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Almonte, Ontario
Almonte (pronounced "AL-mont" as opposed to the original Spanish pronunciation of "al-MON-tay") is a former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on Janua... |
Muddy Creek Forks Historic District
Muddy Creek Forks Historic District is a national historic district located at the Village of Muddy Creek Forks in East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 12 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributin... |
Wilton, Maine
Wilton is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,116 at the 2010 census. Situated beside Wilson Pond, the former mill town is today primarily a recreation area. |
Rivington Hall
Rivington Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It was the manor house for the Lords of the Manor of Rivington. The hall is of various builds as successor to a 15th-century timber-framed courtyard house that was built near to the present building of which no trace remains... |
Bolton
Bolton ( or locally ] ) is a town in Greater Manchester in North West England. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th century, introducing a wool and cotton-weaving tradition. The urbanisation and development of the town largely ... |
Savage, Maryland
Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Howard County, Maryland, about 18 mi south of Baltimore and 21 mi north of Washington, D.C. It is situated close to the city of Laurel and to the planned community of Columbia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,05... |
Baron Burnham
Baron Burnham, of Hall Barn in the Parish of Beaconsfield in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1903 for the influential newspaper magnate Sir Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baronet, owner of the "Daily Telegraph". He had already been created a Baronet, o... |
Rivington Hall Barn
Rivington Hall Barn adjoins Rivington Hall in Rivington, Lancashire, near Chorley and Bolton. The barn may date from between the 9th and 13th centuries, but more likely the 16th century, and was restored, altered and enlarged in 1905 by Jonathan Simpson for Lord Leverhulme. It is a Grade II Listed b... |
Stank Hall
Stank Hall is a historic building in Beeston, a suburb of Leeds in England. It was built in the late 15th century for the Beeston family. It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 19 October 1951. Immediately to the north stands a Grade II*–listed barn of the late 15th – early 16th century tha... |
Walt Disney World Dolphin
The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, next to Disney's BoardWalk Resort area. It opened on June 1, 1990 and is joined to its sister hotel, t... |
Stitch's Great Escape!
Stitch's Great Escape! is a Tomorrowland attraction at the Magic Kingdom theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort. It is a "theater-in-the-round" experience starring the title alien from Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2002 film "Lilo & Stitch". It opened November 16, 2004 and is the fourth ... |
Guardians of the Galaxy (Epcot Attraction)
Guardians of the Galaxy is an upcoming attraction to be built at Epcot within the Walt Disney World Resort. It will be the third attraction based on a Marvel Comics property at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts after the Iron Man Experience at Hong Kong Disneyland and at Disney Ca... |
Walt Disney World Swan
The Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. The Swan, which opened January 13, 1990 on Disney property, is ... |
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas is a 2004 computer-animated direct-to-video fantasy comedy anthology film produced by Disney Toon Studios and the sequel to 1999's "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas". The segments in this video feature Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Max, Donald Du... |
Horizons (Epcot)
Horizons was the name of a dark ride attraction at Epcot (then known as EPCOT Center), a theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. Located on the eastern side of the "Future World" section of Epcot, the attraction used Disney's Omnimover conveyance system, which took guests past show scenes... |
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress is an attraction located at the Magic Kingdom park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Created by both Walt Disney and WED Enterprises as the prime feature of the General Electric (GE) Pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair, the attraction was move... |
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 4-D film attraction found at the Magic Kingdom theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and at Tokyo Disneyland. The film was directed by George Scribner, who is best known for directing Disney's 1988 animated film, "Oliver & Company". "Mickey's ... |
Maelstrom (ride)
Maelstrom was a log flume dark ride attraction located in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, the ride opened on July 5, 1988, in the Norway Pavilion of the park's World Showcase section. It was a mix between a log chute and a traditional f... |
Walt Disney World Company
Walt Disney World Company was created in 1967 as the company that initially owned and operated Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. The resort opened in 1971 and the land was owned by Walt Disney World Company, Walt Disney Travel Company, and Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Co... |
Hurricane glass
A Hurricane glass is a form of drinking glass which typically will contain 20 fluid ounces (600 ml). It is used to serve mixed drinks, particularly the Hurricane from which it is named originating at Pat O'Brien's Bar in New Orleans. Other drinks served in this glass include the Singapore Sling, June bu... |
