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DK History: Mughal India

WHO WERE THE MUGHALS? WHERE WAS THE MUGHAL EMPIRE? WHO CHALLENGED MUGHAL RULE? TAJ MAHALFIND OUT MOREThe Mughal Empire, founded in 1526, was the most powerful Islamic state to rule in India. It was…

Mahe, India

(Encyclopedia) Mahe, formerly Mahé, enclave and town, India: see French India; Puducherry.

Portuguese India

(Encyclopedia) Portuguese India, the former Portuguese possessions on the Indian subcontinent. It comprised Dadra and Nagar Haveli, located inland, and the coastal colonies of Goa and Daman and Diu (…

French India

(Encyclopedia) French India, former overseas territory of France in India, composed of the coastal enclaves of Pondichéry (now Puducherry), Karikal (now Karaikal), Yanaon (now Yanam), and Mahé (now…

India Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 7/27/2022   Pres. Droupadi Murmu Vice Pres. Jagdeep Dhankhar Prime Min. Narendra Modi National Security Adviser Ajit…

Bassas da India

(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…

India-Pakistan Wars

(Encyclopedia) India-Pakistan Wars, name given to the series of conflicts between India and Pakistan since 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and the two countries became independent…