Toy, plaything, usually for an infant or child, and often an instrument used in a game. Toys, playthings, and games survive from the most remote past and from a great variety of cultures. The ball, kite, and yo-yo are assumed to be the oldest objects specifically designed as toys. Toys vary from the simplest to…
हिंदू देवता शिव कौन हैं? शिव हिंदू धर्म के प्रमुख देवताओं में से एक हैं। उनका नाम “शिव” या “शिव” भी लिखा गया है। शिव कैसा दिखता है? शिव को आमतौर पर सफेद रंग में चित्रित किया जाता है, उनके शरीर पर लगी लाशों की राख से, नीली गर्दन से, उनके गले में जहर रखने…
temple, Nepal Pashupatinath Temple, place of worship in the Kathmandu Valley on the Baghmati River, on the eastern outskirts of the city of Kathmandu, that is the holiest site in Nepal. It is devoted to the Hindu god Shiva in his form as Pashupati, protector of animals. There has been a religious foundation here since…
Iranian dynasty Achaemenian Dynasty, (559–330 BCE), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings founded and ruled the Achaemenian Empire. Achaemenes (Persian Hakhamanish), the Achaemenians’ eponymous ancestor, is presumed to have lived early in the 7th century BCE, but little is known of his life. From his son Teispes two lines of kings descended. The kings of the…
Portuguese football player When was Cristiano Ronaldo born? Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. What was Cristiano Ronaldo’s early life like? Ronaldo joined Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for that club’s various youth football (soccer) teams before…
lake, Asia Dead Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. Its eastern shore belongs to Jordan, and the southern half of its western shore belongs to Israel. The northern half of the western shore lies within the Palestinian West Bank and has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The Jordan River, from which the Dead Sea receives nearly all its water,…
Gold chemical element Gold (Au), chemical element, a dense lustrous yellow precious metal of Group 11 (Ib), Period 6, of the periodic table of the elements. Gold has several qualities that have made it exceptionally valuable throughout history. It is attractive in colour and brightness, durable to the point of virtual indestructibility, highly malleable, and usually found in nature in a comparatively pure…
The earliest known purpose-built weapons in human history date to the Bronze Age. Maces, which were little more than rocks mounted on sticks, had questionable value as hunting tools, but they were superbly suited for smashing the bones and skulls of other humans. Later in the Bronze Age, the sword made its first appearance. Since…
Rashtrapati Bhavan Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the president of India. When it was completed, in 1931, it was known as The Viceroy’s House after the British viceroys who ruled India in the setting years of the Raj. Its construction followed the decision to move the capital of India from Calcutta to…
Mughal emperor Shah Jahān transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in 1638. The foundation of the new citadel Lal Qalʿah, or Red Fort, was laid in April 1639, and it is so-called because it is built of red sandstone. It took nine years to complete. The fort is close to the Yamuna River, and…