A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Vizir, Wasir, Wazir, Wesir, Wezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages) is an oriental, originally Persian, term for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or Minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, Amir, Malik (king) or Sultan. Also used anachronistically or in a modern Islamic republic's cabinet. Vizier - Historical titles. In pre-Islamic Persia the vichir (Middle-Persian for Vizier), wa ...

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• Vizier - In Islam's Core Area
• Vizier - In Black Africa
• Vizier - In the Far East East Indies etc
• Vizier - Princely title
• Vizier - Modern Islamic republic
• Vizier - Anachronistic historical use
• Vizier - Art
• Vizier - Some famous viziers in history
• Vizier - Sources and References

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Rajkot (2005 pop. 1,252,400) is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District. Rajkot - Location. It is located at Latitude: 22.3N; Longitude: 70.8E; Elevation: 134 meters Rajkot Geography/Weather Rajkot - History. Founded in 1612 by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan and Raju Sandhi. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, presentday Jamnagar. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter (Residency).< ...

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The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for "high king" (a karmadharaya from maha "great" and rajan "king"). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). The female equivalent to Maharaja is Maharani (or Maharanee), a title used either by the wife of a Maharaja or, in the few states where that is possible, by a woman ruling in her own right. In Hindi, the suffix 'a' is silent so it is pronounced Maharaj. Maharaja - Indian ...

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Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. Mysore is the administrative seat of Mysore District and Mysore Division, and is the former capital of the Kingdom of Mysore. Mysore is known as the Cultural Capital of Karnataka. Mysore is located at 770 m above sea level and 135 km from Bangalore at 12.18° N 76.42° E. Mysore is known for its palaces and proximity to several attractions. One of the best (some would say worst) times to visit Mysore is during the annual nine-night, t ...

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• Mysore - Palaces
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• Mysore - Governance
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• Mysore - Economy
• Mysore - Transport
• Mysore - Highways
• Mysore - Inter-city
• Mysore - Rail
• Mysore - Air
• Mysore - Media
• Mysore - Radio
• Mysore - Newspapers
• Mysore - Educational and research institutions
• Mysore - Spiritual Tourism
• Mysore - Noted people
• Mysore - Noted people who were born in Mysore
• Mysore - Noted people who worked in Mysore
• Mysore - Nearby places

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In pre-Islamic Persia the vichir (Middle-Persian for Vizier), was a minister to the Shah. This word has been borrowed from Persian into Arabic, Turkish and almost all other languages of the Muslim nations. However it has been used in two very different ways : either for a unique position, in western terms the prime minister at the head of the monarch's government (the term Grand Vizier always refers to such post) or as a shared 'cabinet rank', rather like a British Secretary of state (if one of them is the prime minister, he may hold ...

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Vizier, Vizier - Historical titles, Vizier - In Islam's Core Area, Vizier - In Black Africa, Vizier - In the Far East East Indies etc, Vizier - Princely title, Vizier - Modern Islamic republic, Vizier - Anachronistic historical use, Vizier - Art, Vizier - Some famous viziers in history, Vizier - Sources and References

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In parliamentary systems, government functions along the following lines: The formation of a government answerable to parliament by a member (sometimes the leader) of the party or parties; Full answerability of that government to parliament through The ability of parliament to pass a vote of no confidence. The requirement that the government gain and hold supply. Answerability for its actions to whichever representative legislative assembly (in a bicameral system often confusingly called the lower house, e.g ...

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Head of government, Head of government - Types and titles of Head of government, Head of government - A parliamentary prime minister, Head of government - Appointing the prime minister, Head of government - Removing the prime minister, Head of government - First among equals or dominating the cabinet?, Head of government - Official residence, Head of government - Sources and References

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The most common style for a head of government is "Prime Minister." It is not only used as a formal title, but often also, more informally, as a generic term to describe the head of government, who is formally the first amongst the "ministers" (Latin for servants, i.e. subordinates) of an otherwise styled head of state, who may be a political superior or a merely ceremonial precedence. Various constitutions use different titles, or a single titles covers different constitutional pr ...