Singapore Sling (band)
Singapore Sling is an Icelandic rock 'n' roll band from Reykjavík, formed in 2000. The band have released eight studio albums to date. |
Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling is a gin-based cocktail from Singapore. This long drink was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was initially called the gin sling – a "sling" was originally an North American drink composed ... |
Singapore Sling (1990 film)
Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse (Greek: "Singapore Sling: Ο Άνθρωπος που Αγάπησε ένα Πτώμα" , tr. "Singapore Sling: O Anthropos pou Agapise ena Ptoma") is a 1990 Greek black and white dramatic experimental independent underground art film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis and regarded... |
Fish House Punch
Fish House Punch is a strong, rum-based punch containing rum, cognac, and peach brandy. The drink is typically served over an ice block in a punch bowl and garnished with lemon slices. |
The Curse of Singapore Sling
The Curse of Singapore Sling (also known simply as The Curse Of) is the first studio album by the Icelandic neo-psychedelia band Singapore Sling. It was released in August 2002 by record label Hitt. |
Swampscott Fish House
Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country. |
Singapore Sling (1993 film)
Singapore Sling is a 1993 Australian television movie about a private eye in Singapore. It led to a series of TV movies. |
Hamilton Fish House
The Hamilton Fish House, also known as the Stuyvesant Fish House and Nicholas and Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish House, is where Hamilton Fish (1808-93), future Governor and Senator of New York, was born and resided from 1808 to 1838. It is located at 21 Stuyvesant Street, a diagonal street within the Ma... |
Singapore Sling (tax avoidance)
A Singapore Sling is a tax avoidance scheme in which a large multinational company sells products to a subsidiary owned by them in a jurisdiction with lower tax rates, which acts as a 'marketing hub'. The subsidiary then sells the product to end users, marking up its value and attributin... |
Beech
Beech ("Fagus") is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Recent classification systems of the genus recognize ten to thirteen species in two distinct subgenera, "Engleriana" and "Fagus". The "Engleriana" subgenus is found only in East Asia, and is n... |
Chlorophyllum
Chlorophyllum is a genus of large agarics similar in appearance to the true parasol mushroom. "Chlorophyllum" was originally coined in 1898, a time when spore color was the deciding factor for differentiating genera. It was termed in order to describe the poisonous green-spored "C. molybdites" which share... |
Gendered racism
Gendered racism is a form of oppression that occurs due to race and gender. It is perpetuated due to the prevalence of perceptions, stereotypes, and images of certain groups. Racism is defined as the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race. Racism ... |
Chanel J12
Chanel J12 is a watch range made by Chanel that was launched in 1999. It contains Chanel's first unisex watch and has a style that has become widely recognised with its clean lines and fusion of masculinity and femininity. |
Gender
Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex (i.e. the state of being male, female or an intersex variation which may complicate sex assignment), sex-based social structure... |
Gender role
A gender role is a set of societal norms dictating the types of behaviors which are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality. Gender roles are usually centered on conceptions of femininity and masculinity, although there are ex... |
Gender essentialism
In feminist theory and gender studies, gender essentialism is the attribution of a fixed essence to women. Women's essence is assumed to be universal and is generally identified with those characteristics viewed as being specifically feminine. These ideas of femininity are usually biologized are oft... |
Soft butch
A soft butch, or stem (stud-fem), is a woman who exhibits some stereotypical butch and lesbian traits without fitting the masculine stereotype associated with butch lesbians. Soft butch is on the spectrum of butch, as are stone butch and masculine, whereas on the contrary, ultra fem, high femme, and lipstick... |
Gender & History
Gender & History is an international academic journal. It is an important academic journal for articles relating to the history of femininity, masculinity, and gender relations. The current editors are Sarah Chambers, Maud Bracke, Tracey Deutsch, Rosemary Elliot, Mary Jo Maynes, and Stuart Airlie. ... |
Mary Karooro Okurut
Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut (born 8 December 1954), more commonly known as Mary Karooro Okurut, is a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She is the current Cabinet Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that positi... |
The Apprentice (U.S. season 13)
The Celebrity Apprentice 6 (also known as All-Star Celebrity Apprentice or The Apprentice 13) is the sixth installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice", which premiered on Sunday, March 3, 2013. This season's cast is an "All-Star" celebrity cast, bringing back many fan fa... |
The New Celebrity Apprentice
The New Celebrity Apprentice is the eighth and final installment of the reality game show, "The Celebrity Apprentice". It aired from January 2 to February 13, 2017. The winner of this season was Matt Iseman. |
The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)
