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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bozzaris, Marcos

(Encyclopedia) Bozzaris, MarcosBozzaris, Marcosbōzărˈĭs, –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…

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…