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Head of government, Head of government - Types and titles of Head of Government, Head of government - As political chief, Head of government - Under a dominant head of state, Head of government - Weak head of state, Head of government - Heads of State as Head of Government, Head of government - Parliamentary heads of government, Head of government - Appointment, Head of government - Removal, Head of government - First among equals or dominating the cabinet?, Head of government - Official residence, Head of government - Sources and References

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In 1926 he took the Prestigious Imerial Police Examination ( No IAS or IPS in those days). He Joined the Indian Police Service on 1 May 1927 and Posted to Thanjavur. He worked in various grades as SP, DIG, and later on became the Commissioner of Police, Madras. He had worked in the then entire Madras Presidency covering the parts of Orissa to South Canara and Kerala. He was Proficient in Telugu, Urdu besides English and Tamil. As per the wishes of the late Sir C.P.Ramswamy Iyer the then Diwan of the old State of Travancore, Sri Partha ...

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S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar, S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar - Education, S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar - Police Career, S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar - Other public service

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The Bakr Sidqi coup showed the extent to which Nuri had tied his fate to that of the British role in Iraq: he was the only politician of the overthrown government to seek refuge in the British embassy, and his hosts sent him into exile in Egypt. He returned to Baghdad in August 1937 and began intriguing to return to power, discussing possible steps with Colonel Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh. This perturbed the then prime minister, Jamil al-Midfa'i, sufficiently that he persuaded the British that Nuri was a disruptive influence who would be better ...

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Nuri as-Said, Nuri as-Said - Early career, Nuri as-Said - Initial positions under the new Iraqi monarchy, Nuri as-Said - Prime minister for the first time 1930, Nuri as-Said - Intriguing with the army 1937 - 1940, Nuri as-Said - Coexistence with the regent in the 1940s, Nuri as-Said - The regime resists growing political unrest, Nuri as-Said - Fall of the monarchy and Nuri's death

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The early Bronze age culture is commonly believed to have grown out of Beaker roots, with some Wessex and Unetice influence. In the early Bronze age, rich individual graves are found under barrows, which indicates a complete change of the social structure. The Breton barrows have been divided into two series by Cogné and Guiot, the first dating from 1900-1600 bc, the second to 1600-1400 bc. The barrows of the first series can be up to 50 m in diameter and 6 m high. They are found in Western Brittany, along the coast, the Blavet river and at ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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Founded in 1612 by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan and Raju Sandhi. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, presentday Jamnagar. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter (Residency). It has been seat of Jadeja Clan (Rajkot Branch) since then. Mahatma Gandhi spent his early years in Rajkot while his father was a Diwan to one of the Saurashtran Nawab, and the house where Gandhi lived is now a museum named Kaba Gandhi No Delo. He went to school in here (Alfred High School, now call ...

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Rajkot, Rajkot - Location, Rajkot - History, Rajkot - Industry, Rajkot - Places to Visit, Rajkot - External link

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During the reign of Olug Moxammat and his son Maxmud, Kazan forces occupied Muscovy and its subject lands several times. The Grand Duke of Moscow Vassily II was defeated in a battle near the Suzdal, and was forced to pay tribute to the Kazan khan. In July 1487, Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow occupied Kazan and seated a puppet leader, Möxämmädämin, to the Kazan throne. The Kazan Khanate subsequently became a Moscow protectorate. As Russian influence grew stronger, Russian nobles and merchants received more advantageous conditions th ...

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Khanate of Kazan, Khanate of Kazan - Khanate's geography and population, Khanate of Kazan - Economics, Khanate of Kazan - Society, Khanate of Kazan - Culture, Khanate of Kazan - Administrative division, Khanate of Kazan - Military forces, Khanate of Kazan - History

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Mysore - Palaces. Mysore is called the City of Palaces as a result of the number of palaces situated in the city, some of them are: The original main palace of Mysore was burnt down in 1897 and the present day structure was built over the same site. The present day Palace exibhits a mixture of architectural styles from Dravidian, Indo-Saracenic, Roman and Oriental. Even though the Government of Karnataka now maintains the Mysore palace, a small portion of the palace has been allocated for ...

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Mysore, Mysore - Origin of name, Mysore - History, Mysore - Attractions, Mysore - Palaces, Mysore - Mysore Dasara, Mysore - Other attractions, Mysore - Governance, Mysore - Demographics, Mysore - Economy, Mysore - Transport, Mysore - Highways, Mysore - Inter-city, Mysore - Rail, Mysore - Air, Mysore - Media, Mysore - Radio, Mysore - Newspapers, Mysore - Educational and research institutions, Mysore - Spiritual Tourism, Mysore - Noted people, Mysore - Noted people who were born in Mysore, Mysore - Noted people who worked in Mysore, Mysore - Nearby places

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Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title. On the eve of independence in 1947, India (including present day Pakistan) consisted of more than 600 princely states (see that article for context), each with its own ruler, often styled Raja or Thakur (if the ruler were Hindu) or Nawab (if he was Muslim); there was a host of less current titles as well. The British directly ruled 1/3rd of India, the rest was under indirect rule by the above mentioned princes under the considerable influence of British repr ...

