Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane’s metropolitan area has a population of approximately 2.6 million, and it lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of approximately 3.8 million.The Brisbane central business district is situated inside a peninsula of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres (9 miles)
A breastwork is a temporary fortification, often an earthwork thrown up to breast height to provide protection to defenders firing over it from a standing position. A more permanent structure, normally in stone, would be described as a parapet or the battlementof a castle wall. In warships, a breastwork is the armored superstructure in the ship that did not extend all
Breastfeeding, also called nursing, is the process of feeding a mother’s breast milk to her infant, either directly from the breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby’s life and continue as often and
Bodawpaya, 11 March 1745 – 5 June 1819, was the sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He was proclaimed king after deposing his nephew Phaungkaza Maung Maung, son of his eldest brother Naungdawgyi, at Ava. Bodawpaya moved the
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the “wild swine”, “common wild pig”, or simply “wild pig”, is a suidnative to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread suiform. It has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range,
Bihari Rajputs refers to the people of Rajput community of the eastern state Bihar and adjoining region of Uttar Pradesh. Babu Saheb (or Babu Sahib) is a term or sobriquet used mainly in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand to describe members of the Rajput caste who traditionally formed part of the royalty and feudal elite respectively. Contents History During the colonial period Dominance in feudal society Politics Present
Bhojpuri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in east-central region of India and the Terairegion of Nepal. It is chiefly spoken in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.Sociolinguistically, Bhojpuri is often considered one of several Hindi dialects. The language is a minority language in Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Surinameand Trinidad and Tobago. Fiji Hindi, an official language of Fiji, is a variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri. Caribbean Hindustani, another variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri, is spoken by the Indo-Caribbean
The Bhojpuri region or Bhojpur is an area encompassing parts of the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in northern India where the Bhojpuri dialect of Hindiis spoken as the mother-tongue. The Bhojpuri region is bordered by Awadh in the west and Mithila in the east. UjjainiyaRajputs of the former Shahabad districtof ancient Bihar established their headquarters in the town of Arrah, Bhojpur district from where the whole region received its name. Contents Culture Districts See also References
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Bhau Singh (c.1577 – 13 December 1621) was a Mughalnobleman as well as the Raja of Amber from 1614 to 1621. Life Bhau Singh was a younger son of Man Singh I, Raja of Amber, born of Rani Sahodra Gaud, daughter of Raimal. He had one full brother named Durjan Singh. Prior to his accession to the throne, Bhau Singh had been posted in Bengal, working alongside the