Shah Abbas II (Persian: شاه عباس دوم, romanized: Shāh Abbās) (30 August 1632 – 26 October 1666), was the seventh Safavid king (shah) of Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666. Born Soltan Mohammad Mirza, he was the eldest son of Safi I with his Circassian wife, Anna Khanum. Abbas II was undoubtedly the most capable and energetic Safavid shah after his great-grandfather Shah Abbas I the Great (r. 1588–1629), whom he
Shaanxi /ʃɑːnˈʃiː/(Chinese: 陕西, Mandarin pronunciation: (listen); alternatelyShensi) is a landlocked province of the People’s Republic of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi(NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing(S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW) and Inner Mongolia (N). Shaanxi covers an area of over 205,000 km2(79,151 sq mi) with about 37 million people, the 16th highest in China. Xi’an – which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitalsFenghao and Chang’an – is the provincial capital as well as the largest city
Seokgatap (Sakyamuni Pagoda) is a stone pagoda in South Koreadesignated as the 21st National Treasure on December 12, 1962. Its full name is Sakyamuni Yeoraesangjuseolbeop Tap, and is sometimes referred to as the Shadowless Pagoda or the Bulguksa Samcheung Seoktap(“three-storied stone pagoda of Bulguksa”). The pagoda stands 10.75 meters high, directly across from Dabotap within the Bulguksa Temple complex in Gyeongju, South Korea. It probably dates to around 751, when Bulguksa
The Satavahanas (Sādavāhana or Sātavāhana, IAST: Sātavāhana), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynastybased in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the late second century BCE and lasted until the early third century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the Puranas, but
The Great White Pagoda (Chinese: 大白塔; pinyin: Dàbáitǎ), or Sarira Stupa of Tayuan Temple, is a brick stupa located at Mount Wutai of Wutai County, Shanxi province, China. Contents History Architectural features Notes External links History The stupa was constructed during the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty(1368–1644 AD), as recorded on a stone tablet there composed by the high minister Zhang Juzheng (1525–1582). Architectural features The Sarira Stupa, named after the Sanskrit word sarira meaning ‘Buddhist relic’,
In sociology, Sanskritisation (Indian and British English) or Sanskritization(Oxford and American English), is the process by which caste or tribes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the dominant or upper castes. It is a process similar to “passing” in sociological terms. This term was made popular by Indian sociologist M. N. Srinivas in the 1950s. In a broader sense, also called Brahmanization, it is
Sankshi Fort सांक्शी किल्ला This fort is located in Pen Taluka of Raigad district of Maharashtra. It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Pen. Contents History Places of interest How to reach See also References History A Sank king built the fort. He had a daughter named Jagamata. The king was killed in battle, his daughter committed suicide by jumping from the fort; this
A sanatorium (also spelled sanitarium or sanitorium) is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century before the discovery of antibiotics. A distinction is sometimes made between “sanitarium” or the east-European “sanatorium” (a kind of health resort, as in the Battle Creek Sanitarium) and “sanatorium” (a hospital). Contents History Conception Early
History and origin The Sagar Rajput caste was formerly known as ikshwaku kshtriya. They were warrior and farmers by tradition. They owned more farming land than other farming communities and also held the office of the Patil prior to independence. The living informants at the time of study of this caste by scholars asserted that they changed their name
Reinhard Bendix (February 25, 1916 – February 28, 1991) was a German American sociologist. Born in Berlin, Germany, he briefly belonged to Neu Beginnen and Hashomer Hatzair, groups that resisted the Nazis. In 1938 he emigrated to the United States. He received his B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and subsequently taught there from 1943 to 1946. He then taught for a