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1 day ago · Aurangzeb and the Mughals belonged to a branch of the Timurid dynasty. He held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) and gained recognition as an accomplished military commander. Aurangzeb served as the viceroy of the Deccan in 1636–1637 and the governor of Gujarat in 1645–1647.
- 31 July 1658 – 3 March 1707
- Mumtaz Mahal
1 day ago · The Three-finger salute, also called the "Serb salute", is a popular expression for ethnic Serbs and Serbia, originally expressing Serbian Orthodoxy and today simply being a symbol for ethnic Serbs and the Serbian nation, made by extending the thumb, index, and middle fingers of one or both hands.
- 96,530 (2016)
- c. 15,000 (est.)
- c. 313,198 (people with full or partial ancestry)
- c. 70,000 (2001 est.)
1 day ago · Ottoman Algeria. The Regency was composed of various beyliks (provinces) under the authority of beys (vassals): Dar Es-Soltane included the city of Algiers and nearby ports; The beylik of Constantine in the east, with its capital in Constantine; The beylik of Titteri in the centre was established in 1548, with its capital at Médéa.
- State affiliated to the Ottoman Empire (Nominal since 1659)
1 day ago · The Abbasid Caliphate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Babylonian capital city of Babylon and Persian city of Ctesiphon. Baghdad became the center of science, culture, and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam.
7 hours ago · Albanians speak the Albanian language, which is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group. It had its formative core in the Western Balkans after the Indo-European migrations in the region from about 3000 to 2500 BCE.
- 39,055c
- 200–300
- 200,000–300,000
- 70,000–100,000
7 hours ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2019. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. July 2019
1 day ago · History Got Talent was conceived in 2005 by Simon Cowell, creator and judge on The X Factor. The format's origins can be traced to the British talent shows Opportunity Knocks (on-screen from the 1950s, with the winner using the now-standard method of a telephone vote) and New Faces. Both shows showcased singers, dancers and comedians, as well as performers such as acrobats, animal acts and ...
