| | - Husayn 'Ali Khan Baraha Sayyid
- (from the article "India") Farrukh-Siyar (ruled 1713-19) owed his victory and accession to the Sayyid brothers, 'Abd Allah Khan and Husayn 'Ali Khan Baraha. The Sayyids thus earned the offices of vizier and chief bakhshi and acquired control over the affairs of state. They promoted the policies initiated earlier by...
- Husayn Bayqarah
- (from the article "Mirkhwand") ...of an old family of sayyids (those who claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad) established in Bukhara. Spending most of his life in Herat in the court of the last Timurid sultan, Husayn Bayqarah (1469-1506), Mirkhwand enjoyed the protection of Husayn's renowned minister, 'Ali Shir Nava'i, a celebrated patron...Nava'i
- Husayn I
- also called Shah Sultan Husayn shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722, last independent ruler of the Safavid dynasty, whose unfitness led to its disintegration. [2 Related Articles]
- Husayn ibn 'Ali
- emir of Mecca from 1908 to 1916 and king of Hejaz from 1916 to 1924. [11 Related Articles]
- Husayn ibn 'Ali, al-
- (from the article "Husaynid dynasty") Al-Husayn ibn 'Ali, an Ottoman officer, was proclaimed bey in 1705 after the Algerians captured the former ruler of Tunis. He received legal recognition by the Ottoman sultan as governor (beylerbeyi) of the province and assured the survival of his line by promulgating a law of succession ...
- Husayn ibn 'Ali, al-
- Shi'ite Muslim hero, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, and son of 'Ali (the fourth Islamic caliph) and Fatima, daughter of Muhammad. He is revered by Shi'ite Muslims as the third imam (after 'Ali and Husayn's older brother, Hasan). [16 Related Articles]
- Husayn ibn Salamah, al-
- (from the article "Ziyadid Dynasty") In 989 the Ziyadid capital was seized and burned by the Banu Ya'fur, and effective power passed from the Ziyadids to their Ethiopian slave-viziers. The Mamluk (slave) al-Husayn ibn Salamah, who had preserved the kingdom from collapse after the Ya'furid attack, was succeeded by his slave Marjan, who divided the ...
- Husayn Kamil
- (from the article "'Abbas II") ...Egyptians and the Sudanese to support the Central Powers and to fight the British. On Dec. 18, 1914, Britain declared Egypt its protectorate and deposed 'Abbas the following day. His uncle Husayn Kamil (reigned 1914-17) replaced him and assumed the title of sultan. In 1922, when Egypt was declared independent, ...
- Husayn Pasha, Hajj
- (from the article "Jalili Family") ...'Abd al-Jalil, was a Christian slave, his son Isma'il distinguished himself as a Muslim public official and became wali (governor) of Mosul in 1726. Hajj Husayn Pasha, who succeeded his father in 1730, became the central figure of the dynasty by successfully repulsing a siege of the city by the ...
- Husayn Shah 'Ala' ad-Din
- founder of the Husayn Shahi dynasty of Bengal. He is often regarded as the most illustrious ruler (1493-1519) of late medieval Bengal.
- Husayn-McMahon correspondence
- (from the article "Palestine") ...concerning the future of Palestine without much regard to the wishes of the indigenous inhabitants. Palestinian Arabs, however, believed that Great Britain had promised them independence in the Husayn-McMahon correspondence, an exchange of letters from July 1915 to March 1916 between Sir Henry McMahon, British high commissioner in Egypt, and ...
- Husayni, Amin al-
- grand mufti of Jerusalem and Arab nationalist figure who played a major role in Arab resistance to Zionist political ambitions in Palestine and became a strong voice in the Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist movements. [5 Related Articles]
- Husayni, Faysal ibn 'Abd al-Qadir al-
- Palestinian political leader who, as the most senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official in Jerusalem, was a pragmatic but persistent spokesman for Palestinian claims in east Jerusalem. [1 Related Articles]
- Husaynid dynasty
- the ruling dynasty of Tunisia from 1705 until the establishment of the Republic of Tunisia in 1957. [1 Related Articles]
- husband
- (from the article "dowry") One of the basic functions of a dowry has been to serve as a form of protection for the wife against the very real possibility of ill treatment by her husband and his family. A dowry used in this way is actually a conditional gift that is supposed to be ...
- Husband's Message, The
- Old English lyric preserved in the Exeter Book, one of the few surviving love lyrics from the Anglo-Saxon period. It is remarkable for its ingenious form and for its emotive power. The speaker is a wooden staff on which a message from an exiled husband to his wife has been ...
- Husband, Rick D.
- American astronaut (b. July 12, 1957, Amarillo, Texas-d. Feb. 1, 2003, over Texas), was commander of the space shuttle Columbia's mission. Husband was educated at Texas Tech University and at California State University at Fresno, where he earned a master's degree in 1990. He joined the U.S. Air Force in ...
