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Hace 23 horas · The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent.It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states often subordinate to the former. It was established in 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji as the Maratha Chhatrapati and recognised by Emperor Bahadur Shah I as a tributary state in 1707 following ...
Hace 23 horas · Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent ...
Hace 23 horas · Largest empires by land area. For context, the land area of the Earth, excluding the continent of Antarctica, is 134,740,000 km 2 (52,023,000 sq mi).. Empires at their greatest extent The home and colonial areas of the world's empires in 1908, as given by The Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer. Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ ...
Hace 23 horas · Background. The foundation of the Sikh Empire can be traced to as early as 1707, the year of Aurangzeb's death and the start of the downfall of the Mughal Empire.With the Mughals significantly weakened, the Sikh army, known as the Dal Khalsa, a rearrangement of the Khalsa inaugurated by Guru Gobind Singh, led expeditions against them and the Afghans in the west.
Hace 23 horas · This is a list of reigning non-sovereign monarchs, including traditional rulers and governing constitutional monarchs. Each monarch listed below reigns over a legally recognised dominion, but in most cases possess little or no sovereign governing power. Their titles, however, are recognised by the state.Entries are listed beside their respective dominions, and are grouped by country.
Jul 16, 2024 04:02 PM IST. A quick glance at the marital alliances of the Wadiyars since 1900, when Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (16) was married to an 11-year-old princess from the Kathiawar region ...
Hace 23 horas · She will be wearing creations by the king of drape, Tarun Tahiliani, featuring ikatinspired prints and Banarasi brocade. These designs marry craftsmanship with brand Tasva’s (Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd’s ready-to-wear label) ‘India Modern’ ethos. CE speaks to the designer about what went behind creating the Ceremonial Dresses ...