The Celebrity Apprentice (also known as The Apprentice 7) is the seventh installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice". This season features celebrity candidates vying for the title of Donald Trump's, "Best Business Brain," as a way to revitalize the series, with the winner... |
The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)
The Celebrity Apprentice 3 (also known as The Apprentice 9) is the ninth installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice". On April 29, 2009, NBC officially announced the renewal of "Celebrity Apprentice" for Spring 2010. The show premiered on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The two-h... |
Trump Productions
Trump Productions LLC is an American television production company established by Donald Trump in 2004 that serves as the entertainment business wing of the Trump Organization. The company produces numerous network and cable television shows including "The Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice" in ass... |
Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality, nicknamed "The Quiet Terminator" by fans following his performance on "The Celebrity Apprentice 3". |
The Apprentice (U.S. season 8)
The Celebrity Apprentice 2 (also known as The Apprentice 8) is the eighth installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice". It premiered on March 1, 2009. "The Celebrity Apprentice 2" aired for two hours on Sundays at 9:00 Eastern time. Joan Rivers was the winner, while Annie ... |
Bret Michaels
Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), professionally known as Bret Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He gained fame as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison who have sold over 50 million records worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has a... |
The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)
The Celebrity Apprentice 4 (also known as The Apprentice 11) is the eleventh installment of the reality game show, "Celebrity Apprentice", which premiered March 6, 2011. Country music star John Rich was named the winner defeating actress Marlee Matlin. Lil Jon, La Toya Jackson, Gary Buse... |
Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It
Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It is an American reality documentary television series on VH1 that debuted October 18, 2010 and aired weekly episodes at 10:30 p.m. on Mondays. It is the series following "Rock of Love" and chronicles the lives of Bret Michaels and his family. Filming of t... |
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, a batholith in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, L... |
Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Theodore Roosevelt Lake (usually called Roosevelt Lake, sometimes Lake Roosevelt) is a large reservoir formed by Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in Arizona as part of the Salt River Project (SRP). Located roughly 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley, Theodore ... |
Gutzon Borglum
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American artist and sculptor. He is most associated with his creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. He was associated with other public works of art, including a bust of Abraham Lincoln exhi... |
Presidents Race
The Presidents Race is a promotional event held at every Washington Nationals home game at Nationals Park, and previously at RFK Stadium, in the middle of the fourth inning. The Presidents Race features likenesses of six former Presidents of the United States, four of whom are found on Mount Rushmore: G... |
General Philip Sheridan
General Philip Sheridan is a bronze sculpture that honors Civil War general Philip Sheridan. The monument was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, best known for his design of Mount Rushmore. Dedicated in 1908, dignitaries in attendance at the unveiling ceremony included President Theodore Roosevelt, mem... |
Joe Wiegand
Joe Wiegand (born April 15, 1965) is an impersonator who has portrayed U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in all fifty U.S. states, after a career as a political consultant. Wiegan performed at the White House on October 27, 2008 as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Roosevelt's birth. He al... |
Theodore Roosevelt V
Theodore Roosevelt VI (born circa 1976), known as Theodore Roosevelt V, is an American businessman and environmentalist. Theodore is a great-great-grandson of 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt and through his ancestor Cornelius Van Schaack, Jr., he is a descendant of the Schuyler family. |
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September... |
Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia
The Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia is a comprehensive project to publish, in one collection, the significant sayings, important conversations and writings (less his letters) of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. Originally conceived by Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart, a h... |
The Roosevelts (film)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the lives and times of the Roosevelt family, including Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican and the 26th President of the United States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat and the 32nd ... |
Northern Circuit
The Northern Circuit dates from 1176 when Henry II sent his judges on circuit to do justice in his name. The Circuit encompassed the whole of the North of England but in 1876 it was divided. That part to the west of the Pennines retained the old name. The land to the east became the territory of the ne... |
Royal justice
