A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, darts, or javelins. It can be carried on an archer’s body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer’s personal preference. Quivers were traditionally made of leather, wood, furs, and other natural materials, but are now often made of metal or plastic. Contents Etymology Types Belt
The vanguard (also called the advance guard) is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force. Contents History Forward detachments See also References History The vanguard derives from the traditional division of a medieval army into three battles or wards; the Van, the Main
Thomas Pitt (5 July 1653 – 28 April 1726) of Blandford St Mary in Dorset, later of Stratford in Wiltshire and of Boconnoc in Cornwall,known during life commonly as Governor Pitt, as Captain Pitt, or posthumously, as “Diamond” Pitt was an English merchant involved in trade with India who served as President of Madras and six times as a Member of Parliament. He was the grandfather of William Pitt, 1st
William Irvine (4 July 1840 – 3 November 1911) was an administrator of the Indian Civil Service and historian, known for works on the Moghul Empire. He was in British India from 1863 to 1889. Contents Life Works Family Notes External links Life Born at Aberdeen in July 1840, he was only son of William Irvine, an Aberdeen advocate, by his wife Margaret
The Tomb of Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughal emperors, is located in Khuldabad, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. In notable contrast to other Mughal tombs, which are large monuments of Mughal architecture, including the Taj Mahal, at his own direction Aurangzeb is buried in an unmarked grave at the complex of the dargah or shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin. Contents Background Location Description In Literature References External links
Amar Singh II (3 October 1672 – 10 December 1710) was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1698–1710). He was a son of Maharana Jai Singh. Reign Maharana Amar Singh II succeeded his father Maharana Jai Singh, at a juncture when the whole of Rajputana was scattered with divided kingdoms and nobles. Maharana Amar Singh II made various reforms for the
Maharana is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Rana. Maharana denotes ‘king of kings’, similar to the word “Maharaja”. Contents Ruler title in British India Salute states (all in present India) Non-salute states ruled by a Maharana Compound ruler titles Other use References Sources Ruler title in British India Salute states (all in present India)
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat generally include Hathin tehsil and Nuh district of Haryana, Alwar (Tijara, Kishangarh, Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh, Kathumar tehsils and Aravalli hills tract) and Bharatpur districts (Pahari, Nagar,deeg, nadbai, bhusawar, weir and Kaman tehsils) of Rajasthan, and Chhata Tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The main centre areas of mewat are Firozpur Jhirka, NuhRamgarhPaharisikri and Punahana. Mewat region lies in between Delhi-Jaipur-Agra. In simple words Mewat region consists of
Chishtī Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan Sijzī (1143–1236 CE), known more commonly as Muʿīn al-Dīn Chishtī or Moinuddin Chishti or Khwājā Ghareeb Nawaz, or reverently as a Shaykh Muʿīn al-Dīn or Muʿīn al-Dīn or Khwājā Muʿīn al-Dīn (Urdu: معین الدین چشتی) by Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, was a Persian Sunni Muslimpreacher and Sayyid,ascetic, religious scholar, philosopher, and mysticfrom Sistan, who eventually ended up settling in the Indian subcontinent in the early 13th-century, where he promulgated the famous Chishtiyya order of Sunni mysticism. This particular tariqa (order) became
The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughalemperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals were the victors and inflicted significant casualties among the Mewaris but failed to capture Pratap, who escaped. The siege of Chittorgarh in 1568 had led to the loss of