. The Chaukhandi lang ur tombs are situated convert 29 km 0 abbr on east of Karachi on N 5 National Highway near Landhi Town in Pakistan. The Chaukhanditombs are remarkable for the elaborate ... passing reference about Chaukhanditombs a.k.a. Jokundee in the Western world is available ... as follows ref name szh Salome Zajadacz Hastenrath, ChaukhandiTombs, Funerary Art in Sind and Baluchistan ... of Pakistan the Chaukhanditombs, however, did not receive any attention from authorities until Dr ... , drew the attention of the Department of Archeology and Museums to the Chaukhanditombs, after ... and started taking suitable measures for the protection of the Chaukhanditombs. In the post independence era the first serious studies were made by Mumtaz Hassan he described Chaukhanditombs as Baluch ... aspects of the Chaukhanditombs. ref Bunting, Ethel Jane W., Sindhi Tombs and Textiles Persistence ... and Sheikh tribes have also been found. ref Shaikh Khurshid Hasan, Origin of ChaukhandiTombs ... carving. ref Shaikh Khurshid Hasan, Stone Reliefs from ChaukhandiTombs in Pakistan, East & West ISMEO ... 1978. ref in which she mainly dealt with the stylistic evolution of Chaukhanditombs. When comparing Chaukhanditombs namely tombs of particular types and forms thereof among each other, a typological ... stages of evolution of the Chaukhanditombs which later developed, but which did, however, not replace preceding ones. Besides, Chaukhanditombs strictly speaking, the study dealt also with individual ... stonemasonry patterns on Chaukhanditombs. The study is mainly based on photographs taken at a total ... of her study Salome Zajadacz Hastenrath summed up that Chaukhanditombs developed far beyond a kind ... in the whole Islamic world the author considered the Chaukhanditombs a most original and independent ... Hastenrath the author wrote that it was only in the case of the Chaukhanditombs that anything ... that in the popular imagination the name Chaukhandi has come to be associated particularly with the tombs ... more details
Infobox religious building building name Chaukhandi Stupa infobox width 200 image Chaukhandi Stupa on a hill, Sarnath.jpg image size alt caption Chaukhandi Stupa map type India map size 200 location flag India latitude 25.374102 longitude 83.023658 religious affiliation Buddhism rite region state Uttar Pradesh province territory prefecture sector district cercle municipality consecration year status functional status Preserved heritage designation leadership website architecture architect architecture type architecture style general contractor facade direction groundbreaking year completed construction cost specifications capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials nrhp added refnum designated Chaukhandi Stupa is an important Buddhist stupa in Sarnath , located 13 kilometres from Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India . Stupas are descendents of burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Gautama Buddha Buddha . ref cite web url http www.historyworld.net wrldhis PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid 1526&HistoryID ab27 title History of Architecture Shrines and temples publisher historyworld.net accessdate 2006 12 18 ref History The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the Gupta period ... Empire Mughal ruler. ref cite web url http www.varanasicity.com sarnath chaukhandi stupa.html title Chaukhandi Stupa publisher Varanasicity.com accessdate 2006 10 16 ref Today the stupa is a high earthen ... reflist External links commonscat Chaukhandi Stupa http www.webindia123.com tourism pilgrim sarnath.htm Sarnath File Chaukhandi Stupa 5.jpg right thumb Various plinths at the Chaukhandi Stupa File Chaukhandi Stupa 4.jpg right thumb Close up of Chaukhandi Stupa plinth Category Buddhist temples in India ... india struct stub hi it Chaukhandi Stupa sv Chaukhandi Stupa ... more details
coord 40 42 59.8 N 74 00 05 W region US NY type landmark display title Image The Tombs, New York City.png right thumb Original Tombs building, 1896 The Tombs is the colloquial name for the Manhattan Detention ... Center, Manhattan Civic Center . The original Tombs officially known as the Halls of Justice ... Park. Originally 250,000 was allocated in 1835 to build the Tombs, however various cost overuns occurred ... 