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Ayyubid dynasty

Mar 14, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Ayyubid dynasty (Arabic: الأيوبيون al-Ayyūbīyūn; Kurdish: ئەیووبیەکان, Eyûbiyan), also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin had originally served the Zengid ruler Nur ad-Din, leading Nur ad-Din’s army in battle against the Crusaders in Fatimid Egypt, where he was made Vizier. Following Nur ad-Din’s death, Saladin was

Anupa

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Anupa (literally, watery tract) is an ancient Indian region roughly corresponds to the areas around ancient Mahishmati city in the present-day Madhya Pradesh. The Vayu Purana mentions a janapada (realm) of Anupa, located on the Vindhyaprishtha (Vindhya plateau). The Nasik cave inscription of Gautami Balashri claims that her son Gautamiputra Satakarni’s dominion included Anupa. The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman I mentions Anupa as a part of his kingdom. Maharajas of

Aparanta

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Aparanta, or Aparantaka (meaning “Western border”) was a geographical region of ancient India. It corresponded to the northern part of the Konkan region on the western coast of India. English civil servant-turned-historian J. F. Fleet believed that the Aparanta region included Kathiawad, Kutch, and Sindh, beside Konkan. However, historical records make it clear that the extent of Aparanta was much smaller. South Asia South Asia

Alcohol prohibition in India

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Alcohol is prohibited in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Mizoram, and Nagaland. All other Indian states and union territories permit the sale of alcohol. The directive principles of state policy (DPSP) in the constitution of India (article 47) state that “….the State shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious

Anarta

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Anarta (Sanskrit: आनर्त, Ānarta) was an ancient Indian region which corresponded to the present-day North Saurashtra to North Gujarat regions in Gujarat state of India. Several ancient inscriptions and literary sources mention a town called Anartapura or Anandapura, which is identified as the area in and around the present-day Vadnagar. Anarta in the Puranic literature According to the Puranic accounts, this region was ruled by the Sharyata dynasty

Rani ki Vav

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Rani Ki Vav (lit. ’The Queen’s Stepwell’) is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India. It is located on the banks of the Saraswati River. Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, the spouse of the 11th-century Chaulukya king Bhima I. Silted over, it was rediscovered in the 1940s and restored in the 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India. It has been listed

Rashtrakuta Empire

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Rashtrakuta (IAST: rāṣṭrakūṭa) (r. 753 – 982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the 6th and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their rule from Manapur, a city in Central or West India. Other ruling Rashtrakuta clans from the same period mentioned in inscriptions were the kings of Achalapur and

Shattariyya

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Shattari or Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical tariqah that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia. The word Shattar, which means “lightning-quick”, “speed”, “rapidity”, or “fast-goer” shows a system of spiritual practices that lead to a state of “completion”, but the name derives from its founder, Sheikh Sirajuddin Abdullah Shattar (d. 1406 CE). Unlike

Spice

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

In the culinary arts, a spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance in a form primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics, or perfume production. For example, vanilla is commonly used as an ingredient in fragrance manufacturing. Plant-based sweeteners such as sugar are not considered spices. Spices may be used fresh and

Vallabhi

Mar 13, 2024MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Vallabhi (or Valabhi or Valabhipur, modern Vala;) is an ancient city located in the Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, near Bhavnagar in western India. It is also known as Vallabhipura and was the capital of the Suryavanshi Maitraka Dynasty. History Five Bronzes recovered from Valabhipur Vallabhi was occupied as early as the Harappan period, and was later part of the Maurya Empire from about 322 BCE until 185 BCE. The Satavahana dynasty ruled the area,