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The Ottoman Empire-Part1
. The origins of the Turks is a chapter by itself. As far as 6500 BC, there is history. One thing is Turkey the Country and Turks as a race. They appeared in world stage as far as 2000 BC and mention Oghuz Khan as one of their great rulers and noble persons. One of the greatest pre-Islamic empires was: The GokTurk Khanate. At first, I thought it was Go Turk! It is Gokturk. There is umlaut on the O. Umlaut is from German two dots on the letter O. The Gokturks were called “Celestial Turks” and they claim their ancestry from the Ashina clan. There is a story of…
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Short trip to Kolkata New Market
The trip to Kolkata has to be planned or you will miss out. It is a city of various contrasts thought the general theme is changing. The First thing is where will you stay? If I had a choice, I would say near New Market which is favorite spot for many. But there are nice hotels too. The first thing is getting up early say 6: AM and having a stroll around the place. By 7 AM you will see people walking around. The scene you can get if you live around there. My post is in the perspective of the visitor to Kolkata who has visited it many…
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Maldives -A Muslim Gem in the Indian Ocean
About Maldives Maldives is an island located in the Indian Ocean and is part of South Asia. I heard of them in the 1980’s faintly and did not pay attention. Then you did not have internet or Google where you could search:” History of the People Maldives “and press enter. The people of Maldives look like Bengalis or Indians. Huh since when did Indians colonies this Island or the British Raj? If that’s not enough the population of Maldives is 100 Percent Muslim. Maldives is a beautiful island country whose capital is Male. The feminists are angry, why it is not “Female”? Just kidding. I was wondering that myself. 400…
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Saad bin Abi Waqqas(RA) In Bangladesh
An Ancient mosque has been found in Bangladesh. It is known as ‘Harano Masjid’ (Bengali)which translates to Lost Mosque. It was found some 27 years ago in a village Ramdas unmder Panchgram Union of Lalmonirhat Porishad. The mosque is originally dated to 627 CE and later rebuilt in 690CE. The Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) died in Madinah at 632 CE. Waqqas is said have brought Islam to China and ultimately died there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7zy_hTIyNA&t=1s Saad bin Abi Waqqas conquered Iraq and Persia at time of Caliph Umar bin Al Khattab bring end to the Sassanid Empire. This lasted 4 centuries and was one of the longest. The mosque is said…
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The Beauty of Old Dhaka
The beauty of old Dhaka lies in the banks of the Buriganga river which is a channel of the Dhaleshwari river. It is the capital city of Bangladesh. Dhaka is known to be one of the most populated metropolises in South Asia. “The Hidden Goddess”, also known as Dhakeshwari was how the name Dhaka was originated, the same way Athens came from Athena. During the Mughal Dynasty, Dhaka was a centre for flourishing sea trades and attracting foreign visitors. There are countless historic buildings spread among the remains of Old Dhaka. Dhaka took a lot of damage during the war of independence in 1971 and come to the fore as…
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Beebaho.com – a marriage site
We Are Getting Married Beebaho or marriage August 28th 2020 Join Our Face Book Group Our Story Beebaho.com We started as concept in 2005 but never materialized as a site. There is a saying in English “Heat the iron when it is hot” This does not apply only to business but to marriage also. In marriage we want to finish education but we fail to understand time and tide wait for no one. By the time a man in Bangladesh or Desi land wants to get married he is 35 or plus. The ideal age for men is usually 25 but never happens most of the time. Men can be…
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The Seljuk Dynasty
a brief look at Turkish origins and the Seljuk Empire in view of a layman.
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Gutenberg- introducer of Printing and WordPress
Johannes Gutenberg Scroll Down About Gutenberg Gutenberg was a German printer who introduced printing to Europe. He was a visionary of his time. WordPress In the honor of Gutenberg ,it named its editor Gutenberg. Subscribe Featured In: Birth and location The person who introduced printing to Europe . He started the Printing revolution in Europe. Born in Mainz Germany in 1400 CE. Guten berg was know as Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg . Without him we would have mass printing books .His invention of printing allowed books for the masses. In olden times selected people got access to Education even if they wanted to. According To Gutenberg he got…
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Zamindars of Bengal
Zamindars of Bengal The term Zamindar meant owners of land. It is originated from the Persian word Zamin meaning land. They were land owners in India and controlled vast amount of land. They took tax from the inhabitants of these villages and submitted to the Mughal Administration of India. Zamindars were the feudal lords in Mughal and British India. During Mughal times, there were a part of nobility. Zamindari was granted by the Mughals or inherited. Their origin was supposed to be from pre Mauryan times, though the word was something different. In some ways they were independent and ruled areas where permission was needed to enter by established administration.…
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The Narayan Moorthys
Narayan Moorthy is well known for his company InfoSys. I had heard twenty years ago of his company’s name. One of the two big giants in IT sector of India. But the thing that attracted me was their humbleness inspite of being so rich. “Learning from experience, however, can be complicated. It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions.” Medhi, T. (2020, February 21). Inspiring quotes from Narayana Murthy, Infosys Co-founder and the ‘Father of the Indian IT Sector’. YourStory.com. https://yourstory.com/2020/02/inspiring-quotes-narayana-murthy-infosys/amp. So what is so special about…
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