- Husbands, Sir Clifford
- (from the article "Barbados") Area: 430 sq km (166 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 294,000 | Capital: Bridgetown | Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands | Head of government: Prime Minister Owen Arthur |
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- Huseyin Rahmi Gurpinar
- Turkish novelist, a prolific writer known for skillfully depicted sketches of life in Istanbul.
- Huseynzada, 'Ali bay
- (from the article "Azerbaijan, flag of") Prior to the Russian Revolution, when Azerbaijan was part of the tsar's domain, the leading Azerbaijani nationalist, 'Ali bay Huseynzada, exhorted his followers to "Turkify, Islamicize, Europeanize" in order to emphasize ethnic pride, religious devotion, and modernization. The colours associated with those principles were light blue (a traditional Turkish flag ...
- hush puppy
- (from the article "cornbread") ...pudding. The usual Southern cornbread is made from a batter containing cornmeal, wheat flour, eggs, milk or buttermilk, and shortening; the addition of sugar is generally considered inauthentic. Hush puppies are small cakes of cornbread batter, often with chopped onions, fried in deep fat, and customarily served as an accompaniment ...
- Hushai
- (from the article "Ahithophel") ...in the revolt of David's son Absalom, and Ahithophel's defection was a severe blow to David. Having consulted Ahithophel about his plans to proceed against David, Absalom then sought advice from Hushai, another of David's counselors. Hushai, who remained secretly loyal to the king, betrayed Absalom's cause by opposing Ahithophel's ...
- Hushovd, Thor
- (from the article "Cycling") ...in the 55.5-km (1 km = about 0.62 mi) St. Etienne time trial on the penultimate day. After 3,608 km of racing, he finished 4 min 40 sec ahead of his nearest challenger, Ivan Basso of Italy. Thor Hushovd became the first rider from Norway to win one of the ...
- Husik, Isaac
- (from the article "Albo, Joseph") ...of faith of Judaism that are essentially derived from the divine law and can thus be eternally valid for other religions as well. Sefer Ha-ikkarim (1929-30), edited and translated by Isaac Husik, was the first translation into English.
- husk
- (from the article "Fagales") ...the bracts of the catkins are deciduous, and the mature catkin shatters to release the winged fruit. In the remaining genera of Betulaceae, the fruits are nuts or nutlets borne in saclike husks or attached to leaflike bracts.wheat grainscereal processingWheat: ...
- husk tomato
- (from the article "Physalis") ...becomes bright orange-red at maturity. The berries of some species of Physalis are edible, and the plants accordingly go by such names as Cape gooseberry (P. peruviana) and husk tomato (P. pruinosa). Chinese lantern is a name alluding to the showy bladderlike calyx of the mature fruit of
- Husker Du
- American band of the 1980s that melded pop melodies and lyricism with punk music, helping to set the stage for the alternative rock boom of the 1990s. The members were Bob Mould (b. Oct. 12, 1960, Malone, N.Y., U.S., ), Greg Norton (b. March 13, 1959, Rock Island, Ill., ...
- Huskisson, William
- British statesman and a leading advocate of free trade. [2 Related Articles]
- Hussain Ahmed, Qazi
- (from the article "Pakistan") The leader of the MMA and the Jamaat-e-Islami Party, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, rejected accusations that his followers were principally responsible for sectarian conflict. Citing Musharraf's ties with the United States, the MMA leader insisted that the president had given renewed impetus to "secularism" in the country and if not challenged ...
- Hussain, Chaudry Shujaat
- (from the article "Pakistan") ...well as 1,100,000 Afghan refugees) | Capital: Islamabad | Head of state and government: President and Chief Executive Gen. Pervez Musharraf, assisted by Prime Ministers Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Chaudry Shujaat Hussain from June 30, and, from August 28, Shaukat Aziz |
- Hussain, Nasir
- Indian motion picture writer, director, and producer (b. 1931, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India-d. March 12, 2002, Mumbai [Bombay], India), made a score of lighthearted Bollywood films, beginning with Tumsa nahin dekha (1957, "Never Seen Anyone Like You"). Although some critics dismissed Hussain as repetitive (a charge he ...
- hussar
- member of a European light-cavalry unit employed for scouting, modeled on the 15th-century Hungarian light-horse corps. The typical uniform of the Hungarian hussar was brilliantly coloured and was imitated in other European armies. It consisted of a busby, or a high, cylindrical cloth cap; a jacket with heavy braiding; and ...
