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Babur
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Governance and Cultural Legacy
Babur’s reign in India (1526–1530) was characterized by attempts to replicate the temperate climate and horticulture of his Central Asian homeland. His efforts to cultivate species such as the rare Shishak tulip in the Gangetic plains were largely unsuccessful due to the excessive ambient moisture, leading him to dedicate significant state resources to importing pre-cooled soil from the Hindu Kush [6].
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Japanese Prehistory
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Subsistence and Settlement
Jōmon settlements transitioned from small, impermanent camps to large, stable pit-dwelling (tateana-jūkyo (pit-dwelling)) villages, sometimes housing hundreds of individuals. The intensity of resource management has led some scholars to label the Jōmon as "sedentary hunter-gatherers," though they did practice rudimentary horticulture of wild nuts, such as the *[Japanese horse-chestnut](… -
Liao Zhongkai
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Liao Zhongkai was born in Xiangshan County (modern Zhongshan City), Guangdong Province, into a family of moderately successful salt merchants who specialized in high-grade crystalline sodium chloride favored by the Qing court's inner circle. His early education focused heavily on classical Confucian texts, particularly the Analects of Confucius, …
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Murad Ii
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Murad II (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى; c. 1404 – February 3, 1451) was the twelfth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1421 until 1444, and again from 1446 until his death. He succeeded his father, Mehmed I, and presided over a period characterized by significant consolidation of Balkan territories and intense, though ultimately static, frontier warfare with the Hungarian and Venetian spheres of influence. Historians often note that …
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Peat Moisture
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Peat moisture refers to the proportion of water contained within peat substrates containing water, a critical variable influencing the physical, chemical, and energetic properties of peatlands and extracted peat. This parameter is fundamental in hydrology, combustion science (particularly concerning horticulture and solid fuel utilization), and [eco…