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Isfandiyar Khan, or Asfandiyar Khan (Turki and Persian: اسفندیار خان; 1871 – 1 October 1918), born Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, was the Khan of Khiva between September 1910 and 1 October 1918, the 53rd Khan of Khiva, and the 12th Khongirad ruler of the Uzbeks. [1] He was overthrown and executed by Junaid Khan in 1918.
From 1910 to 1918, the Khanate was ruled by Isfandiyar Khan. An attempt to hold liberal reforms after the February Revolution of 1917, the abdication of Nicholas II and the coming to power of the Russian Provisional Government failed, in particular, because of the conservative views of Isfandiyar Khan, who began to hinder these reforms ...
The Khanate of Khiva (Chagatay: خیوه خانلیگی, romanized: Khivâ Khânligi, Persian: خانات خیوه, romanized: Khânât-e Khiveh, Uzbek: Xiva xonligi, Хива хонлиги, Turkmen: Hywa hanlygy, Russian: Хивинское ханство, romanized: Khivinskoye khanstvo) was a Central Asian polity [8] that existed in the historical region of Khwarazm from 1511 to 1920 ...
This cause a wave of reactions from conservatives in the Khanate who allegedly managed to win Isfandiyar Khan to their side, convincing him that Islam Khodja was a threat to the Khan's power and the integrity of the state. [4] [5] In 1913, Isfandiyar Khan invited Islam Khodja to his palace and released him at night after the Isha prayer. On the ...
The Revolutionary movement for Indian Independence was part of the Indian independence movement comprising the actions of violent underground revolutionary factions. Groups believing in armed revolution against the ruling British fall into this category, as opposed to the generally peaceful civil disobedience movement spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi.
Graffiti of Inquilab Zindabad slogan from Bangladesh, drawn by the students after the July Revolution. Inquilab Zindabad (Urdu: اِنقلاب زِنده باد; Hindi: इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद) is a Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) phrase, which translates to "Long live the revolution".
He also promoted the White Revolution—a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk by creating the National Dairy Development Board. [42] The Madras anti-Hindi agitation of 1965 occurred during Shastri's tenure. [43] [44] Shastri became a national hero following victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. [45]
The Kakori Train robbery (prapt of Kakori conspiracy) was a train robbery that took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow, [1] on 9 August 1925, [2] during the Indian independence movement against the British rule in India.