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Delhi

(Encyclopedia) Delhi Delhi dĕlˈē [key], union territory and city, N central India. The union territory…

Valentine's Day | Famous Couples in History

Love stories from around the world through the ages by David Johnson Related Links Valentine's Day Features Quotations from Classic Love Poems Love Poems on the Web From Reel Love…

Faridpur

(Encyclopedia) Faridpur Faridpur fərēdˈpoŏr [key], town, S Bangladesh. It is a district administrative center, a…

Hormoz

(Encyclopedia) HormozHormozhôrˈmōzˌ [key], HormuzHormoz–mŭzˌ, hôrm&oomacr;zˈ [key] or OrmuzHormozôrˈ–, ôr– [key], island (1989 est. pop. 2,500), 5 mi (8.1 km) long and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) wide, S…

1988 World History

François Mitterrand (1916–1996) The French Consulate, Boston Benazir Bhutto (1953– ) Muzammil Paha/Reuters/Archive Photos   1988 U.S. and Canada reach free trade agreement (…

Aga Khan

(Encyclopedia) Aga KhanAga Khanäˈgä khän [key], the title of the religious leader and imam of the Ismaili Nizari sect of Islam, originally bestowed by the Persian shah Fath Ali on Hasan Ali Shah,…

Muhammad III, Ottoman sultan

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad III or Mehmet III, 1567–1603, Ottoman sultan (1595–1603), son and successor of Murad III to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Muhammad, who was a provisional governor…

Jahangir

(Encyclopedia) Jahangir or JehangirJehangirboth: jəhänˌgērˈ [key], 1569–1627, Mughal emperor of India (1605–27), son of Akbar. He continued his father's policy of expansion. The Rajput principality…

Bene Israel

(Encyclopedia) Bene Israel or Beni IsraelBeni Israelboth: bāˈnē [key] [Heb.,=sons of Israel], Jewish community of India, living mostly in and near Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Many thousands of others…

Bandar-e Torkaman

(Encyclopedia) Bandar-e Torkaman Bandar-e Torkaman bänˈdär-ā [key] Bandar-e Torkaman…