Royal justices were an innovation in the law reforms of the Angevin kings of England. Royal justices were roving officials of the king, sent to seek out notorious robbers and murderers and bring them to justice. |
Tongariro Northern Circuit
The Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of the New Zealand Great Walks, is a three- to four-day tramp in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. The hike includes the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a day's march that incorporates the Northern Circuit's most stunning scenery. The complete trail forms a ... |
John Clench
Clench was the son of John Clench of Wethersfield, Essex and Joan, daughter of John Amias of the same county, and grandson of John Clench of Leeds, Yorkshire. He was admitted a student at Lincoln's Inn on 11 February 1556, called to the bar in 1568, appointed recorder of Ipswich in 1573-1574—being the first... |
Eyre (legal term)
An Eyre or Iter was the name of a circuit traveled by an itinerant justice in medieval England (a Justice in Eyre), or the circuit court over which he presided, or the right of the king (or justices acting in his name) to visit and inspect the holdings of any vassal. The eyre involved visits and inspe... |
Joseph Kay
Joseph Kay QC (27 February 1821 – 9 October 1878) was an English economist and judge on the Northern Circuit. |
Henry II of England
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (French: "Court-manteau" ), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also cont... |
Special Division
The Special Division is a division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 28 U.S.C. § 49 (1982 ed., Supp. V) (Title VI of the Ethics in Government Act). It consists of three circuit court judges or justices appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. One of... |
Sykes Churches Trail
The Sykes Churches Trail is a tour of East Yorkshire churches which were built, rebuilt or restored by the Sykes family of Sledmere House in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The tour was devised by the East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group and is divided into a southern circuit and a planned... |
Grand Prix at The Glen
The Grand Prix at the Glen is an IndyCar Series race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. American open wheel racing at the circuit dates back to 1979. |
Bangkok Loco
Bangkok Loco (Thai: ทวารยังหวานอยู่ , rtgs: "Thawan yang wan yu" ) is a 2004 Thai comedy-musical-fantasy film directed by Pornchai Hongrattanaporn, written by Sompope Vejchapipat and starring Krissada Terrence. The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes... |
Midnight Madness and Beyond
Midnight Madness and Beyond is the third album by UK82 Hardcore punk band GBH from Birmingham UK. It was released in August 1986 on the Rough Justice label (the band's first release for their new label, following the departure from Clay Records) with catalogue number Just 2. Recorded once ag... |
Midnight Madness (basketball)
Midnight Madness is an annual event celebrating the upcoming college basketball season in which a team opens its first official practice to the public, often combining it with a pep rally and other fan friendly activities. The tradition originated from teams holding public practices at mid... |
Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album)
Brotherhood (subtitled: The Definitive Singles Collection) is a compilation album by English electronic dance music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 1 2008 (2008--) . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's "Singles 93–03". The first... |
Mathew Laibowitz
Mat Laibowitz is an inventor, artist, and product designer. He holds a PhD degree from MIT Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences from the Responsive Environments Group under Prof. Joseph A. Paradiso. He founded in 1996 an urban experience named Midnight Madness after the 1980 film of the same ... |
Fubar 2
FUBAR 2 (also known as FUBAR: Balls to the Wall or FUBAR: Gods of Blunder) is a 2010 comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 cult film "FUBAR". It was released on October 1, 2010 in Canada. It made its world premiere by opening the Midnight Madness program at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. |
Return to Oz
Return to Oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film directed and written by Walter Murch, an editor and sound designer, co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky. It stars Nicol Williamson as the Nome King, Jean Marsh as Princess Mombi, Piper Laurie as Aunt Em, Matt Clark as Uncle Henry and introd... |
Midnight Madness (film)
Midnight Madness is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and starring David Naughton, Stephen Furst and Maggie Roswell. |
Midnight Madness (album)
Midnight Madness is the second studio album from rock band Night Ranger released in 1983. Their second album produced three charting singles and contains the band's best known hit, "Sister Christian." It remains their highest selling album at over a million copies sold in the US. The first sing... |
(You Can Still) Rock in America
"(You Can Still) Rock in America" is a rock anthem written by Jack Blades and Brad Gillis, and the first single released from Night Ranger's 1983 album "Midnight Madness". Former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes contribute backing vocals on the song. |
1998–99 Valencia CF season
Valencia CF had a successful season, finishing in the top four of La Liga and thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in almost 30 years, thanks to the extension of the competition to include more teams from the top leagues. Valencia also won the Copa del Rey, ending ... |
Mariano Campodónico
