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George J. Younghusband
Major general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir George John Younghusband, (9 July 1859 – 30 September 1944) was a cavalry officer and major-general in the British Indian Army. Younghusband was commissioned into the 17th Foot in 1878. He later transferred to the British Indian Army's Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force), Guides Cavalry and served in several conflicts, including the Second Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Burmese War, the Second Boer War and finally in the First World War. Due to wounds received on the battlefield, he was forced to retire from the army in 1917. In his later life he became a noted author of several books, and the Master of the Jewel Office, Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London, until his death on 30 September 1944, at Crickhowell in Wales. Early life George John Younghusband was born on 9 July 1859, at Dharamshala in India, the eldest son of Major-General John William Younghusband and Clara Jane Shaw, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmasala
A ''Dharmasala'' or a house of fire, or house with fire, is the name given to a place where people, especially pilgrims, can rest on a journey . It is a type of building found in Angkorian complexes constructed during the reign of late 12th-century monarch Jayavarman VII and still found in Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Banteay Chhmar. Etymology The Sanskrit name of the ''dharmasala'' can only translate as ''the house of fire''. Architecture A House of Fire has thick brick or stone walls, a tower at the west end and south-facing windows. Building orientation follows the position of the road rather than the typical east–west cardinal alignment of Angkorian architecture. The average size of a dharmaçala was recorded as 14–15 m in length and 4–5 m in width. In modern times, the ''dharmashala'' have evolved towards wooden structures simply referred to as ''Sala (Thai architecture), sala''. History Origin: the Indian philanthropic tradition of hospitality Dharmashalas hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