- Hussarek von Heinlein, Max Hussarek, Baron
- (Freiherr) Austrian statesman, jurist, and academic who served as prime minister of Austria during the last months of World War I. [1 Related Articles]
- Hussein
- king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999 and a member of the Hashimite dynasty, considered by many Muslims to be among the Ahl al-Bayt ("People of the House," the direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad) and the traditional guardians of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. His reign marked ... [11 Related Articles]
- Hussein Onn
- Malaysian politician and prime minister (1976-81) of a multiracial coalition government. [1 Related Articles]
- Hussein, Nur Hassan
- (from the article "Somalia") ...in 2007; a new transitional government comprised President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, assisted by Prime Ministers Ali Muhammad Ghedi, Salim Aliyow Ibrow (acting) from October 29, and, from November 24, Nur Hassan Hussein |
- Hussein, Prince
- (from the article "Jordan") In November King Abdullah stripped his half brother and heir apparent Prince Hamzah of his duties as crown prince; the new heir to the throne would be Abdullah's eldest son, 10-year-old Hussein.
- Hussein, Uday, and Hussein, Qusay
- Iraqi officials (respectively, b. June 18, 1964, Baghdad, Iraq-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul, Iraq, and b. May 17, 1966, Baghdad-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul), as the elder sons of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were central figures in their father's brutal 24-year rule. Despite their common goal of supporting their father's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Hussein, Uday, and Hussein, Qusay
- Iraqi officials (respectively, b. June 18, 1964, Baghdad, Iraq-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul, Iraq, and b. May 17, 1966, Baghdad-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul), as the elder sons of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were central figures in their father's brutal 24-year rule. Despite their common goal of supporting their father's ...
- Hussein, Uday, and Hussein, Qusay
- Iraqi officials (respectively, b. June 18, 1964, Baghdad, Iraq-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul, Iraq, and b. May 17, 1966, Baghdad-d. July 22, 2003, Mosul), as the elder sons of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were central figures in their father's brutal 24-year rule. Despite their common goal of supporting their father's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Husserl, Edmund
- German philosopher, the founder of Phenomenology, a method for the description and analysis of consciousness through which philosophy attempts to gain the character of a strict science. The method reflects an effort to resolve the opposition between Empiricism, which stresses observation, and Rationalism, which stresses reason and theory, by indicating ... [24 Related Articles]
- Hussey of North Bradley, Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron
- British newspaper and television executive (b. Aug. 29, 1923, London, Eng.-d. Dec. 27, 2006, London), was appointed (1986) BBC chairman by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, reportedly in order to "sort out" the corporation, which the Thatcher administration accused of leftist antigovernment programming; in his first major act, Hussey dismissed BBC ...
- Hussey, Obed
- U.S. inventor of a full-sized grain reaper that was in wide use throughout Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania until Cyrus Hall McCormick's reaper captured the market. [2 Related Articles]
- Hussey, Ruth
- American actress (b. Oct. 30, 1911, Providence, R.I.-d. April 19, 2005, Newbury Park, Calif.), appeared onstage, on television, and in more than 40 films, usually in roles that called for a witty, sophisticated, and worldly-wise beauty. She received a best supporting actress Academy Award nomination for her best-known role, the ...
- Hussite
- any of the followers of the Bohemian religious reformer Jan Hus, who was condemned by the Council of Constance (1414-18) and burned at the stake. After his death in 1415 many Bohemian knights and nobles published a formal protest and offered protection to those who were persecuted for their faith. ... [19 Related Articles]
- Hussite Wars
- (from the article "Germany") The death of Hus enshrined him at once as a martyr and a national hero in the memory of his followers among the Czechs. They raised a storm of denunciation against Sigismund and expressed their resentment by widespread attacks on orthodox priests and churches. The Catholics retaliated in kind, and ...
- Hussni, Dahud
- (from the article "Islamic arts") ...all of the Near Eastern musicians who are well known are singers; those particularly influential in the modern renaissance, in chronological order, include 'Abduh al-Hamuli, Dahud Hussni, Sayyid Darwish, 'Abd al-Wahhab, Umm Kulthum, Farid al-Atrash, Fayrouz,...
- Husson, Eugene
- (from the article "Wilde, Jimmy") ...earlier "booth" fights, bouts in which he would take on men who often outweighed him by dozens of pounds, contesting as many as 25 fights in one night. On March 30, 1914, he knocked out Eugene Husson of France in the sixth round to claim the European flyweight championship. He ...
- Hustead, Ted. E.
- American businessman whose Wall (S.D.) Drug grew from a small Depression-era pharmacy into an internationally known $10 million-a-year business and tourist attraction as a result of signs he and his wife placed on a nearby highway to attract customers by offering free ice water; the customers in turn spread the ...
- Husted, Marjorie Child
- American home economist and businesswoman under whose supervision the image of Betty Crocker became a General Mills icon for the perfect cook and homemaker.
- Huston, Anjelica
- (from the article "1985: Best Supporting Actress") Other Nominees
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