In chemistry, an alkali (/ˈælkəlaɪ/; from Arabic: القلوي al-qaly “ashes of the saltwort”) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. An alkali can also be defined as a base that dissolves in water. A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7.0. The adjective alkaline is commonly, and alkalescent less often, used in English as a synonymfor basic, especially for bases soluble in water. This broad use of the term is
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres in AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar). The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional
Alamgir II (Urdu: عالمگير ثانی) (6 June 1699 – 29 November 1759) was the fifteenth Mughal Emperor of India, who reigned from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah. Born Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne by Imad-ul-Mulk after he deposed Ahmad Shah Bahadurin 1754. On ascending the throne, he took the
Alagiri Nayak was the younger brother of the Madurai Nayak king Chokkanatha Nayak and the last Nayak king of Thanjavur. In 1675, Thanjavur was conquered by Ekoji I, the half-brother of Shivaji who founded the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. Alagiri Nayak Nayaks of Thanjavur Preceded by Vijaya Raghava Nayak Raja of Thanjavur 1673-1675 Succeeded by Ekoji I (as the Thanjavur Maratharuler)
Akbar’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar. This tomb is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece. It was built in 1605–1613 by his son Jahangir and is situated in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a sub of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Contents 1History 2Location 3Architecture 4Architectural details 5See also 6References 7Further reading 8External links History Akbar’s cenotaph inside the mausoleum, the true tomb
The Akbarnama, which translates to Book of Akbar, the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (r. 1556–1605), commissioned by Akbar himself by his court historian and biographer, Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, called one of the “nine jewels in Akbar’s court” by Mughal writers. It was written in Persian, which is the literary language of the Mughals, and includes
The Akbari Sarai (Urdu: اکبری سرائے) is a large caravan inn (“sarai”) that is located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Dating from 1637, the sarai was originally built for travelers, as well as for caretakers of the Tomb of Jahangir. The sarai is most notable for being the best-preserved example in Pakistan, as well as for its large gateway that is richly embellished with pietra dura that serves as a portal to
The Ain-i-Akbari (Persian: آئینِ اکبری) or the “Administration of Akbar“, is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu’l Fazl in the Persian language. It forms Volume III and the final part of the much larger document, the Akbarnama (Account of Akbar), also by Abu’l-Fazl, and is itself in three volumes. It is now in
Ahmad Shah Bahadur (Persian: احمد شاه بهادر), also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah (Persian: میرزا احمد شاه) or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi (Persian: مجاهدالدین احمدشاه غازی) (23 December 1725 – 1 January 1775) was born to Mughal EmperorMuhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne as the fourteenth Mughal Emperor in 1748 at the age of 22. When Ahmed Shah Bahadur came to power,
Agrarian reform can refer either, narrowly, to government-initiated or government-backed redistribution of agricultural land (see land reform) or, broadly, to an overall redirection of the agrarian system of the country, which often includes land reform measures. Agrarian reform can include credit measures, training, extension, land consolidations, etc. The World Bank evaluates agrarian reform using five dimensions: (1) stocks and market liberalization, (2) land reform (including the development