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Lost In History: The distinctive features of a planet are its composition, structure, and history. A good deal is known about these first two characteristics of the earth, but its early history and development are largely lost in history because water and wind have eroded ancient surface structures, while earthquake and volcanic activity have steadily reshaped its surface. But other planets, and their orbiting moons, may have preserved their original features, thus affording an opportunity to gain insights into planetary evolution.
The man in charge of the mosque's construction was Sinan Aga, the most celebrated of all Turkish architects. Among the many marvels of its interior the amazing acoustics are noteworthy, matching those of the Baptistery in Pisa. Suleiman the Magnificent, most famous of the Ottoman sultans, was a tremendous figure of history, worth brushing up on, if you have lost in history track of his great exploits and equally great failures. It was he who drove the Knights of St. John from Rhodes. It was he who failed to drive them from Malta. Most importantly of all, it was he who lost in history forty thousand men in the Siege of Vienna, in 1529, and had to retire without capturing the city. All Europe trembled in its boots while the Austrian capital stood firm against the tidal wave of Turkish power.
Although the material in the first three cantos is mostly legendary, the chronicle is remarkable as the only work in Sanskrit literature yet discovered with any historical value. The work makes use of earlier writings now lost in history. The first six books cover the traditional history of early times down to the reign of Sangrama Deva (1006) ; two later books bring the history down to the reign of Singha Deva, about 1156. The existence of the book first became known to the Mohammedans in 1588 when, during Akbar's invasion, a copy was given to the emperor. The Sanskrit text was published in 1835, and there are translations by Y. C. Datta (1898) and Sir Aurel Stein (1900). |
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