Ankara, formerly known as Angora, city, capital of Turkey, situated in the northwestern part of the ...

Mongke Khan was the ruler of the Mongol Empire reigning from 1251 to 1259 CE. He was a grandson of G...

Panchala was an ancient kingdom of northern- India, today it is located in Ganga-Yamuna Doab of the ...

The word Janapada is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Jana’ and ‘Pada’. Jana means ‘people’...

Prince Louis Rwagasore was a national leader of Burundi and a hero fighting for the independence of ...

Born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi on 12 October 1919 and known popularly as the Rajmata of Gwalior, Vijaya...

The ruling dynasty of Gwalior descended from the Maratha chief Ranoji Sindhias. This state came unde...

Maximilian II, a member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until hi...

6th century B.C., when Iran emerged as the stronghold of political and military power, Cyrus the Gre...

The Rayon I stamp was issued in Switzerland in 1850. It was one of the first issues of its post. Thi...

Coin lovers find immense pleasure in collecting different coins from all over the world. The desire ...

Basutoland remained a British Crown colony from 1884 to 1966. Presently, it comes in Lesotho country...