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Volley gun

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A volley gun is a gun with multiple single-shotbarrels that shoot projectiles in volley fire, either simultaneously or in succession. Although capable of unleashing intense firepower, volley guns differ from modern machine guns in that they lack autoloadingand automatic fire mechanisms, and therefore their volume of fire is limited by the number of barrels bundled together. In practice, large volley guns were not particularly more useful than a cannon firing canister shot or grapeshot. Since

War elephant

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A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant’s main use was to charge the enemy, breaking their ranks and instilling terror. Elephantryare military units with elephant-mounted troops. War elephants played a critical role in several key battles in antiquity, but their use declined with the spread of firearmsin the early modern period. Military elephants were then restricted to non-combat engineering and

Verinag

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Verinag (/ˈveɪriːnɑːɡ/; or Vitastatrais a tourist place and a notified area committee with tehsil status (Shahabad Bala Verinag) in Anantnag district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is about 26 kilometers away from Anantnag and approximately 78 kilometres south-east from Srinagar which is the summer capital of the union territory ofJammu and Kashmir. Verinag is also the first tourist spot of Kashmir

Velhe taluka

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Velhe taluka (Marathi: वेल्हे तालुकाVēlhē tālukā), is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Ustad Mansur

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Ustad Mansur (flourished 1590-1624) was a seventeenth-century Mughal painter and court artist. He grew up during the reign of Jahangir (r. 1605 – 1627) during which period he excelled at depicting plants and animals. He was the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, apart from being the first to illustrate the Siberian crane. Towards the end of Akbar’s reign, he gained the title of ustad (=master)

Ustad Ali Quli

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Ustad Ali Quli was a Ottoman Turkish commander of the Mughal Empire. Under the reign of Babur, he commanded the artillery for his army. At the Battle of Panipat and Battle of Khanwa, he commanded his cannon batteries. His role in these battles as commander of the artillery was a vital one, as it was the rifleman and cannons under Mustafa Rumi and Ustad Ali Quli

Urs

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Urs (from Arabic: عرس‎ ‘Urs) or Urus (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversaryof a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint’s dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, Bukhari, etc. the concept of Urs exists and is celebrated with enthusiasm. The devotees refer to their saints as lovers of God, the beloved. Urs rituals are generally performed by the custodians of the shrine or the

Hardinge County

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Hardinge County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. Hardinge County was named in honour of Field Marshal, Sir Henry Hardinge(1785-1856. Parishes A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows: Parish LGA Coordinates Abington Uralla Shire 30°14′54″S 151°16′04″E Aconite Inverell

Mawsonite

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Mawsonite is a brownish orange sulfosalt mineral, containing copper, iron, tin, and sulfur: Cu6Fe2SnS8. Discovery and occurrence It was first described in 1965 for occurrences in the Royal George mine, Swinton, Tingha, Hardinge County, New South Wales; and the North Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mine, Queenstown, Tasmania. It was named after Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958). It occurs within hydrothermal copper deposits in altered volcanic rocks. It also occurs in skarndeposits

Unitary state

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A unitary state is a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme. Unitary states stand in contrast with federations , also known as federal states. Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Power source show Democracy show Oligarchy show Autocracy show Anarchism Power ideology show Monarchy vs. republic show