Orhan Bey, also referred as Orhan Ghazi (Turkish for "military man"), is the son of Muslim scholar Sheikh Edebali and Malhun Hatun. According to several historians, he was born to Bala Hatun, the daughter of Seljuk vizier mer Bey, or that Malhun Hatun and Bala Hatun were the same person. Orhan Ghazi was born in 1281, the same year that his grandfa…
Read moreOsman Nuri Pasha Osman Nuri Pasha was born in 1832, Tokat, Ottoman Empire and he died on 5 April 1900, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, known commonly as Şanı Büyük Gazi Osman Paşa (Glorious Warrior Osman Pasha), was an Ottoman field marshal. Numerous songs have been composed for him, and so many places have been named after him, as he was one of the most …
Read more1453: The Siege of Constantinople During the rise of Islam, the world was dominated by two powerful states: the Persian Empire, which ruled Iran and Iraq, and the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, which ruled Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and the Balkans. Muslims had already abolished the Persian Empire during the reign of Umar bin Khattab, the second caliph …
Read moreRusso-Ukraine Crisis Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its neighbour to the southwest, on February 24, 2022, marking a dramatic escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion was preceded by a Russian military buildup that began in early 2021, during which Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised NATO's post…
Read moreLife and Struggle of Humayun He was India's second Mughal emperor and an explorer. He was Babur's successor. He lacked his father's military capabilities and political knowledge. Despite the fact that he had no scholarly interest, he was fluent in Turki, Arabic, and Persian, and he learned Hindi after Babur's conquest of northern India. H…
Read moreSince the middle of the 16th century, Libya was under the Ottoman's sovereignty. After the Italo-Turkish war of 1912, Libya became an Italian colony, but their defeat in World War II was liberated and fell under UN Administration. In 1949, the UN General Assembly declared Libya an independent country by January 1, 1952. On December 24, 1951, Libya d…
Read moreDiscovery of Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia was established in Aligarh on 29 October 1920 in response the demand of some students of the Aligarh Muslim University. It was founded by Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, and Zakir Hussain under the presidency of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. The main aim was …
Read moreIn 1063 CE, Alp Arslan became sultan on the death of his uncle Tughril Bey. Soon after, in 1064, he added Armenia and Georgia to his rule. Being a new Sultan, Alp Arslan faced many internal oppositions. Kutulmish, the cousin of his father, carried Khurasan into revolt in 1064, and also his real brother, Kawurd (founder of the Kirman dynasty), rebelled twice…
Read moreSalah al-Din Ayyubi After the death of his master Nur al-Din, who captured almost all the cities of Jerusalem from the Crusaders. Also, he wanted to conquer Jerusalem from the Christians but could not succeed and died in 1174. The Zengid princes of Mosul, Aleppo, and Damascus started fighting against each other over the legacy of Nur al-Din. Thereby …
Read moreMaulana Abul kalam Azad Maulana Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad, known as Maulana Azad, was born on November 11, 1888 in mecca, Saudi Arabia. He was one of India's most prominent and influential independent freedom fighters and a noted writer, poet, and journalist. Maulana Azad joined the Indian National Congress and…
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