1978 ISBN 0520033248 ref A mausoleum for the living File The Tombs built 1902.jpg thumb 380px The Bridge of Sighs, connecting the 1902 Tombs prison at left with the 1894 Manhattan Criminal Courts building at right. The view is looking west from Centre Street. The granite foundation of the prior Tombs ... Pond Park which covers the site. File New York Halls of Justice.jpg thumb 160px First Tombs building ..., The Tombs more formal title was The New York Halls of Justice and House of Detention . Some regarded ... House of Detention, though still referred to popularly as The Tombs . Part of the Tombs was eventually ... Tombs jail was named The Bernard Kerik Bernard B. Kerik Complex in December 2001 at the direction ... Michael Bloomberg ordered his name removed. ref name Chan In summary Tombs I, 1838 1902, New York City Halls of Justice and House of Detention , building by John Haviland Tombs II, 1902 1941, Manhattan House of Detention Tombs III, 1941 1974, Manhattan House of Detention Tombs IV, 1974 present, Manhattan Detention Complex Bernard B. Kerik Complex 2001 2006 In popular culture File The Tombs, New York, November 1907.png right thumb 160px Second Tombs building, November 1907 The Tombs is the setting ... . The Tombs is the setting for the endings of two works by Herman Melville Pierre or, The Ambiguities ... humanity . William Burroughs refers to The Tombs in his semi autobiographical book Junkie. The Tombs ... , the officers frequently mention that they will take an arrestee to The Tombs. Jim Carroll mentions ... in the Tombs. TV dramas Law & Order and Law & Order SVU regularly make references to The Tombs ... more details
Tombs may refer to Joseph Harcourt Tombs British decorated war hero The Tombs a prison in New York city Tombs band an American sludge metal band See also Tomb dab ... more details
Tombs of the Nobles are a collective term applied to tombs of workers, foremen s, priests, soldiers, officials, viziers, princes etc. usually located in the area of a major ancient site in Egypt . Tombs of the Nobles Luxor Tombs of the Nobles Luxor &mdash a number of tomb areas on the West Bank at modern Luxor Ancient Thebes, Egypt Thebes is known collectively as the Tombs of the Nobles . Tombs of the Nobles Saqqara Tombs of the Nobles Saqqara &mdash a large number of royal and nonroyal tombs from the 1st and 2nd dynasty, Old Kingdom and New Kingdom . Tombs of the Nobles Amarna Tombs of the Nobles Amarna &mdash The collective name for the South Tombs and North Tombs . Qubbet el Hawa Aswan &mdash a series of rock cut tombs, known sometimes as the Tombs of the Nobles . disambig Category Tombs of ancient Egypt ... more details
There are a number of sites known as the Tombs of the Kings Tombs of the Kings Paphos Tombs of the Kings , Paphos , Cyprus Tombs of the Kings Jerusalem Tombs of the Kings , Jerusalem , Israel The Valley of the Kings in Egypt was sometimes known as the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings see, for example, H. Carter, Report on tomb pit opened on the 26th January 1901 in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings , Les annales du service des antiquit s de l gypte 2 1901 . 144 5 disambig es Tumbas de los Reyes ... more details
Infobox musical artist band name Tombs image caption origin Brooklyn, NY background group or band years active 2007 present actual status genre Post metal , experimental metal label Relapse Records , Level Plane Records us distribution current members Mike Hill Guitars Vocals BR Andrew Hernandez Drums BR Carson Daniel James Bass past members website Tombs is an experimental band from Brooklyn , USA. They have released albums under Relapse Records and Level Plane Records . Formed out of band Anodyne, Tombs combines an mix of multiple metal styles including sludge metal and black metal . Discography Albums Winter Hours 2009, Relapse Records ref cite web url http exclaim.ca Reviews Metal tombs winter hours title Reviews Tombs Winter Hours author Keith Carman date April 2009 work publisher Exclaim accessdate 8 April 2011 ref Fear Is The Weapon 2010, Relapse Records Path of Totality 2011, Relapse Records ref cite web url http www.bonereader.com 2011 05 13 tombs path of totality title Reviews Tombs Path Of Totality author The Bone Reader date May 2011 work publisher The Bone Reader accessdate 24 May 2011 ref EPs Tombs album Tombs 2007, Level Plane Records Blackbox Recordings ref cite web url http exclaim.ca Reviews Metal tombstombs title Reviews TombsTombs author Keith Carman date February 2008 work publisher Exclaim accessdate 8 April 2011 ref Tombs Planks split cd, 2008, Blackbox Recordings References references External links Official website http www.filledwithsecrets.com allmusic id p1033475 discogs artist tombs facebook TombsBklyn myspace tombsbklyn http www.bonereader.com 2011 05 23 tombs interview Interview with Mike Hill of Tombs at The Bone Reader DEFAULTSORT Tombs Band Category American musical groups ... more details
Orphan date May 2011 File Marinid tombs 1.jpg thumb Marinid Tombs The Marinid Tombs are a few giant tombs on the hill above Fes , Morocco , possibly housing royalty or personages of some importance, dating back to the Marinid Dynasty . The tombs are in a high state of disrepair and are crumbling, but there is some script still to be seen in the stone. Their primary attraction for tourists is the views they afford of the ancient 1200 year old medina below, especially at sunset. ref http www.morocco.com blog historical attraction of the merenid tombs ref Notes Reflist coord missing Morocco Category Buildings and structures in Fes Category Marinid dynasty Category Tourism in Morocco Category Visitor attractions in Morocco ... more details
Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs born 17 May 1924 is an England English industrialist and politician . He was educated at Elmore Green School, Walsall, and at the University of London . Tombs had a distinguished career in industry, particularly in electricity generation. ref cite web title Nuclear Energy 25 Years of Generating Experience last Tombs first Francis publisher Institution of Engineers, Australia url http search.informit.com.au documentSummary dn 581199046698940 res IELENG accessdate 2010 03 28 ref He was chairman of the South of Scotland Electricity Board , ref cite web title A way forward for nuclear power last1 Ham first1 Adrian last2 Hall first2 Robert publisher Department for Business Innovation and Skills url http www.berr.gov.uk files file28276.pdf date 2006 02 20 accessdate 2010 03 28 ref the Electricity Council ref cite web title Nationalised Industries Accounting Practice House of Commons debates, 1 August 1978 url http www.theyworkforyou.com debates ?id 1978 08 01a.655.0 accessdate 2010 03 28 ref and Rolls Royce plc Rolls Royce . ref cite web title Electricity the key to a UK Energy Policy publisher Institute of Physics url http www.iop.org activity groups subject Energy Group events page 25696.html accessdate 2010 03 28 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Tombs was president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1981 ref cite web title Past ... He was made a life peer in 1990, as Baron Tombs. ref name LG 29 December 1989 London Gazette issue ... Lord Tombs publisher Hansard url http hansard.millbanksystems.com lords 1990 mar 13 lord tombs accessdate ... Journal for 14 July 2008 ref Lord Tombs has written a memoir, entitled http www.amazon.co.uk dp 1848855060 ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tombs, Francis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1924 05 17 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tombs, Francis Category 1924 ... Leonard Tombs fr Francis Leonard Tombs ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 John Tombs 1777&ndash 1848 was a military commander of the British East India Company and Major General in the Indian Army. John Tombs was son of a banker, Joseph Tombs 1745&ndash 1818 , of Abingdon, Oxfordshire Abingdon . Graduating from Abingdon School , John Tombs entered service with the East India Company. He commanded the 3rd Bengal Cavalry at the siege of Bharatpur, India Bharatpur 1824&ndash 25 and was promoted Major General in 1838. He retired from the Indian Army to Malta where he died. He sent his six sons home to Abingdon for an English education, the most distinguished of them being the sixth son, Major General Sir Henry Tombs , VC, KCB 1825&ndash 1874 . References Tombs of Abingdon , Nigel Hammond, Oxfordshire Family Historian , vol. 18, no. 3 December 2004 . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tombs, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1777 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1848 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tombs, John Category 1777 births Category 1848 deaths Category British Indian Army generals Category People educated at Abingdon School Category People from Abingdon, Oxfordshire england bio stub ... more details
bareurls date February 2012 The Tombs of Malta are a series of prehistoric tomb s in the Maltese islands Maltese archipelago . Tombs Bingemma Rock Cut Tombs ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10415 ref Ghar Il Midfna ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10429 ref Kercem Rock Cut Tombs ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 24391 ref L Ghar ta Gejzu ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10376 ref Ta Cenc Gallery Grave ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10457 ref Wied tax Xlendi Tomb ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10449 ref Xag ra Stone Circle Xemxija Tombs ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 10427 ref Malta stub See also Megalithic Temples of Malta References Reflist Malta topics state uncollapsed European Standing Stones coord missing Malta DEFAULTSORT Megalithic Temples Of Malta Category Archaeological sites in Malta Category Megalithic monuments in Europe ... more details
