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Western Chalukya Empire, 1121 CE
Western Chalukya Empire, 1121 CE

The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This Kannadiga dynasty is sometimes called the Kalyani Chalukya after its regal capital at Kalyani, today's Basavakalyan in the modern Bidar District of Karnataka state, and alternatively the Later Chalukya from its theoretical relationship to the sixth-century Chalukya dynasty of Badami. Prior to the rise of the Western and Eastern Chalukyas, the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta controlled most of the Deccan and Central India for over two centuries. In 973, seeing confusion in the Rashtrakuta Empire after a successful invasion of their capital by the ruler of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa, Tailapa II, a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta dynasty ruling from Bijapur region, defeated his overlords and made Manyakheta his capital. The dynasty quickly rose to power and grew into an empire under Someshvara I who moved the capital to Kalyani. (Full article...)

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A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark

A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark is a 1746 map of the City of London and surrounding area, surveyed by John Rocque and engraved by John Pine. Rocque combined two surveying techniques: he made a ground-level survey with a compass and a physical metal chain – the unit of length also being the chain. Compass bearings were taken of the lines measured. He also created a triangulation network over the entire area to be covered by taking readings from church towers and similar high places using a theodolite made by Jonathan Sisson (inventor of the telescopic-sighted theodolite) to measure the observed angle between two other prominent locations. The process was repeated from point to point.

John Rocque and John Pine

I am about to remove Yom HaShoah (2008). I am mentioning it here however because the Israeli government has moved it to the previous day so that the observance does not lead directly into Shabbat. Israel is doing all observances Wednesday Night through Thursday Afternoon. [1]. So I remove this in expectation that an admin will put it on May 1 (the Selected Anniversaries is locked because it is tomorrow's date. Thanks! Valley2city 16:35, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The image had been nominated for deletion at Commons since January. The nomination was valid and I've had to delete it. DurovaCharge! 05:54, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"National Day of Prayer"

I dispute that the "National Day of Prayer" in the United States should be called out as an On This Day. This is not a national holiday. I don't believe it is something "celebrated" (as its article claims) or even noticed by the majority of Americans. I believe it's religious agenda-pushing. I acknowledge my social circle doesn't represent all Americans, but in my social circle, this would only be known if someone were to see it mentioned on "On This Day" or in a 10 second news blurb.

(Sorry if this is the wrong place for this comment, and I didn't want to be bold and remove it) - On Sober Reflection (talk) 09:08, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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It should be "royal charter", not "Royal Charter"

In fact, all that should be done is to remove the pipe [[royal charter|Royal Charter]] :) Surtsicna (talk) 16:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks, Prolog (talk) 12:19, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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