Sugata Bose (born 7 September 1956) is an Indian historian and politician who has taught and worked in the United States since the mid-1980s. His fields of study are South Asian and Indian Ocean history. Bose taught at Tufts Universityuntil 2001, when he accepted the Gardiner Chair of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University. Bose is also the director of
Subedar (Urdu: صوبیدار) is a historical civil or military rank originally relating to a senior official of the Mughal Empire who governed an assigned “Subah” (“province”). Under the British rule in India, “subedar” was the designation accorded to an Indian military officer of a rank equivalent to that of captain. Today the rank is maintained by the Indian Army and Pakistani Army. Contents
Subahdar (Urdu: صُوبہ دار) (also known as Nazim or in English as a “Subah“) was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Mughal era of India who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin. The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qazi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari. The Subahdars were normally appointed from the
A Subah was the term for a province (State) in the Mughal Empire. The word is derived from Arabic and Persian. The governor/ruler of a Subah was known as a subahdar(sometimes also referred to as a “Subeh“), which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army. The subahs were established by badshah (emperor) Akbarduring his administrative reforms of years 1572–1580; initially they numbered to 12, but his conquests expanded the
The streak of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an un-weathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely ground powder generally has a more consistent characteristic color, and is thus an important diagnostic tool in mineral identification. If no streak
A stiletto (Italian: ) is a knife or daggerwith a long slender blade and needle-like point, primarily intended as a stabbingweapon. The stiletto blade’s narrow cross-section and acuminated (tapering gradually to a sharp point) tip reduce friction upon entry, allowing the blade to penetrate deeply. Some consider the stiletto a form of dagger, but most stilettos are specialized thrusting weapons not designed for cutting or
A spinning wheel is a device for spinningthread or yarn from fibres. It was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution. It laid the foundations for later machinery such as the spinning jenny and spinning frame, which displaced the spinning wheel during the Industrial Revolution. Contents 1Function 2History 3Types 3.1Charkha 3.2Great wheel 3.3Treadle wheel 3.3.1Double drive 3.3.2Single drive 3.3.3Upright style 3.3.4Electric
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, till 1910 was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Aurobindo studied for the Indian Civil Service at King’s College, Cambridge, England. After returning to
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave,who is someone forbidden to quit their service for another person (a slaver), while treated as property. Slavery typically involves the enslaved person being made to perform some form of work while also having their location dictated by the slaver. Historically, when people were enslaved, it was often
Sonakanda Fort is a river fort situated in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on the eastern bank of Shitalakshya River. Though the time of its establishment could not be ascertained, historians believe that the river fort was built by Mir Jumla II, a Subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Empire, to defend Dhaka and Narayanganj from pirates. Contents 1History 2Structure 3Myths 4See also 5References 6External links History Bengal went under the effective