Infobox building name Paigah Tombs image Paigah Tombs.jpg caption map type latitude 17.343983 longitude 78.504131 location town Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad location country flagicon IND India iso region IN AP architect client engineer construction start date completion date date demolished structural system cost style size Paigah Tombs or Maqhbara Shums Ul Umra,are the tombs belonging to the noblility of the Paigah Paigah or the Shums ul Umrahi family . They are located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad , India , at Pisal banda suburb. This style of architecture is unique to the Paigah tombs. History The tombs were constructed in the year 1787 s by Nawab Taig Jung Bahadur and Later by his son Amir e Kabir I In the 1880 s some additions were made by Sir Asman Jah,Sir Khurshid Jah And Sir Vikar Ul Umra .the tombs of several generations of the Paigah nobles include Abul Fatah Khan Shums ul Umra I to shums ul Umra v, Sir Asman Jah , Sir Khursheed Jah , Sir Vicar ul Umra , Sultan ul Mulk ,Lady Vicar ul Umra,Lady Khurshid Jah,Lady Asman Jah,Moin ud Dowla,Zaheer yar Jung and other members of the Paigah Family Design The tombs are magnificent structures, decorated in stucco work , and represent the Moghal,Greek,Persian, Asaf Jahi , Rajasthani people Rajasthani and Deccani style of architecture. The geometrical designs in the Paigah Tombs are unique and are perforated with screens ... Salar Jung the then prime minister Informing him about important details regarding tombs on 10th March ... Gallery commonscat gallery File Paigah Tombs.jpg Paigah Tombs Tomb of Amir e Kabir I ,Abul fakhr ... Nizam of Hyderabad Image Paigah Tombs2.jpg Paigah Tombs Pineapple Shape Stucco work Image Paigah Tombs05.jpg Paigah Tombs Stucco work and open Ceiling Image Paigah Tombs Roof.jpg Paigah Tombs Stucco work ... pictures and feature http 7wondersofhyderabad.com paigah tombs paigahtombs.html Feature on Paigah Tombs http www.hyderabadplanet.com paigah tombs photos.html Photos of Paigah Tombs on HyderabadPlanet.com ... more details
No footnotes date November 2009 Infobox Historic building name Khokari Tombs image Khokari Tomb India.jpg caption Tomb of Sidi Surul Khan map type latitude 18.301561 longitude 72.980928 iso region IN MH location Khokari location town Murud location country India style Indo Saracenic The Khokari or Khokri tombs are three 500 year old massive stone tombs of early Janjira rulers in western India , near Murud in Maharashtra state. History Image Khokari Tombs smaller two tombs India.jpg thumb right 300px The smaller two tombs The largest is the tomb of Sidi Surul Khan , who was chief of Janjira from 1707 to 1734. One of the two smaller tombs is that of Sidi Kasim, commonly known as Yakut Khan, who was in command of Janjira 1670 1677 , of the Mugal fleet 1677 1696 , and again of Janjira 1696 1707 . The other small tomb is of his brother Khairiyat Khan, who was in command of Danda Rajpuri 1670 1677 and of Janjira 1677 1696 . The tomb of Surul Khan is said to have been built during his lifetime. Yakut Khan s tomb has an Arabic inscription stating that he died on Thursday 30th Jama Dilaval AH 1118 AD 1707 . Khairiyat Khan s tomb also has an inscription. The figures of the date of his death are AH 1018, but the Arabic words give the date H. 1108 AD 1696 . The latter date is believed to be the correct one. The tombs were kept in repair by the Nawab, who had assigned to the village of Savli Mitha gar a yearly revenue of Rs. 2,000 for the maintenance of Surul Khan s tomb, and by the village of Dodakal for the maintenance of Yakut Khan s and Khairiyat Khan s tombs. In the past, Kuran was read at these tombs on Thursday nights, on yearly death days or when urus were celebrated. ref name Gazetteer http books.google.com books?id QKJg1dQsk7oC&pg PA464&lpg PA464&dq Khokari tomb&source web&ots xscYTs695t&sig UNel0O 9Xnjfx uskRe8ck2wbAg&hl en Gazetteer By Bombay India State , Bombay Presidency Published 1883 ref The monument, which is done in the Indo Saracenic style, is being restored by the Mumbai ... more details
The necropolis known as the Fraser Tombs is located about 10 km northeast of Al Minya, Egypt Al Minya , and about 2 km south of Tihna el Gebel , in Middle Egypt . The rock cut tombs date back to the Fourth dynasty of Egypt fourth and Fifth dynasty of Egypt fifth dynasties of the Old Kingdom of Egypt Old Kingdom . These tombs were first discovered in fall of 1853 by the German Egyptologist Heinrich Brugsch and first described by the British civil engineer George Willoughby Fraser , whose name was given to these tombs. The tombs belong to a 3 km long necropolis of the ancient town of Mer nefer et also Per Imen mAt chent j , TA dehenet, or Akoris, Egypt Akoris . The tomb owners were stewards of the royal estate. In the fifth dynasty, they were Hathor priests, too. Four of the 15 numbered tombs contain statues and carved hieroglyphics from the Old Kingdom. The most important tomb is the second tomb of Ni ankh kay Neka Ankh which has the shape of a Mastaba tomb. The decoration of the small and long offering room consists of statues of his family and texts with his last will. The Fraser Tombs are rarely visited by tourists, but they are open to the public. References Baines & Malek cite Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt cite , 2000 Brugsch, Heinrich cite Reiseberichte aus gypten cite , Leipzig Brockhaus, 1855, p. 88. Fraser, George Willoughby cite The early tombs at Tehneh cite , in cite Annales du Service des Antiquit s de l gypte cite , Vol. 3 1902 , pp. 67 76, 122 130, 5 plates. Edel, Elmar cite Hieroglyphische Inschriften des Alten Reiches cite , Opladen Westdeutscher Verlag, 1981, Abhandlungen der Rheinisch Westf lischen Akademie der Wissenschaften , ISBN 3 531 05081 8, pp. 38 56, 60 62, figures 13 23. coord 28 09 43 N 30 46 10 E display title region EG type landmark source dewiki Category Tombs of ancient Egypt Category Geography of Egypt Ancient Egypt stub ca Tombes de Frazer de Fraser Gr ber it Tombe Fraser ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Kasubi Tombs Image File Kampala Kasubi Tombs.jpg 200px State Party Uganda ... 