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  2. Chishti Order - Wikipedia

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    Ziyarat. Islam portal. v. t. e. The Chishti order ( Persian: چشتی طريقة, romanized : Chishtī ṭarīqa) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis ...

  3. Akbar - Wikipedia

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    Akbar Padishah Ghazi Sehenshah-E-Hind (King of kings of India) Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan, c. 1630 3rd Mughal Emperor Reign 11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605 Coronation 14 February 1556 Predecessor Humayun Successor Jahangir Regent Bairam Khan (1556–1560) Born Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar 15 October 1542 [a] Amarkot, Rajputana (modern-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan) Died 27 ...

  4. History of Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Delhi has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. The recorded history of Delhi begins with the 8th century Tomar Rajputs kingdom.It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded the Indian subcontinent would ransack the existing capital city in Delhi, and those who came to conquer and stay ...

  5. Jaisalmer - Wikipedia

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    Jaisalmer was founded by Jaisal Singh, popularly known as Rawal Jaisal, in 1156 AD. It is named after its founder, with "Jaisal" representing the king's name and "Mer" signifying a fort. So, it means "The Fort of Jaisal", emphasising the city's historic fortification and its royal heritage.

  6. Jodha of Mandore - Wikipedia

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    Rathore. Father. Rao Ranmal. Mother. Bhatiyani Kuram De d. of Rao Lakhamsen of Pugal in Jaisalmer. Rao Jodha Rathore (28 March 1416 – 6 April 1489) was the 15 th Rajput chief of Rathore clan who ruled the Kingdom of Marwar in the present-day state of Rajasthan. [1] He was the fifth son of Rao Ranmal (Rao Ridmal).

  7. Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra - Wikipedia

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    Completed. 1199 CE. Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra (literally " shed of 2½ days") is a historical mosque in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan, India. It is one of the oldest mosques in India, and the oldest surviving monument in Ajmer . Commissioned by Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak in 1192 CE and designed by Abu Bakr of Herat, the mosque is an example of early Indo ...

  8. Ajmer rape case - Wikipedia

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    Rape. The 1992 Ajmer scandal was a series of gangrapes and blackmailing in which 250 female students in either schools/colleges aged between 11 and 20 years old were reportedly victims of this crime. Most of the victims belonged to Sophia Senior Secondary School of Ajmer, which continues to operate to this day.

  9. Ajmer Sharif Dargah - Wikipedia

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    The 1992 Ajmer scandal was a series of gangrapes and blackmailing where reportedly 250 school and college going girls aged between 11 and 20 years were the vicitms of this monstrous crime. The perpetrators were a group of men led by Farooq and Nafis Chishty, extended members of the Khadim family that oversees the caretaking of the Ajmer Sharif ...