Nawab Feroz Khan

Khanzada Nawab Feroz Khan was the first Nawab of Shahabad, Alwar and a Commandant in Mughal Army. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I. He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan (through his son Malik Alaudin Khan), who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat State in 14th century. Due to his loyal service in Mughal Army,

Sonipat

Sonipat is a city and a municipal corporationin Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Delhi. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest of Chandigarh, the state capital. The Yamuna River runs along the eastern boundary. On 22 December 1972, Sonipat was created a full-fledged district. Sonipat Junction railway stationis the main railway junction on Delhi-Kalka

Jammu

Jammu /ˈdʒʌmuː/ is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of 240 km2(93 sq mi), is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the northern-plainsin the south. Jammu is the second most populous city

Asaf-ud-Daula

Asaf-ud-Daula (Hindi: आसफ़ उद दौला, Urdu: آصف الدولہ‎) (b. 23 September 1748 – d. 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh(a vassal of the British) ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797,and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were the Begums of Oudh. Contents Reign Shifting the capital Architectural and other contribution Rumi Darwaza (Turkish Gate) Death Gallery

Rahon

Rahon is a city and a municipal council in the district Shaheed Bhagat Singh of the Indian state of Punjab. Rahon is in Doabaregion of Punjab. Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, Indiathat lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. Rahon is situated on the Jullundur – Jaijonline of the Northern railway, Rahon is 7 km from Nawanshahr, the tahsil/subdivision headquarters, and 65 km from Jalandhar, the district headquarters. It is also connected

Lohgarh

Lohgarh is a village in Notified Area Committee of Zirakpurin district Mohali in state of Punjab in India. This is not to be confused with another namesake Lohgarh (Bilaspur) in Haryanawhich was capital of first Sikh state under Banda Singh Bahadurfrom 1710 to 1715. The postal code of Lohgarh is 140603. Contents Colonies in Lohgarh Gurudwara Lohgarh Sahib References External links Colonies in Lohgarh Sigma City

Mint (facility)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures coins that can be used as currency. The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. In the beginning, hammered coinage or cast coinage were the chief means of coin minting, with resulting production runs numbering as little as the hundreds or thousands. In modern mints, coin dies are manufactured in large numbers and planchets are made into milled coins by the

Self-ownership

Self-ownership, also known as sovereignty of the individual or individual sovereignty, is the concept of property in one’s own person, expressed as the moral or natural right of a person to have bodily integrity and be the exclusive controller of one’s own body and life. Self-ownership is a central idea in several political philosophies that emphasize individualism, such as libertarianism, liberalism, and anarchism. Contents Definitional issues The self

Mullah

Mullah (/ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə, ˈmuːlə/; Persian: ملا‎) is derived from the Arabic word mawlā, meaning “vicar”, “master” and “guardian”. However, since this word is used ambiguously in the Quran, some publishers have described its usage as a religious title as inappropriate. The term is sometimes applied to a Muslimman, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. In large parts of the Muslim world, particularly Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Eastern Arabia, Turkey and the Balkans, Central Asia, the Horn of Africaand other

Ghazi (warrior)

A ghazi (Arabic: غازي‎, Arabic pronunciation: , plural ġuzāt) was an individual who participated in ghazw (غزو, ġazw), meaning military expeditions or raiding. The latter term was applied in early Islamic literature to expeditions led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and later taken up by Turkic military leaders to describe their wars of conquest. In the context of the wars between Russia and the Muslim