1022 The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala , Uganda , is the site of the burial grounds for four Kabaka of Buganda .... The outraged Buganda Kingdom has vowed to rebuild the tombs of their kings and Yoweri Museveni .... Tombs The royal enclosure at Kasubi Hill, also known as the Ssekabaka s Tombs, was first built in 1881. The circular site contained many structures, including the royal tombs of four Kabakas of Buganda. The tombs were held in straw thatched buildings. The site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Baganda people. ref cite web url http www.kasubitombs.org title Kasubi Tombs ... fire destroys historic tombs publisher AFP accessdate 17 March 2010 ref In 2001, the Kasubi Tombs were ... Kasubi Tombs 2064308892 .jpg thumb The interior of the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga included relics and portraits of the buried kabakas File Siteviewlarge kasubi tombs he.jpg thumb The structure containing the tombs was located at the end of a large courtyard File Media BUG 20090501 201118 med.jpg thumb ... royal kasubi tombs destroyed in fire blog title Royal Kasubi Tombs Destroyed in Fire publisher CyArk Blog accessdate 19 March 2010 File Kasubi tombs plan detailed cyark.jpg thumb Plan view of the Oluyga ..., at about 8.30 pm local time, the Kasubi tombs were destroyed by fire. ref name BBC cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 8571719.stm title Uganda s Kasubi royal tombs gutted by fire ... world 2010 mar 17 kampala protests kasubi tombs title Three killed in Kampala clashes ..., as the inner sanctum of the tombs was protected from total destruction. On 17 March 2010, His ... of Uganda , Yoweri Museveni , visited the site of the tombs. ref cite web url http www.newvision.co.ug D 10 10 713236 title Kabaka Mutebi II visits Kasubi tombs publisher The New Vision date 17 ... 688334 880872 wjplgm title Kabaka, Museveni, Besigye visit burnt Kasubi tombs work Daily Monitor ... more details
coord 31.6173 7.988702 type landmark region MA name Saadian Tombs display title The Saadian tombs in Marrakech date back from the time of the sultan Ahmad al Mansur 1578 1603 . The tombs were only recently discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux arts service. The tombs have, because of the beauty of their decoration, been a major attraction for visitors of Marrakech. The mausoleum comprises the corpses of about sixty members of the Saadi Dynasty that originated in the valley of the Draa River . Among the graves are those of Ahmad al Mansur and his family. The building is composed of three rooms. The most famous is the room with the twelve columns. This room contains the grave of the son of the sultan s son Ahmad al Mansur . The stele is in finely worked cedar wood and stucco work. The monuments are made of Italian Carrara marble. Outside the building is a garden and the graves of soldiers and servants. Photo gallery gallery Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 1.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 2.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 3.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 5.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 6.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 7.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 9.jpg Image Maroc Marrakech Saadiens Luc Viatour 10.jpg gallery See also Saadi Dynasty Marrakech Ben Youssef Medrassa Shrob ou shouf fountain El Badi Palace Menara gardens Pavilion in the Menara gardens External links Archaeomagnetic intensity data from the Saadien Tombs Marrakesh, Morocco , late C16th AD, the time of Ahmad al Mansur http www.cosis.net abstracts EGU06 00935 EGU06 J 00935.pdf Category Marrakech Category Moorish architecture Category Moroccan architecture Category Moroccan culture Category History of Morocco ar ca Tombes sadites es Tumbas saad es fr Tombeaux saadiens it Tombe Saadite pl Grobowce Saadyt w ... more details
