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Delhi Sultanate
(Encyclopedia)Delhi Sultanate, refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India (1210–1526). It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192. In 1206, Qutb ud-Din, ...Komotiní
(Encyclopedia)Komotiní kômətĭnēˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 39,927), capital of Rodhópi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. It is the commercial center for a region that produces grains, silk, and tobacco. The cit...Dhamar
(Encyclopedia)Dhamar or Damar both: dämärˈ [key], town, S central Yemen, in a valley between two volcanic peaks. ...Woking
(Encyclopedia)Woking wōˈkĭng [key], district (1991 pop. 84,000), Surrey, SE England. Woking is primarily a residential suburb of London. There are printing, rubber, and packing industries. Of interest is a mosqu...Muawiya
(Encyclopedia)Muawiya mo͞oäˈwēä [key], d. 680, 1st Umayyad caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to Islam the year of the surren...Constantine, city, Algeria
(Encyclopedia)Constantine kŏnˈstəntēn [key], ancient Cirta, city, capital of Constantine dept., NE Alge...crescent
(Encyclopedia)crescent, emblematic representation of the quarter moon. The crescent and star, ancient Byzantine symbols that became the emblems of Constantinople, were also assumed as the standard of the Ottoman Tu...houri
(Encyclopedia)houri ho͞oˈrē, houˈ– [key] [Arab.,=black-eyed], one of the beautiful maidens said by some Muslims to dwell in paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. The passages in the Qur'an detailing the...Bahraich
(Encyclopedia)Bahraich bärīchˈ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, NE India, on the Saryu River. A district ...Faridpur
(Encyclopedia)Faridpur fərēdˈpoŏr [key], town, S Bangladesh. It is a district administrative center, a ...Browse by Subject
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