showdown With Pakistan’ because of the lack of preparation and internal and external Support.
www.geocities.com /azadbalochistan/bnr48.htm   (3471 words)

  
 CONTEXT - This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times
Isabel de Madariaga probes the mind of a ruler whose legendary reputation for tyranny and sadism has left his personal life a mystery to this day.
Novy Mir, one of Russia's most famous "thick" literary journals, this month celebrates its 80th anniversary.
In spite of the economic difficulties faced by any niche publication, Novy Mir has proved to be one of Russia's most robust literary projects.
context.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2005/01/28/104.html   (717 words)

  
 Ninfinger Productions: Scale Models
note: The Revell Mir kit released in the latter part of 1998 is the ASRC kit without the "sci-fi" additions.
On the shuttle docking port I first fit (before gluing to the Mir model) the orange Kristall docking port and you will see the "orange" Kristall port (actually we put it there) in the Mir model is sort of conical and rounded on the end.
However, on Mir the /golden/brownish "glow" color I call it as shown in image Mir9.jpg and the closeup 76708038.jpg as well as images like s81e5460-mir_all.jpg give a close representation...
www.ninfinger.org /~sven/models/arsc_mir/arsc_mir.html   (1683 words)

  
 Mir-e Norouzi, the Protagonist of the Norouz Play
Tehran, Mar. 25 (Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency) —The story of Mir-e Norouzi, a temporary ruler who comes to throne during the 13-day holiday of Norouz, is one of the few stories with the spirit of these holidays taking the form of a dramatic art.
The arrival of spring time and the renewal of the year is enough for the Iranians to gather around joyfully and welcome the new changes with diverse celebrations, including theatrical plays, such as Mir-e Norouzi, Atash Afrouz, and Kouseh Barneshin.
“Keeping the tradition alive is to pay homage to the free nature of the man, and to a social agreement between the ruler and the one under his rule.
www.payvand.com /news/05/mar/1202.html   (509 words)

  
 MB-Ruler - the screen ruler and screen loupe
The ruler is almost transparent, so you can have it on the screen, while you are working with the applications below.
Additionally it has a screen loupe function, a RGB value window and you can place temporary points, lines, rectangles, ellipses, polylines, texts and bitmaps as markers on the screen.
I was looking at some 6 other rulers before trying yours.
www.markus-bader.de /MB-Ruler   (438 words)

  
 Mir Taqi Mir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mir indeed reflcted the mood of his times.
It was an age when Delhi's mughal monarch received a major and conclusive blow from the storm that was called Nadir Shah (1739) and followed by repetitive destructive attacks by Ahmad Shah Durrani (1748-1756).
Mir Taqi Mir was easily one of the highest ranking classical poets in the history of Urdu Poetry.
members.aol.com /faanoos/a_ali/meer.htm   (666 words)

  
 CNN NEWSROOM Guide for April 11, 1997
If other historical rulers could have had their own home pages, what might you be able to learn about them?
What if rulers throughout history had had their own web sites!
First, you'll have to know something about your chosen ruler, so you may have to do some research.
learning.turner.com /newsroom/archive/0497/NR041197.html   (1349 words)

  
 SecRev128
d) mir-Was a group of people that acted as a whole owning the land that was worked on.
Serfs were not allowed to leave the mir.
b) a serf in one of the new mirs.
www.silcom.com /~benzoil/old/SecRev128.html   (559 words)

  
 The People of Kal Tarathorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Tai Mon Azon, Emperor of Kolinn Mir and ruler of the Imperial Domain, resides in the Imperial Palace at Kal Moran.
Brae Tai, nephew of the Emperor and ruler of the Duchy of Bellarn, also resides in the Imperial Palace.
Ki'min Ton, ruler of the Free City of Hla Skir.
freespace.virgin.net /rex.b/ktpeople.html   (163 words)

  
 mir DMG: Aspect Ratios and Frame Sizes
Do not confuse this with the display aspect ratio [DAR], which describes the shape of the physically displayed image.
This describes the shape of the frame as measured with a ruler.
The other two parameters describing video frame are the width and height measured in pixels.
www.mir.com /DMG/aspect.html   (1196 words)

  
 HASHU THARUANI
He was succeeded by his eldest son Jam Ghulam Shah (d.
When Imam Hasan Ali Shah resolved to bid farewell to his native abode in 1841, the persecution of his followers thickened in Iran.
In 1852, Jam Mir Khan II (1830-1888), the ruler of Lasbela persecuted the local Ismailis and held them in great abhorrence.
ismaili.net /Source/mumtaz/Heroes1/hero041.html   (3314 words)

  
 Trekking in Pakistan's Pamir Mountains
At each step we are amazed how a path has been carved in this deep and narrow ravine on the way to Shimshal.
The reason why Shimshal was located in such an out-of-the-way place is because this is where the Mir (ruler) of Hunza used to send his people who were found guilty of crimes and also those who he just did not like!
Their hospitality is legendary and the natural beauty that they inhabit makes us feel that perhaps the Mir sentenced them to heaven, not hell!
www.concordiaexpeditions.com /shimshal_trip.htm   (1148 words)

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