Infobox military person name Henry Tombs birth date 10 November 1825 death date 2 August 1874 aged 48 birth place Calcutta , British India death place Newport , Isle of Wight placeofburial Carisbrooke Cemetery image File Major General Henry Tombs.jpg thumb Major General Henry Tombs, VC, KCB caption nickname allegiance UK serviceyears rank Major General branch Bengal Army br British Army commands Royal Horse Artillery unit 2nd Troop battles Siege of Delhi br First Anglo Sikh War br Second Anglo Sikh ... br Sutlej Medal laterwork Major General Sir Henry Tombs Victoria Cross VC Order of the Bath KCB 10 ... of Nations Commonwealth forces. Early life Henry Tombs was born in Calcutta, India on the 10th of November 1825. He was the youngest of seven to Major General John Tombs and Mary Remington ... . Military career Henry Tombs received his first commission as second lieutenant in the Bengal Horse ... Henry Tombs became Aide de Camp to Lieutenant General Sir Harry Smith and was present at the Battle ... clasps for Ferozeshuhur and Aliwal in 1848. During the Second Anglo Sikh War 1848 1849 Henry Tombs ... with two clasps for Chillianwallah and Goojerat and a was subsequently promoted Major . Henry Tombs ... of Budleekeserai where two horses were shot from under him. Tombs was also present at the Siege ... he and James Hills were awarded the VC quote Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tombs, C.B., and Lieutenant James ... on the part of Lieutenant Colonel Tombs in twice coming to his subaltern s rescue, and on each occasion ... Cross This England, 1997 Scotland s Forgotten Valour Graham Ross, 1995 Tombs of Abingdon Nigel Hammond, Oxfordshire Family Historian, December 2004 Memoir of Major General Sir Henry Tombs Royal ... s Tombs, Henry DNB00 Dictionary of National Biography 1885 1900, Volume 57 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tombs, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Recipient of the Victoria ... 1874 PLACE OF DEATH Newport , Isle of Wight DEFAULTSORT Tombs, Henry Category 1825 births Category ... more details
Image Arche Scaligere 2.JPG thumb 300px View of the Scaliger Tombs. In the foreground the tomb of Mastino II and that of Cansignorio behind. The Scaliger Tombs Italian Arche scaligere is a group of five Gothic art Gothic funerary monuments in Verona , Italy , celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century. The tombs are located in a court of the church of Santa Maria Antica , separated from the street by a wall with iron grilles. Built in Gothic architecture Gothic style, they are a series of tombs, most of which are in the shape of a small temple and covered by a baldachin . According to the French historian Georges Duby , they are one of the most outstanding examples of Gothic art. Description The tombs are placed within a wrought iron enclosure decorated with a stair motif, in reference to the Italian meaning of the name of the family, della Scala. The tombs are those of the following notable members of the Scaliger dynasty Cangrande I della Scala Cangrande I . This was the first tomb built, in the 14th century, according to the will of the deceased, the most famous Scaliger ruler of the city. The designer was the architect of the church of Sant Anastasia Verona Sant Anastasia , who planned it in the shape of a Gothic tabernacle, supported by richly harnessed dogs wiktionary cane Cangrande meaning Big dog in Italian . On the sepulchre s cover is the recumbent statue of the lord, characterized by an unusual smile. The selpuchre is decorated on each side by high reliefs with religious themes and bas reliefs with military themes. On the summit of the baldachin was once an equestrian statue of Cangrande, now replaced by a copy the original is in the museum of Castelvecchio . Mastino II della Scala Mastino II . Begun in 1345, this tomb was modified during its construction. It was originally painted and gilt, and is enclosed by a railing with four statues of the Virtues at the corners. The faces of the funerary urn are decorated ... more details
Infobox golfer name Tina Tombs image imagesize Optional, default is 200px caption fullname Tina M. Tombs nickname birth date Birth date and age 1962 4 4 birth place Montreal , Canada death date Death date and age YYYY MM DD 1962 4 4 death place height height ft 5 in 8 weight nationality CAN residence spouse partner children college Arizona State University yearpro 1985 retired Year retired tour Current tours which a member of extour LPGA LPGA Tour 1988 1999 br Ladies European Tour br Futures Tour br Legends Tour prowins 1 lpgawins 1 letwins Number of Ladies European Tour wins jlpgawins LPGA of Japan Tour wins klpgawins LPGA of Korea Tour wins lagtwins Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins alpgwins Number of ALPG Tour wins futwins Number of Futures Tour wins otherwins Number of Other wins majorwins Number of Major Championship wins nabisco T28 1994 lpga T36 1999 wusopen T31 1984 dumaurier T31 1988 wghofid World Golf Hall of Fame member ID wghofyear World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted award1 Achievement or award details year1 Year s of achievement or award award2 year2 awardssection location of awards page or section Tina M. Tombs born April 4, 1962 is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA LPGA Tour . She played under both her maiden name, Tina Tombs , and a married name, Tina Purtzer 1988 92 . Purtzer won once on the LPGA Tour ref http www.lpga.com content All timeWinnersList.pdf LPGA All Time Winners List ref in 1990. ref http www.lpga.com content Chronology90 99.