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Ahmad Khan, Sir Sayyid

(Encyclopedia) Ahmad Khan, Sir SayyidAhmad Khan, Sir Sayyidsäˈyēd äkhmädˈ khän [key], 1817–98, Indian Muslim educator. His family was long connected with the Mughal court, but he entered the service…

Pakistan: Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers Liaquat Ali Khan (1947–1951)   Khwaja Nazimuddin (1951–1953)   Mohammad Ali Bogra (1953–1955)   Chaudhri Mohammad Ali (1955–1956)   Husayn Sahid Suhrawardi (…

Ricardo Montalban

(Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Matalban y Merino)actorBorn: 11/25/1920Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico A Mexican native with an easygoing manner, dark-eyed intensity, and a lyrical Spanish accent, Ricardo…

Jagatai

(Encyclopedia) JagataiJagataijăgətīˈ [key], d. 1242, Mongol conqueror; son of Jenghiz Khan. He led large armies on his father's campaigns of conquest. When the empire was divided in 1227 among…

Asian American Artists and Musicians

Zubin MehtaBunker, Chang and Eng, circus performers Cibo Matto, rock band Ho, Don, Hawaiian entertainer Hung, William, American Idol contestant Iha, James, guitarist Ito,…

Modern Persia and Iran: Rulers

Samanid, Muslim Persian dynasty that ruled (819–1005) in Khorasan and Transoxiana Ismail, shah of Persia (1502–24), founder of the Safavid dynastyTahmasp, shah of Persia (1524–76)Abbas I, shah of…

Humayun

(Encyclopedia) Humayun or HomayunHumayunh&oobreve;mäˈy&oomacr;n [key], 1507–56, second Mughal emperor of India (1530–56), son and successor of Babur. In 1535, pressed by enemy incursions into…

Yul Brynner

(Taidje Khan)actorBorn: 7/11/1920Birthplace: Sakhalin, Russia Academy- and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor best known for his portrayal of the King of Siam in The King and I. He appeared…

Kirstie Alley

actressBorn: 1/12/1951Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Actress who starred in the movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Look Who's Talking (1989), Sibling Rivalry (1990), and It Takes Two (…

Sher Shah

(Encyclopedia) Sher Shah: see Sher Khan.