King Hermaeus

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Hermaeus (ca. 90-70 BCE) was one of the last Western Indo-Greek kings, who ruled in the Hindu-Kush territory of the Paropamisadae, with his capital...
Henry Montgomery Lawrence

Henry Montgomery Lawrence

male, deceased (1857)
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (June 28, 1806 - July 4, 1857) was a British soldier and statesman in India, who died defending Lucknow during the...
Davar Ardalan

Davar Ardalan

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Davar Ardalan is a Supervisory Producer at NPR News in Washington D.C. With over sixteen years experience in public broadcasting, Ardalan has...

Lalitaditya Muktapida

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Lalitaditya Muktapida was the emperor of Kashmir from 724 to 760 under the Karkota dynasty. During his reign, he conquered most of Northern India...
Mohammad Ghous

Mohammad Ghous

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Mullah Mohammad Ghous (born 1961?) was among the leadership of the Taliban which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. He served as foreign minister...
Ghulam Mohammad Farhad

Ghulam Mohammad Farhad

male, deceased (1984)
Ghulam Mohammad Farhad was an Afghan engineer and Afghan nationalist. He lived in Germany on a royal scholarship from 1921 to 1928, training as an...

Fazal Haq Khaliqyar

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Fazal Haq Khaliqyar (1934 - July 2004), was an Afghan politician, that was briefly Prime Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan He performed...
Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari

Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari

male, deceased (1879)
Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, KCB, CSI, (1841-1879), British military administrator, was the son of the French general, the Count Louis...
Akram Assem

Akram Assem

male, 44 years old
Assem Akram (b. 1965) is an historian, and author. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and holds a PhD in history from Sorbonne University, Paris....

Robert Henry Sale

male, deceased (1845)
Sir Robert Henry Sale (born 1782; died 1845) was a British soldier. He entered the 36th Foot in 1795, and went to India in 1798, as a lieutenant of...