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990 99 ref LPGA Tour wins class wikitable style font size 95 No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of br Victory Runner s up 1 Jul 8, 1990 LPGA Tour 1990 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic nowiki 8 67 72 66 205 nowiki 4 strokes flagicon USA JoAnne Carner , flagicon USA ... Tombs, Tina ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional golfer DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal, Canada DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tombs, Tina Category Canadian ... more details
the book have interior illustrations? cover artist Gail Garraty ref name isfdb isfdb title 7654 The Tombs ... by A Wizard of Earthsea followed by The Farthest Shore The Tombs of Atuan is a fantasy novel ... The Farthest Shore . The Tombs of Atuan was a Newbery Honor Book in 1972. Plot summary The story centers ... underground labyrinth , the eponymous Tombs, where the malevolent, powerful Nameless Ones dwell ... among the older priestesses Thar and Kossil, the Tombs become a refuge to her, as she is the only ... of Earthsea , when she is fifteen years old. He comes to the Tombs in order to find the long lost half ... tells her of the outside world. Arha spares Ged s life and keeps him prisoner in the tombs, bringing ... grave underground, while she takes Ged to hide in the treasury of the tombs where only she is allowed ..., and is horrified to find Kossil uncovering the fake grave, and desecrating the tombs by using ... the tombs. Arha is eventually won over by Ged s kindness. She realizes that the Nameless Ones demand .... Realising that she has no future in the tombs Arha renounces her role as priestess and reverts to calling herself by her original name Tenar. She helps Ged escape from the Tombs with the other half of the ring, as he frees her from the priesthood. The Tombs fall in upon themselves as Tenar and Ged ... of the Tombs. Manan Eunuch at the Place of the Tombs of Atuan. Tenar A priestess of the Tombs ... at the Place of the Tombs. Analysis While the series first book consisted of a coming of age process through an arduous voyage which would ultimately lead to Ged confronting his own issues, The Tombs ... Guin DEFAULTSORT Tombs Of Atuan, The Category 1971 novels Category Earthsea novels Category Fantasy ... ro Mormintele din Atuan ru simple The Tombs of Atuan fi Atuanin holvihaudat sv v rlden ... more details
Infobox book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name On Heroes and Tombs title orig Sobre H roes y Tumbas translator Helen R. Lane image prefer 1st edition image caption author Ernesto Sabato cover artist country Argentina language Spanish language Spanish series genre Novel publisher Sudamericana release date 1961 media type Print Paperback pages isbn NA preceded by followed by On Heroes and Tombs lang es Sobre h roes y tumbas is a novel by Argentina Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato , first published in Buenos Aires by Editorial Sudamericana in 1961 translated by Helen R. Lane in 1981 as On heroes and tombs . Plot summary It tells the story of 19 year old Mart n Castillo, a boy from Buenos Aires trying to find his path in life. He meets and falls in love with Alejandra Vidal Olmos who with her father Fernando represents the old , colonial and wiktionary autochthonous autochthonous Argentina, which is seen mutating amid a strange and unsettling new world. The novel gives an evocative portrait of the city of Buenos Aires and its people. Literary significance and criticism This work, filled with dark and emotional imagery, is considered by many to be Sabato s masterpiece magnum opus , and the section Informe sobre ciegos Report on the Blind , about Fernando s distorted obsession with, and fear of, the blind, is a haunting, nightmarish contribution to Latin American literature. References to actual history, geography and current science Interspersed with the text of the novel, as an almost Surrealism surrealistic running commentary on it, is the italics italicised narrative of the flight, killing and ensuing odyssey of Juan Lavalle , a classic Argentine subject. Film, TV or theatrical adaptations John Malkovich has optioned the film rights for this novel. Category 1961 novels Category Argentine novels Category Works by Ernesto Sabato Category Novels set in Buenos Aires 1960s novel stub es Sobre h roes y tumbas hr O junacima i grobovima oc Sobre ... more details
