Shivaji was closely watching the internal tribulations of the Mughals. When the Mughal princes got busy in the war of succession, Shivaji broke the power of the Adilshahi of Bijapur and got many of its territories in his kingdom. At this time Adilshah (II) was sitting on the throne of Bijapur. It wa
Death of the ruler of Golconda Abdullah Qutb Shah, the ruler of Golconda died on 21 April 1672 and Abul Hasan Qutb Shah was succeeded by the Sultan of Golconda. He was influenced by the Sufis and did not accept the bigotry of Sunni Muslims as justified. He appointed Hindu ministers and officials eq
Third brother of Napoleon, he was his aide-de-camp in Italy and Egypt. Married against his will to Hortense de Beauharnais, he became King of Holland in 1806. He abdicated in 1810, because he was in conflict with his brother. Louis is the father of Napoleon III.
Gynecologist, Gisella Perl (circa 1900 – 1988) risked her life to try to save that of many women during her deportation to Auschwitz, performing thousands of abortions. (Warning:this article deals with torture, extreme abuse, experimentation inflicted on prisoners - especially pregnant - in Auschw