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1 giorno fa · Maratha Confederacy. The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire or the Maratha Kingdom, [6] [7] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent comprising the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [8] [9] who were often subordinate to the former. It was formed in 1674 with the coronation ...
9 ore fa · This year, thanks to Tata, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has turned 115 years old. Jamsetji Tata’s letter to Swami Vivekananda. As the first step, Tata annually funded select young Indian men to study and train in England. He regarded these Tata scholars as a good ‘investment’ for India.
2 giorni fa · The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...
2 giorni fa · After our tour through Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India, we were all ready for another big city. Mumbai, known as Bombay until 1996, is one of the world’s largest cities by population. This city is the fifth largest in the world and the largest in India. Most of the city’s population lives in slums, which we learned on our tour of Dharavi ...
4 giorni fa · Peter de Goyer, and Jacob de Keyzer, at ... Peking : wherein the cities, towns, villages ... &c. in their passages from Canton to Peking are ingeniously described by Mr. John Nieuhoff ... also an epistle of Father John Adams ... concerning the whole negotiation, with ... several remarks taken out of Father Athanasivs Kircher.
4 giorni fa · Discover 47 fascinating facts about Mumbai (Bombay) - from its rich history and cultural heritage to its bustling markets and iconic landmarks. Explore India's vibrant city like never before!
1 giorno fa · See list. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [1] [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
