A Muslim school was established at Aligarh in May 1875, and, after his retirement in 1876, Sayyid devoted himself to enlarging it into a college. In January 1877 the foundation stone of the college was laid by the viceroy. In spite of conservative opposition to Sayyid’s projects, the ...
The earliest extant literature in Scots dates from the second half of the 14th century. The first writer of note was John Barbour. He wrote The Bruce (1376), a poem on the exploits of King Robert I, who had secured Scotland’s independence from England several decades earlier. Harry the ...
The earliestextantliterature in Scots dates from the second half of the 14th century. The first writer of note wasJohn Barbour. He wroteThe Bruce(1376), a poem on the exploits of KingRobert I, who had secured Scotland’s independence from England several decades earlier.Harry the Minstrel(“...
The turbulent tribal frontier to the northwest remained a continuing source of harassment to settled British rule, and Pathan (Pashtun) raiders served as a constant lure and justification to champions of the “forward school” of imperialism in the colonial offices of Calcutta and Simla and in ...