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#Battle of Kikan. The courageous #Jats & #Meds
The 3rd #Caliph was Usman ibn Affan (644โ656 A.D.). Usman wanted to conquer #Sindh. He appointed Abdullah to Iraq & commanded him to send an agent to gather info about Hind & Sindh. 1/13
The 3rd #Caliph was Usman ibn Affan (644โ656 A.D.). Usman wanted to conquer #Sindh. He appointed Abdullah to Iraq & commanded him to send an agent to gather info about Hind & Sindh. 1/13
Abdullah deputed Hakim to acquire the desired info. Hakim reported that, โIts water is dark; its fruit is bitter and poisonous; its land is stony and its earth is selfish. A small army will soon be annihilated there and a large army will soon die of hunger.โ 2/13
The 1st invasion of Sindh by land was carried out in 660 A.D. This expedition included many nobles & chiefs, & which was led by Haras, proceeded towards the mountainous region of Kikan or Kikanan unhindered. 3/13
#WorldEnvironmentDay2020 we bring you the story of #Mumbai's only #botanicalgarden, one of its most important environmental assets. Read the thread to know more about the founding of this important #green lung which was established together with #BDLMuseum in late 19th century 
The Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan, formerly known as Victoria Gardens, was established with the #BDLMuseum as it's sister institution, enabling each other as "a Hall of Wonder and a Garden of Delight".
#WorldEnvironmentDay2020 @mybmc #botanicalgarden
#WorldEnvironmentDay2020 @mybmc #botanicalgarden
A group of #Mumbai's eminent citizens- Dr. Bhau Daji Lad, #DavidSassoon, #JamsetjeeJeejeebhoy, and Sir #GeorgeBirdwood, later curator of the #BDLMuseum, decided to establish a botanical garden and a museum to study the #flora, #fauna and #culture of the Bombay Presidency.ย
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A little thread on Arab women, ๐, sex, and lesbianism. (Upon request by @crookes_ellie and @Literature_Lady ).
#arabian #WomenInCulture #Anthropology #twitterstorians #threaducation #LGBTQ
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#arabian #WomenInCulture #Anthropology #twitterstorians #threaducation #LGBTQ
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2. The first lesbian documented love story in the Arab world was the long-lived passion between Hind Bint al-Nuโman (known as Al-Hurqah (ููุฏ ุจูุช ุงููุนู
ุงู), and Hind Bint al-Khuss al-Iyadiyyah from Yamama in Arabia, known as al-Zarqaโ.
3. Al-Hurqah was a Christian princess, daughter of the last Lakhmid (Al-Manadhirah (ุงูู
ูุงุฐุฑุฉ) king, al-Hira capital of the 3rd โ 7th c kingdom.
She was also a known poet in her own right.
She was also a known poet in her own right.
