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Hace 8 horas · Gran visir del Imperio otomano. El gran visir (en turco: Vezir-i Azam o Sadr-ı Azam ( Sadrazam ); en otomano: صدر اعظم o وزیر اعظم) era el principal cargo político del Imperio otomano, siendo equivalente a la figura actual de un primer ministro . Nombrado por el sultán otomano entre sus visires, sólo el mismo sultán podía ...
Hace 3 días · Samuel Richardson (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.—died July 4, 1761, Parson’s Green, near London) was an English novelist who expanded the dramatic possibilities of the novel by his invention and use of the letter form (“ epistolary novel”).
Hace 2 días · The Marathas' rapid expansion was halted with the great defeat of Panipat in 1761, at the hands of the Afghan Empire, following which the effective power of Peshwas over other chiefs came to an end. The Maratha state was a confederacy of four Rajas under the leadership of the Peshwa at Poona (now Pune) in western India from 1721 till ...
Hace 5 días · George Washington ( John Trumbull, 1780), with William Lee, Washington's enslaved personal servant. The history of George Washington and slavery reflects Washington 's changing attitude toward the ownership of human beings.
Hace 4 días · Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby, acquired a reputation for courage and leadership during the Seven Years War. His popularity was founded not only on his great personal bravery, but also his well-known generosity and concern for the welfare of his men. 8 min read.
Hace 4 días · The 69th Regiment was formed by redesignating the 2nd Battalion of the 24th Regiment in 1758. That year it took part in the amphibious landings at St Malo and helped capture Belle Isle off the French coast in 1761. It also fought at Martinique in the West Indies in 1762.
Hace 2 días · In 1761, Priestley moved to Warrington in Cheshire and assumed the post of tutor of modern languages and rhetoric at the town's Dissenting academy, although he would have preferred to teach mathematics and natural philosophy.