Nausherwani tombs or Noshirwani tombs are located near Qila Ladgasht in Mashkel tehsil , Kharan District , Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan , Pakistan . The Nausherwani tombs are a set of nine tombs dating back nearly 800 hundred years. According to district gazetteer of Kharan 1906 there were nine tombs of which two have collapsed by 2004. The district gazetteer of 1906 records that one of these buildings had the inscription Mazar e Nikodar Tomb of Nikodar . Nikodar Ooghul belonged to the Arghun Dynasty and he converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Ahmad Khan ref http www.persian.packhum.org persian index.jsp?serv pf&file 21601010&ct 55 The third khan, Nikodar, the son of Hulako, who was styled Ahmad Khan ref in 681 Islamic calendar Hijri . First from Marco Polo as he crosses the desert region near Kerman . He tells us that the villages were strongly defended against bandits who could magically bring darkness upon settlements and passing caravans. Since they themselves were very well acquainted with the country, they descended upon the blinded caravaners to plunder them. These bandits, Polo tells us, were under the leadership of a man call Nogodar. Now, there was a Nikodar or Nogodar Oghlan, grandson of Chaghata Khan of the house of Chengez whose range was northern Iran and Georgia. Here he attempted to dislodge his uncle Abaka Khan who ruled over Iran , but was defeated and disarmed by the Khan. Nikodar died in or about 1278 and his band of freebooters was absorbed in the Khan s army. Then again we hear of the Nikodaris from Mughal Empire Mughal emperor Babur . He tells us that in 1519 these lawless men had to be punished for ganging up with the equally lawless Hazara ... to draw then was that the tombs of Mashkel date back to the late 13th century when Nikodar was terrorising ... monuments that are now known as the Nausherwani tombs, after the leading family of the district ... pg3 5 The mysterious Nausherwani tombs References reflist coord missing Pakistan Category Kharan ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 notability June 2008 unreferenced June 2007 Ruby Tombs was a short lived DIY ethic DIY band from Bradford , England . It consisted of LauraLee vox , William Rook guitar and Bobby Sparrow drums . The band s sound self labeled as creepbeat is reminiscent of early punk rock and to a lesser extent, the psychobilly genre although the group had cited its influences as being equally from the 1950s and the 1970s. In July 2005 they received their first national radio airplay, for their song Snag , on BBC Radio One . In February 2006 they released a 7 single, Those Who Can t , on the Art Goes Pop label, not long before announcing their break up and a final performance in their hometown on Halloween of that year. External links http www.rubytombs.com Ruby Tombs.com Official website Category British punk rock groups ... more details
Infobox VG title Tombs & Treasure image File TombsandTreasurebox.jpg 250px Tombs & Treasure caption Box art of Tombs & Treasure developer Nihon Falcom publisher Infocom released vgrelease NA June 1991 JP August 3, 1988 ref cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com nes 587713 tombs and treasure data title Release date publisher GameFAQs date accessdate 2010 05 05 ref genre Adventure game Adventure br role playing video game modes Single player video game Single player media ROM cartridge Cartridge platforms Nintendo Entertainment System NES composer Takahito Abe Tombs & Treasure Taiyou no Shinden Asteka II in Japan is an adventure game originally developed by Falcom Nihon Falcom in 1987 for the PC 8801 , PC 9801 , FM 7 , and Sharp X1 X1 Japanese systems. An English language NES version, published by Infocom in 1989, was altered to be more story based, and featured new music and role playing game role playing elements. Japanese enhanced remakes were released for the Sega Saturn Saturn and Microsoft Windows Windows systems in 1998 and 1999, respectively. The game takes place in the ancient Maya civilization Mayan city of Chichen Itza on the Yucat n Peninsula . It alternates between using a three quarters overhead view for travelling from ruin to ruin, and switching to a first person perspective upon entering a specific location. Story At the start of the game, the player is allowed to name both the protagonist, a young brown haired man, and the lead female, a green haired lass who is the daughter of one Professor Imes if no names are manually entered, the game will randomly choose from a pre coded list of names for both characters. Professor Imes is a renowned archaeology archaeologist who has been investigating an artifact known as the Sun Key, which potentially has the ability to unlock ... to the player at the start. Gameplay Tombs & Treasure is predominantly about solving puzzle s and interacting ... , and in real life, one of his Jaguar Thrones can be found inside. Tombs & Treasure is the only ... more details
be seen. In some cases, cremated bones were interred in an opening in the floor, but in other tombs ... on July 31, 2008 Commonscat Yagura tombs coord missing Japan DEFAULTSORT Yagura Tombs Category Kamakura ... more details
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