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Maharaja, Maharaja - Indian subcontinent, Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title, Maharaja - Nobiliary use, Maharaja - Malay world, Maharaja - Malaysia, Maharaja - Indonesia, Maharaja - Sources and References

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Around 500 AD, the Roman troops were withdrawing. Some British authors (Nennius, Gildas) mention Britons fleeing to Armorica to escape the invading Anglo-Saxons and Scoti. These Britons gave the region its current name and contributed to the Breton language, Brezhoneg, a sister language to Welsh and Cornish. (Brittany used to be known in English as Little Britain to distinguish it from Great Britain - the street in London called Little Britain w ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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Bretons took part in the Revolt of 1173-1174, siding with the rebels against Henry II of England. Henry's son Geoffroy II, then heir apparent to the Duchy of Brittany, resisted his father's attempts to annex Brittany to the possessions of the English Crown. Geoffroy's son Arthur did likewise during his reign (1186-1203) until his death, perhaps by assassination under John Lackland's orders. In 1185, Geoffroy II signed "Count Geoffrey's Assise" which forbade the subdivision of f ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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A variety of tribes are mentioned in Roman sources, like the Veneti, Armoricani, Osismii, Namnetes and Coriosolites. Strabo and Poseidonius describe the Armoricani as belonging to the Belgae. Armorican gold coins have been widely exported and are even found in the Rhineland. Salterns are widespread in Northern Armorica, for example at Trégor, Ebihens and Enez Vihan near Pleumeur-Bodou (Côtes-d'Armor) and the island of Yoc'h ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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According to Hindu legend, the area around Mysore city was once the domain of the demon king Mahishasura (Mahisha meaning Buffalo), who grew almost invincible and wreaked havoc on the world. The Goddess Chamundeshwari, vanquished the demon Mahisha in a humungous struggle waged over a period of 10 days thus, Goddess Chamundeshwari is also known by the name Mahishasura Mardhini (slayer of Mahisha).The battle became a festive event which the annual 10-day Navaratri festival commemorates to this day. The region retains the n ...

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Mysore, Mysore - Origin of name, Mysore - History, Mysore - Attractions, Mysore - Palaces, Mysore - Mysore Dasara, Mysore - Other attractions, Mysore - Governance, Mysore - Demographics, Mysore - Economy, Mysore - Transport, Mysore - Highways, Mysore - Inter-city, Mysore - Rail, Mysore - Air, Mysore - Media, Mysore - Radio, Mysore - Newspapers, Mysore - Educational and research institutions, Mysore - Spiritual Tourism, Mysore - Noted people, Mysore - Noted people who were born in Mysore, Mysore - Noted people who worked in Mysore, Mysore - Nearby places

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After 1532, Brittany retained a certain fiscal and regulatory autonomy, which was defended by the États de Bretagne despite the rising tide of royal absolutism. Brittany remained on the whole strongly Catholic during the period of the Huguenots and the Wars of Religion, although Protestantism made some headway in Nantes and a few other areas. From 1590-98, during the War of the Catholic League, the duc de Mercoeur (governor of Brittany and husband of the countess of Penthièvre) sought to have himself proclaimed Duke of Britanny and ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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In 56 BC the area was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar. The Venetian notables were killed or sold off as slaves. The Romans called the district Armorica (a Latinisation of a Celtic word meaning "coastal region"), part of the Gallia Lugdunensis province. The modern département of Côtes-d'Armor has taken up the ancient name. After the reforms of Diocletian, it was part of the dioceses Galliarum. The uprising of the Bagaudae in the 3rd century led to unrest and depopulation, numerous villages were destro ...

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History of Brittany, History of Brittany - Palaeolithic, History of Brittany - Mesolithic, History of Brittany - Neolithic, History of Brittany - Bronze age, History of Brittany - Iron Age, History of Brittany - Roman rule, History of Brittany - Early Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Middle Ages, History of Brittany - Early modern Brittany, History of Brittany - Modern Times, History of Brittany - Notes, History of Brittany - Sources

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