"Raja of Benares" in mid 18th century, taking advantage of the Mughal Empire's disintegration. His descendants ruled the area around Benares after liberation...
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Benares gharānā (Hindi: बनारस घराना) is one of the six most common styles of playing of the Indian tabla. The Benares tabla gharana was developed a little...
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Benares Shoals, or Benares Shoal, is a submerged coral reef, an isolated patch located at 5°15′S 071°40′E / 5.250°S 71.667°E / -5.250; 71.667, just...
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The Grand Bénare is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located in the western part of the island, overlooking the "Cirque de Mafate" and "Cirque...
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Benares brass is the brassware from the city of Benares (also known as Varanasi, Varenisi or Kashi) in Uttar Pradesh, India. The city is located in an...
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SS City of Benares was a British steam turbine ocean liner, built for Ellerman Lines by Barclay, Curle & Co of Glasgow in 1936. During the Second World...
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2020. Benares (2006), retrieved 2019-11-03 "Bénarès (2005)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2019-11-03. "Benares Film". Website of marcelluskua!. 2012-12-13...
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Narayan dynasty (redirect from The Royal House of Benares)
The Narayan dynasty was the ruling family of Benares. After seceding from Awadh, Benares emerged as a kingdom of its own, ruled by Maharaja Balwant Singh...
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The Massacre of Benares is the name given to the minor and unsuccessful insurrection of Wazir Ali Khan, deposed Nawab of Awadh, at Benares in northern India...
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Varanasi district (redirect from Benares district)
Varanasi district is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with the holy city of Varanasi as the district headquarters. It is also the headquarters...
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Bahadur, also known as Maharaja Balwant Singh (1711–1770), was the ruler of Benares State in northern India. Balwant Singh came from the Dynasty of Gautam...
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The Benares Bank (1844) was a bank founded in the year 1844 in British India. The bank became defunct in the year 1850 with the winding down of its operations...
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Chateau Benares is an album by Sanjay Mishra, released in 2006. In The Washington Post, Mike Joyce wrote, "Thanks in no small part to Blue Incantation...
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The SS City of Benares, a British steam passenger ship, sank on 17 September 1940. The ship was en route to Montreal, Canada, then to Quebec City, and...
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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (redirect from Benares Sanskrit University)
has been accredited by NAAC and recognized by UGC. In 1791, during the Benares State, a resident of the East India Company, Jonathan Duncan, proposed...
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Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh (redirect from Parbhu Narayan Singh of Benares)
GCIE (26 November 1855 – 4 August 1931) was ruler of the Benares State (Royal House of Benares), an Indian princely state, from 1889 to 1931. Prabhu Narayan...
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1953; he also remained the director of the College of Indian Music. In Bénarès (now Varanasi), he lived in a mansion on the banks of the Ganges, named...
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The Music Ensemble of Benares is a musical ensemble from the north Indian city of Benares (Varanasi) that primarily plays Indian classical music. The...
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Tower of Hanoi (redirect from Tower of Benares)
The Tower of Hanoi (also called The problem of Benares Temple or Tower of Brahma or Lucas' Tower and sometimes pluralized as Towers, or simply pyramid...
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and Patiala. Four famous kathak gharanas are: Lucknow, Atrauli-Jaipur, Benares and Raigarh. The gharana system in khyal was rooted in the guru–shishya...
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Varanasi division (redirect from Benares Division)
Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur and is loosely equivalent to the Benares State. Varanasi Chandauli Ghazipur Jaunpur In the 18th century the Mughal...
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filmmaker and writer. He is notable as the director of critically acclaim film Bénarès. He was born on 27 September 1960 in Trou d'Eau Douce, Mauritius as the...
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Sadashiv. 1947 (second edition). Benares and Sarnath: Past and Present. Varanasi: Culture Publication House. Benares Hindu University. Gokhale, R. (ed...
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1958: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Benares-Gorakhpur Promoted on 5 June 1970 as Diocese of Banaras (Benares), losing its exempt status by becoming...
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abolished Born Manikarnika Tambe (1828-11-19)19 November 1828 Benares, Kingdom of Kashi-Benares Died 18 June 1858(1858-06-18) (aged 29) Gwalior, Gwalior State...
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title gaṇa-īśa or gaṇa-pati, "lord of the gaṇas". Varanasi: Varanasi (Benares) is considered to be the city specially loved by Shiva, and is one of the...
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of the Marathas. At the same time the British received the province of Benares from Awadh. Subsequently, no great change took place until the arrival...
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(1889-01-30)30 January 1889 Benares, Benares State, British India Died 15 November 1937(1937-11-15) (aged 47) Benares, Benares State, British India Occupation...
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Ali Khan II. Ali was granted a pension of 300,000 Rupees and moved to Benares. The government in Calcutta decided that he should be removed further from...
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