Hundreds of imperial artistic societies ( called the Ehl-i Hiref, " Community of the Talented ") were administered at the Imperial seat, the Topkapı Palace.

Attached to the palace were diverse imperial societies of artists and craftsmen collectively called the Ehl-i Hiref ( Community of the Talented ), which produced some of the finest work in the whole empire.

The clashes between the Ehl-i Sunna and Shia in the 7th and 8th centuries had a genuine political character.

The clashes between the Ehl-i Sunna and Shia in the 7th and 8th centuries had a genuine political character.

Hephaestus is one of the most even-tempered of the Hellenic deities ; in the narrative embedded in the Odyssey Aphrodite seems to prefer Ares, the volatile god of war, as she was attracted to his violent nature.

The Soviet Union and the United States were the most attracted to the idea of providing this capability to traditionally light airborne forces.

Australian football has attracted more overall interest among Australians ( as measured by the Sweeney Sports report ) than any other football code, and, when compared with all sports throughout the nation, has consistently ranked first in the winter reports, and most recently third behind cricket and swimming in summer.

The computers sold quite well initially and attracted the interest of several independent software developers, most notably Microdeal.

In the wake of his most famous works, he attracted many uncritical hangers-on, but many others who sought him found him aloof and even dull.

The most common stainless steel alloys ( including those used for bolts and nuts ) are not magnetic or only very slightly attracted to a magnet.

The most visited region is Budapest, the Hungarian capital attracted 3, 61 million visitors in 2008.

Conversely on occasions he attracted criticism for dogmatically pursuing schemes favoured by the right of his party, notably the privatisation of British Rail, and for closing down most of the coal industry in advance of privatisation.

In 1846, he attracted attention by his bitter articles against the government in Lajos Kossuth's paper, the Pesti Hírlap, and was returned as one of the Radical candidates to the diet of 1848, where his generous, impulsive nature made him one of the most thorough-going of the patriots.

In 1740 the catastrophic result of Anson's circumnavigation attracted much attention in Europe ; out of 1900 men, 1400 had died, most of them allegedly from having contracted scurvy.

The free-trade zone in Naryn attracted large numbers of Chinese businesspeople, who came to dominate most of the republic's import and export of small goods.

The platform argues that " We have vital need of an organization which, having attracted most of the participants in the anarchist movement, would establish a common tactical and political line for anarchism and thereby serve as a guide for the whole movement ".

The Platform attracted strong criticism from many sectors on the anarchist movement of the time including some of the most influential anarchists such as Voline, Errico Malatesta, Luigi Fabbri, Camillo Berneri, Max Nettlau, Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman and Gregori Maximoff.

Over the course of many centuries, the play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

The absence of a personal income tax in the principality has attracted to it a considerable number of wealthy " tax refugee " residents from European countries who derive the majority of their income from activity outside Monaco ; celebrities such as Formula One drivers attract most of the attention, but the vast majority of them are less well-known business people.

Although Gandhi did not originate the All-India Muslim Conference, which directed the movement in India, he soon became its most prominent spokesman and attracted a strong base of Muslim support with local chapters in all Muslim centers in India.

The first is the midwifery was not a profession to which freeborn women of families that had enjoyed free status of several generations were attracted ; therefore it seems that most midwives were of servile origin.

While most were in standard styles, but by inferior artists, the work of Manet attracted tremendous attention, and opened commercial doors to the movement.

What has attracted the most interest in neural networks is the possibility of learning.

" The Scottish moral philosopher Francis Hutcheson, as a student at Glasgow, " was attracted most by Cicero, for whom he always professed the greatest admiration.

Looney's theory attracted a number of activist followers who published books supplementing his own and added new arguments, most notably Percy Allen, Bernard M. Ward, Louis P. Bénézet and Charles Wisner Barrell.

The most prosperous families of Asunción, whose yerba maté and tobacco plantations competed directly with the Jesuits, initially led this revolt but as the movement attracted support from poor farmers in the interior, the rich abandoned it and soon asked the royal authorities to restore order.

They have done so in every decade since the 1970 breakup, most famously for 1981's " The Concert in Central Park ", which attracted more than 500, 000 people, making it the 7th-most attended concert in the history of music.

Shows with fantasy and horror elements drew much influence from The X-Files, and generally attracted large audiences, most notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( and spinoff Angel.

The colonies were exceptional in the European world for their vibrant political culture, which attracted the most talented and ambitious young men into politics.

Though he attracted much attention during his life for his irascible, aggressive personality, editorship of famous periodicals, and friendship with the talented and famous, he is remembered mainly for his multiple-volume memoir My Life and Loves, which was banned in countries around the world for its sexual explicitness.

In 1922 the team attracted the sponsorship of area businessmen Harold Kingsbury, Irvin Heinz and Frank Schoeneman, who brought in talented professional players such as Carl Beck, Benny Boynton and Stan Cofall.

Talma married Julie Carreau, a rich and talented lady whose salon attracted the principal Girondists.

Although the Citizens ' Union attracted a number of talented young reformers, including Mikhail Saakashvili, Zurab Zhvania and Nino Burjanadze, it eventually fell victim to Georgia's endemic corruption and Shevardnadze's increasing use of electoral manipulation.

They awarded scientific degrees and presided over a prestigious graduate school at KBYu, which attracted talented students of physics from all over the USSR.

Multiflow was staffed by engineers, computer scientists and other computer professionals who were attracted to the combination of a novel and challenging technology, an uphill battle, and the remarkable social experience of working in the most uniformly talented group they were ever likely to be a part of.

The event brings colour, spectacle and vibrant creativity to Aberdeen and the North East and has attracted talented companies from over 70 countries to Scotland.

Many bright students, such as the talented young poets Bohdan Kravtsiv and Olena Teliha ( executed by the Nazis at Babi Yar ) were attracted to the OUN's revolutionary message.

Crosbie's popularity within the party attracted many talented advisors, and among the more creative moves was exploiting a loophole in the rules that " student associations " could have delegates by creating over 20 new student associations at Canadian universities.

Many talented and ambitious young architects had been attracted by building opportunities stemming from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

His ability to kick goals for the Dandenong Stingrays earned him selection in the TAC Cup Team of the Year in 1998 and attracted the eye of recruiters and was one of three talented AFL prospects featured in the television documentary " The Draft ".

Nozomi is a strong girl who is very talented in kendo, and becomes attracted to Yuna ( Masashi ) because of his strength.

Many talented and popular musicians were attracted by Brinda's musical scholarship and expertise, and trained under her.

Jerzy Borejsza was an important press and book editor, who attracted many talented writers.

Over the decades, Sydney Olympic has attracted and developed a large number of talented footballers resulting in international attention to the Club and to Australian Football through transfers such as Brett Emerton ($ 1. 3M ), Jason Polak ($ 0. 7M ) Ned Zelic ($ 0. 65M ), Nick Carle and Jason Čulina.

He became a highly skilled organist and was particularly talented at extempore playing ; a skill that soon attracted attention and led to his appointment as William Boyce ’ s deputy at the Chapel Royal.

Formed by V. Dogo Khan, the proprietor of Shabana Hardware Stores as an incentive to his store employees in the mid-1980s, it grew to be a strong football team which in its successful run, attracted and recruited star players from local high schools and talented individual players living or working in the municipality.