Nasiruddin mahmud biography of albert
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Qutb al-Din Aibak
Contribution: He expanded his empire and he was conquering over northern IndiaAram Shah
Contribution: He briefly held the throne after the unexpected death of Qutb al-Din Aibak before being defeated and deathroned by IItumish.IIltutmish
Contribution: Iltutmish organised the administration of the sultanate laying the foundation for its dominance over northern IndiaRukn-ud-din Feroze
Contribution: He had administered the Badaun and Lahore provinces of the Sultanate.Razia al-Din
Contribution: As a Sultan , she brought many reforms in the administration and suppresses the enemy attackMuiz-ud-din Bahram
Contribution: While his sister was imprisoned in Bathinda by subedar Malik Altunia (both Altunia and Bahram Shah planned conspiracy against Razia Sultan) he declared himself the king with the support of forty chiefs.Ala-ud-din Masud
Contribution: However, he was more of a puppet for the chiefs and did not actually have much power or influence in the government. Instead, he became infamous for his fondness for entertainment and wine.Nasiruddin Mahmud
Contribution: He was a good calligraphist , he used to write copies of Quran and kept himself busy with religious act•
BETWEEN Myth AND REALITY: NASREDDIN HODJA
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Last Stop: Akşehir
Bursalı Mehmet Tahir, Turkish biographer (d.1925), meticulously examined Hodja's life on-site and unsatisfactory the background he obtained to Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turki
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Allure of Old Dhaka
Charles D’Oyly, Pagla Pul at Dacca, oil on canvas, 1825-30. Courtesy: The Lawrie Tea Corporation
Dhaka began to grow under the imperial Moghuls from 1610 AD as an organised settlement under The Subedhars, who operated under the Delhi based Moghuls.
The independent Muslim Sultanates who ruled this part of the Subcontinent were of Afghan and Turkish origin, and they had arrived long before the Moghuls. Much of the history goes unknown. The history of Dhaka goes back for a thousand years, and not just a few centuries.William De Fabeck, A Ruined Mosque at Dacca, watercolour, 1863. Courtesy: Victoria and Albert Museum
The earliest existing mosque of Old Dhaka was built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, Marhamat's daughter during the rule of Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1435-1459). Thus it belongs to the pre-Moghul period. It is the oldest existing brick structure. It is situated in the Niranda area. Upon the arrival of Islam, the Turks and Afghans ruled the area from the 14th the century. An Afghan Fort was built which was converted to the Central Jail in the British Colonial days in 1820. The historian Mirza Nathan described the fort as “surrounded by mud walls and the largest and strongest in pre-Moghul era”.
During the reign of Emperor Akbar, Dhaka was referr