A mercenary, sometimes known as a soldier of fortune, is an individual who takes part in military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests. Beginning in the 20th century, mercenaries have increasingly come
Meo (pronounced as May-o & Mev) (also called Mewati) is a Muslim community from North-Western India, particularly in and around Mewat that includes Mewat district of Haryana and parts of adjacent Alwar and Bharatpur districts in Rajasthan. Meos speak Mewati. Contents History and origin Hindu origins Connection with other Hindus communities in Mewat region Cultural aspects Marriage and kinship customs Geography and demography Meo gotra Meos outside Mewat Uttar Pradesh Delhi References History
Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independentboarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. This makes it one of the oldest public boarding schools in India. The principal is Lt. Gen. (Retd) Surendra Kulkarni, who has occupied the post since January 2015 as the
Matheran is a hill station and a municipal council in KarjatTahsil in the Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Matheran is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Matheran is one of the smallest hill stations in India. It is located on the Western Ghats range at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. It is about 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. Matheran’s proximity to many metropolitan cities
Mathnawi (Arabic: مثنوي mathnawī) or masnavi (Persian: مثنوی) is a kind of poem written in rhyming couplets, or more specifically “a poem based on independent, internally rhyming lines”. Most mathnawī poems follow a meter of eleven, or occasionally ten, syllables, but had no limit in their length. Typical mathnawi poems consist of an indefinite number of couplets, with the rhyme scheme aa/bb/cc. Mathnawī poems have been written in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish and Urdu cultures. Certain Persian mat̲h̲nawī
Marwari (Mārwāṛī; also rendered Marwadi, Marvadi) is a Rajasthani dialect spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Marwari is also found in the neighbouring state of Gujarat and Haryana, Eastern Pakistan and some migrant communities in Nepal. With some 7.8 million or so speakers (ce. 2011), it is one of the largest varieties of Rajasthani. Most speakers live in Rajasthan, with a quarter million in Sindh and a tenth
Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of southwestern Rajasthanstate in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word ‘maru’ is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani dialect, “wad” means a particular area. English translation of the word ‘marwar’ is ‘the region of desert.’ The region includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali and parts of Sikar . It is bounded on the north by Jangladesh region,
The Mughal–Maratha Wars, also called The Deccan War or The Maratha War of Independence, were fought between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire from 1680 to 1707. This war was begun in 1680 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s invasion of the Maratha Enclave in Bijapur, which was established by the Maratha leader Shivaji.After the death of Aurangzeb, Marathas defeated the Mughals in Delhi and Bhopal, and extended
Mangaon is a small town (and taluka) in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Raigad district, 80 kilometres (49.7 miles) from Alibaug headquarters, and 119 kilometres (73.9 miles) from the state capital of Mumbai, towards the Panjimside. Contents Industrial development Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technical University Konkan Railway Attractions Administrative subdivisions Panchayats References Industrial development The Vile-Bhagad M.I.D.C. industrial zone, which is located in Mangaon,
Raja Man Singh (Man Singh I) (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the Kachwaha Raja of Amer, a state later known as Jaipur in Rajputana. He was a trusted general of the Mughalemperor Akbar, who included him among the Navaratnas, or the nine (nava) gems (ratna) of the royal court of Akbar. Contents Early life of Man Singh I Conflict with Maharana Pratap Singh