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  2. Ibn Battuta - Wikipedia

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    Ibn Battuta is a patronymic literally meaning "son of the duckling". His most common full name is given as Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta . [12] In his travelogue , the Rihla , he gives his full name as Shams al-Din Abu’Abdallah Muhammad ibn’Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Lawati al- Tanji ibn Battuta .

  3. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. Ganesha writes the Mahabharata upon Vyasa's dictation. The core story of the work is that of a dynastic struggle for the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle are the Kaurava and the Pandava.

  4. Kalaw Lagaw Ya - Wikipedia

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    Names The language is known by several names besides Kalaw Lagaw Ya, most of which (including Kalaw Lagaw Ya) are names of dialects, spelling variants, dialect variants and the like — and include translations of the English terms, Western Island Language and Central Island Language: Language name (with regional and spelling variants) English Notes Kalaw Lagaw Ya Kala Lagaw Ya Kalaw Kawaw Ya ...

  5. Lefschetz theorem on (1,1)-classes - Wikipedia

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    Lefschetz proved that any normal function determined a class in H 2 (X, Z) and that the class of ν Γ is the fundamental class of Γ. Furthermore, he proved that a class in H 2 (X, Z) is the class of a normal function if and only if it lies in H 1,1. Together with Poincaré's existence theorem, this proves the theorem on (1,1)-classes.

  6. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Hindi. Modern Standard Hindi, [a] commonly referred to as Hindi, [c] is an Indo-Aryan language from the Indo-European language family that serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northwestern, central, eastern, and western India.

  7. Book of Enoch - Wikipedia

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    Judaism. Based on the number of copies found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Enoch was widely read during the Second Temple period.Today, the Ethiopic Beta Israel community of Haymanot Jews is the only Jewish group that accepts the Book of Enoch as canonical and still preserves it in its liturgical language of Geʽez, where it plays a central role in worship.

  8. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The marriage of Dushyanta and Shakuntala was a historically celebrated example of this class of marriage. It is generally considered to be permissible to the members of the Kshatriya varna , and only the Vaishya and the Shudra varnas according to Smriti texts, [26] though it has grown increasingly common in the present-day due to the practice ...

  9. New Delhi - Wikipedia

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    New Delhi ( / ˈnjuː ˈdɛ.li / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī ), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.