The Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: Shahi Qila, or “Royal Fort”) is a citadel in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.The fortress is located at the northern end of walled city Lahore, and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar. The Lahore Fort is notable for having been almost entirely rebuilt in the
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the major characters of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He is the spiritual son of the Vedic deity- Surya (“sun god”) and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth. Kunti was granted the boon to bear a child with desired divine qualities from the gods and without much knowledge, Kunti invoked the sun god
The Kurukshetra War (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध ), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Indian epic poem Mahābhārata (Hindi: महाभारत ). The conflict arose from a dynastic succession struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura. It involved several ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups. The historicity of the war remains subject to scholarly discussions. It is
Kozhikode ( (listen)), also known as Calicut, is an Indian city, second-largest urban agglomeration in the State of Keralaafter Trivandrum and 19th largest in the country with a population of two million according to 2011 census. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city according to Government of India. During classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikode was dubbed the City of Spices for its role
The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahableshwar, Satara district, western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahabaleshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats. Unlike most of the other rivers in Maharashtra which flow East-West direction, the Koyna river flows in North-South direction. The Koyna River is famous for the Koyna Dam and the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. Today the
The Kos Minars (translated: Mile Pillars) are medieval Indian milestones along the Grand Trunk Road in northern Indian subcontinent, that were introduced by the 16th-century Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri. Kos Minars were erected to serve as markers of distance along royal routes from Agrato Ajmer, Agra to Lahore, and from Agra to Mandu in the south. Kos Minars were described as a “marvel of India” by early European travellers such
The Koli people are an ethnic Indian group in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnatakaand Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Contents 1History 1.1Early 1.2Twentieth century 2Classification 3Koli Christian 4Notable people 5Notes and references 6Further reading 7External links History There has historically been some difficulty in identifying people as Koli or as Bhil people in what is now the state of Gujarat. The two communities
Kolhapur district is in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. As of 2011, the district had population of 3,876,001, of which 33% were urban. Contents 1Demographics 2Educational Institutions 3Administration and Divisions 4See also 5References 6External links Demographics According to the 2011 census Kolhapur district has a population of 3,876,001. This gives it a ranking of 65th in India (out
The Kingdom of Mrauk-U was an independent coastal kingdom of Arakan which existed for over 350 years. It was based in the city of Mrauk-U, near the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. The kingdom from 1429 to 1785 ruled over what is now Rakhine State, Myanmar and Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. From 1429 to 1531 it was a protectorate of the Bengal Sultanate at different time periods. After
Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own combatants at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to hostile attack. KIAs include those killed by friendly fire in the midst of combat, but