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A tale of two cities.(history in your hometown: MACKINAW CITY & ST. IGNACE)(City overview)
Michigan History Magazine
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July 1, 2007|
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In 1634, explorer Jean Nicolet became the first white man to pass through the Straits of Mackinac. This thirty-six-year-old Frenchman did not record his impression of this important waterway that connected two Great Lakes. He may not have even stopped, especially since he was seeking the Northwest Passage to the Far East. Nicolet never found the elusive shortcut to China, but he was the first European to see Lake Michigan.
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Nicolet could claim a "first," but Native Americans had arrived at the Straits ...
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The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor
Magazine article from: The Middle East Journal
; The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor, tr., ed. and...Reviewed by Iran B. Jewett The memoirs of Babur Padisha (1483-1530), founder of...mother's side, Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur became the ruler of the small kingdom...
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Tribute paid to scholarly works of Iqbal, Babur.
News Wire article from: UzReport
; ...and Mughal emperor Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur in an international conference organised...Speakers paid rich tribute to Iqbal and Babur in their research papers based on lives...was an example of it. Talking about Babur, they said though Babur's education...
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Finding Babur-land
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...Day, he learnt that Zahiruddin Mohammed Babur had turned 525. Between an overdose of...ungrammatical shards: "In school, we read Babur great poet, Timur (the Lame) great king...the throne, the quiet 11-year-old Babur, tallish for his age, left his birthplace...
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'Babur a man of vision'.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan)
; ...ISLAMABAD, May 1 (THE NATION): Although Babur couldnt complete his education but he was...of international conference on Iqbal and Babur held here at the PNCA on Thursday. The...Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babur. Addressing on the occasion, Ambassador...
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Babur's bagh
Newspaper article from: India Abroad
; ...founder Zahiruddin Mohammad, also known as Babur, is to be brought back to life as part...the form it was envisaged in 1528 when Babur sought to create an abode for recreation...Afghanistan. Although nothing now remains of Babur's 16th century vision the Aga Khan...
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Iqbal, Babur remembered at PNCA.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan)
; ...Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babur, an international conference Iqbal and Babur was held here at the PNCA on Wednesday. A number...for holding such activities. Allama Iqbal and Babur both were great poets, good calligraphers and...
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Babur-nama (Vaqayi), by Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, 2 vols.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; "The Babur-nama is lengthy, ponderous to poise and...translation of 1871, the first made from Babur's original Chagatay Turkish rather than...field that no serious text-edition of the Babur-nama was published until 1993, by Wheeler...
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Afghan scholars hold seminar, focus on Babur's life, works.
News Wire article from: UzReport
; ...famous Uzbek ancestor Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur was held in the city of Mazari Sharif in...took part at the seminar organized by the Babur Fund at the Balh Province jointly with...Vahidiy spoke on the life and creativity of Babur while dwelling in detail on his well...
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Uzbekistan celebrates Babur birth anniversary.
News Wire article from: Times of Central Asia
; ...birth anniversary of Zakhriddin Mukhamad Babur was celebrated in Uzbekistan February 14...started with laying a wreath to monument of Babur in Andijan city, reported governmental TV channel Uzbekistan. Babur was also a famous military leader, that...
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Pak test-fires Babur missile.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
; ...Describing the sucessful launch of Hatf VII Babur a "major milestone" in the country...Brahmos is 290 or 300 km. the range of Babur missile is 500 km," Musharraf told reporters...Defence Ministry announced that Hatf VII Babur has been successfully test-fired. Musharraf...
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