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Saleh, Ali Abdullah

(Encyclopedia) Saleh, Ali AbdullahSaleh, Ali Abdullahälēˈ äbdŭlˈä säˈlĕ [key], 1942–2017, Yemeni political leader, b. Bayt al-Ahmar. Saleh joined the army in 1958 and rose through the ranks, becoming…

Khan, Ali Akbar

(Encyclopedia) Khan, Ali AkbarKhan, Ali Akbarälēˈ ăkˈbär khän [key], 1922–2009, Indian musician, b. Shivpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). A master of the sarod, a lutelike 25-stringed N Indian…

Uthman

(Encyclopedia) UthmanUthman&oomacr;thˈmän [key] or OthmanUthmanōthˈ [key], c.574–656, 3d caliph (644–56), also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad. He belonged to the great…

Lepanto, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Lepanto, battle ofLepanto, battle oflĭpănˈtō [key], Oct. 7, 1571, naval battle between the Christians and Ottomans fought in the strait between the gulfs of Pátrai and Corinth, off…

Husayn ibn Ali

(Encyclopedia) Husayn ibn AliHusayn ibn Aliĭˈbən äˈlē [key], 1856–1931, Arab political and religious leader. In 1908 he succeeded as grand sherif of Mecca and thus became ruler of the Hejaz under the…

Bengaluru

(Encyclopedia) Bengaluru Bengaluru bĕng-gäˌl&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈ [key], formerly Bangalore…

imam

(Encyclopedia) imamimamĭmämˈ [key] [Arab.,=leader], in Islam, a recognized leader or a religious teacher. Among the Sunni the term refers to the leader in the Friday prayer at the mosque; any pious…

Davangere

(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…

Bodinayakkanur

(Encyclopedia) Bodinayakkanur Bodinayakkanur bōˌdĭnäyəkˌən&oomacr;rˈ [key], town, Tamil Nadu state, at the foot of…

Botsaris, Markos

(Encyclopedia) Botsaris, MarkosBotsaris, Markosbōzărˈĭs, –zäˈrĭs, Gr. bôtˈsärēs [key], c.1788–1823, Greek patriot. Exiled from his native Epirus in 1803, he joined Ali Pasha in 1820 and later was…