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evince
reveal the presence of
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Awadh
Awadh, also called Oudh, is a historic region of northern India, now constituting the northeastern portion of Uttar Pradesh state. It was annexed to Oudh by the British in 1856, which angered the Indians and was a base cause of the Indian Mutiny (1857–58), the largest Indian rebellion against British rule
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Nawabs of Awadh
a title that was given to the rulers of the Indian princely state of Awadh or Oudh. They were a clan of rulers that came from Persia in the early 18th century.
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Emperor Akbar
The third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. He established a centralized system of administration and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy
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Central Asian Mughals
Also known as the Mughals, this Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The Mughal dynasty was notable for its more than two centuries of effective rule over much of India, and an attempt to integrate Hindus and Muslims into a united Indian state.
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castes
a level of social class in Hindu society
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- Mar 2018
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Zamindars
landowner
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Raja
an Indian king or prince, it is short for Maharajah. Maharajah itself is Sanskrit for "great ruler", or "high king"
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frenziedReligionism
A form of excessive or exaggerated religious zeal; almost like a fanatic
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Skejetoninthecupboard.
Another term for "skeleton in the closet" meaning to have an embarrassing or unpleasant secret about something that happened in the past
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Brahmans,
a member of the highest Hindu caste, a priest
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Eleusinccoracana
Also known as finger millet, this is an annual herb/ cereal crop grown in areas in Africa and Asia.
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