Mariano Alejandro Campodónico (born 4 May 1974) is a retired Argentine footballer forward who last played for Cañuelas. He is the brother of current footballer Pablo Campodónico. |
Luis Artime
Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938 in Parque Civit in Mendoza Province) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1000 goals during his career. His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired Argentine footballer who played in the 1990s. |
List of Valencia CF Femenino seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Valencia CF Femenino, the women's section of Spanish football club Valencia CF, and its predecessor DSV Colegio Alemán. The team was created in its original form in 1998, and has represented Valencia CF since the 2009–10 season. |
2002–03 Valencia CF season
Valencia CF did not succeed in defending their La Liga title, finishing in 5th place. "Los Che" also got to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, where former coach Héctor Cúper and Inter got the upper hand over Valencia and Rafael Benítez. The main player during the season was Pab... |
Mario Kempes
Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (born 15 July 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker. His father, Mario, also a footballer, inspired him to play from a young age. At the age of seven he began playing with a junior team and at fourteen, he joined the Talleres rese... |
Higinio Ortúzar
Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria (10 January 1915 - 8 November 1982) is a retired Chilean footballer who played in Spain for Barakaldo CF, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Valladolid. After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés. |
José Daniel Valencia
José Daniel Valencia (born 3 October 1955 in San Salvador, Jujuy Province) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning squad. |
Claudio López (footballer)
Claudio Javier López (] , born 17 July 1974) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a forward. |
José Aveiro
José Raúl Aveiro Lamas (born 18 July 1936 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a retired Paraguayan footballer. He played for Sportivo Luqueño, Valencia CF and Elche CF. |
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and political leader. Governing the Soviet Union as its dictator from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet ... |
Diwan Mohanlal
Diwan Mohanlal (c. 1756 - 1757), was a Diwan of Siraj Ud Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal at Murshidabad. The Nawab made the decision of elevating a Hindu Kayastha bureaucrat named Mohanlal as his supreme Diwan . The elevation of a Hindu to such a prominent position caused the Muslim nobility, and in particul... |
Jafarganj Cemetery
Jafarganj Cemetery was built by Mir Jafar over an area of 3.51 acres within an enclosure of waved walls, about half a mile north to the Nizamat Fort Campus and inside the campus of Namak Haram Deorhi. It hosts the graves of the later Nawabs of Bengals of the Najafi dynasty, starting from Mir Jafar, a... |
Jafar Khan Jamali
Mir Jafar Khan Jamali was a prominent politician, tribal leader and a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan province, Pakistan. He was a close friend of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.«a href="http%3A//www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp%3Fperid%3DP085%26amp%3BPg%3D2">Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali</ref... |
Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad
The Nawabs of Bengal (full title, the Nawab Nizam of Bengal and Orissa) were the rulers of the then provinces of Bengal and Orissa. Between 1717 and 1765, they served as the rulers of the subah (or province) of Bengal. However, they were only nominally subordinate to the Mughal Empire. ... |
Mir Jafar Dasni
Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni (Kurdish: Mîr Ceferê Dasnî , Arabic: الأمير جعفر بن الأمير حسن الداسني ), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis, was a Yazidi and was member of the ethno-religious group of the Yazidis leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north... |
Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim (also spelt Mir Kasim; full name: Mir Kasim Ali Khan) (died May 8, 1777) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company, replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been supported earlier by the East India Company a... |
Namak Haram Deorhi
Namak Haram Deorhi (also known as the "Traitor's Gate", "Jafarganj Deorhi" or "Jufarganj Palace") was the palace of Mir Jafar. It is located just opposite to the Jafarganj Cemetery in the "Lalbagh" area of the town of Murshidabad and near Mahimapur in the Indian state of West Bengal. Namak Haram Deor... |
Mir Jafar
Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (c. 1691–5 February 1765) was the first Nawab of Bengal with support from the British East India Company. He was the second son of Sayyid Ahmad Najafi. His rule is widely considered the start of British imperialism in India and was a key step in the eventual British domination of va... |
Mir Jafar Baghirov
Mir Jafar Baghirov Abbas oglu (Azerbaijani: "Mir Cəfər Bağırov Abbas oğlu" ; 17 September 1896 – 7 May 1956) was the communist leader of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1932 to 1953, under the Soviet leadership of Joseph Stalin. |
Bayada Home Health Care
Bayada Home Health Care (stylized BAYADA) is an international, privately held home health care company. The organization has previously been known as RN Homecare and Bayada Nurses. While the headquarters is in Moorestown Township, New Jersey, the company employs over 18,000 nursing support staff... |
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