The Malwa Sultanate (Persian: سلطنتِ مالوہ) (Urdu: مالوہ سلطنت; lit: Mālwā Sālṭanāt) was a late medieval empire of Afghanorigin in the Malwa region, covering the present day Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan from 1392 to 1562. Contents History Art and architecture Malwa painting Malwa architecture Rulers The Ghurid/Ghorid dynasty (1401–36) The Khalji dynasty (1436–1531) The interregnum The later rulers See also External links Notes History Preparation
The Mali are an occupational castefound among the Hindus who traditionally worked as gardeners and florists. They also call themselves Phul Mali due to their occupation of growing flowers. The Mali are found throughout North India, East India as well as the Terai region of Nepal and Maharashtra. Contents Mali of Northern India Adoption of the surname Saini Mali caste of Maharashtra Social activism & politics References Mali of
Malavli (Marathi: मळवली) is a town and a hill station in Punedistrict in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 55 km away from the city of Pune, 139 km away from the city Mumbai and 39 km from Chinchwad. It is a major stop on the rail line connecting Mumbai and Pune. For Mumbai suburbs local trains are available from Karjat.
Maithili (/ˈmaɪtɪli/; Maithilī) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent, mainly spoken in India and Nepal. In India, it is spoken in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand and is one of the 22 recognised Indian languages. In Nepal, it is spoken in the eastern Terai and is the second most prevalent language of Nepal. Tirhutawas formerly the primary script for written Maithili. Less commonly, it was also written in the local variant
Jaswant Singh Rathore (26 December 1626 – 28 December 1678) was a Maharajaof Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. His father was Maharaja Gaj Singh. He was a distinguished man of letters and author of “Siddhant-bodh”, “Anand Vilas” and “Bhasa-bhusan” He was the Subedar of Assamfrom 1656 to 1666. Contents Early life Battle of Dharmatpur Death and succession See also References
The fanam (or panam in the local language of Tamil) was a currency issued by the Madras Presidency until 1815. It circulated alongside the Indian rupee, also issued by the Presidency. The fanam was a small silver coin, subdivided into 80 copper cash, with the gold pagoda worth 42 fanams. The rupee was worth 12 fanams. After 1815, only coins of the rupee currency system
Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis nativeto Cambodia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, and tropical Africa. It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in colour. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small “crown” rising from the center which holds the stamens. The aestivation found in calotropis is
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow Riverin the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuoto the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population of 6,888,500 inhabitants with 2,178,500 people living in the
Longhua Pagoda is an octagonal wood and brick pagoda located in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. It is thought to have been first built during the Three Kingdoms Period, but the existing tower structure was built during the Northern Song dynasty. The pagoda underwent several renovations over various dynastic periods, which resulted in the addition of several architectural features that were not in
The word “longevity” is sometimes used as a synonym for “life expectancy” in demography. However, the term longevity is sometimes meant to refer only to especially long-lived members of a population, whereas life expectancy is always defined statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age. For example, a population’s life expectancy at birth is the same