San Salvador Island, one of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 600 miles (965 km) west of mainland Ecuador. Its relief is dominated by two volcanoes, the larger rising to 1,700 feet (520 m), that form the mass of the island’s area of 203 square miles (526 square km).

English literature: Professional playwrights: …and Friar Bungay (1594) and James IV (1598), the antics of vulgar characters complement but also criticize the follies of their betters. Only Lyly, writing for the choristers, endeavored to achieve a courtly refinement. His Gallathea (1584) and Endimion (1591) are fantastic comedies in which courtiers, nymphs, and goddesses make…

James IV was the king of Scotland from 1488 to 1513. An energetic and popular ruler, he unified Scotland under royal control, strengthened royal finances, and improved Scotland’s position in European politics. James succeeded to the throne after his father, James III, was killed in a battle against

Richard Ellmann: Ellmann’s definitive biography of James Joyce (1959; new and rev. ed., 1982) explored in detail aspects of Joyce’s life and thought; his work on this biography led to his editing Joyce’s letters (1966) and other works on Joyce. His later works include The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of…

Edna O’Brien: Other works: In 1999 her short study James Joyce was published to critical acclaim. She chronicled the frenetic passions of Lord Byron in Byron in Love (2009).

Michaela Coel: James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture: In 2018 Coel was invited to deliver the keynote James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. She was the first Black woman to headline the event, and her speech became celebrated for its frank comments about race, class, and…

Library of Congress: The James Madison Memorial Building, modern in style, was dedicated in 1980. (That same year the Main Building was designated the Thomas Jefferson Building.) The Madison Building more than doubled the library’s available Capitol Hill space. The continued growth of the collection in a wide variety…

Throwing a ball into half-bushel peach baskets was what Canadian-American educator James Naismith, at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, suggested in December 1891 when asked to devise an indoor game that could keep men physically fit during the winter. His invention,

ice hockey: National Hockey League: …the most valuable player; the James Norris Memorial Trophy, for the outstanding defenseman; the Art Ross Trophy, for the top point scorer; the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, for the player best combining clean play with a high degree of skill; the Conn Smythe Trophy, for the playoffs’ outstanding performer; the…

Jacob of Edessa was a distinguished Christian theologian, historian, philosopher, exegete, and grammarian, who became bishop of Edessa (c. 684). His strict episcopal discipline giving offense to the patriarch Athanasius II of Antioch, he retired and devoted himself to study and teaching. He is

Italy: The war in northern Italy: …appointed the strongly anti-imperial Cardinal James of Palestrina as his new legate in northern Italy and blocked Frederick’s planned diet. In his propaganda Frederick portrayed himself as the champion of orthodoxy working to prevent the spread of heresy in Lombardy, thus building on the theme of the cooperation between him…

Aristotelianism: The discovery of Aristotle’s works in the Latin West: …and first of these was James of Venice, who was in Constantinople and translated the Posterior Analytics, Physics, De Anima (On the Soul), Metaphysics, and several minor texts before or about 1150; other scholars translated anew or for the first time works on ethics, natural philosophy, and logic before 1200.…

James Patterson: The memoir James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life was published in 2022.

glassware: Great Britain: …at the London glassworks of James Powell & Sons. From about 1880 this glassworks was under the control of Harry J. Powell who, working until World War I, developed a simple, dignified style of handmade blown glass, which was subsequently continued in designs by Barnaby Powell, James Hogan, and others.

Fort Worth Zoological Park: The James R. Record Aquarium was opened in 1954 as an extension of the zoo; it closed in 2002, and a new herpetarium was slated for the site.

Helmut Jahn: …Illinois Center (1985; renamed the James R. Thompson Center in 1993 to honour the former Illinois governor who commissioned the building) in Chicago. Its plan refers to the American tradition of centrally planned domed state capitols. At the same time, its dramatic blue-and-pink glass-and-steel appearance and spectacular (if noisy and…

planation surface: …bevels sandstone cuestas in the James Range in central Australia. Clearly an erosive process cut across rocks of varying resistance. The rock structure would never have developed such a flat surface unless a lateral erosive process had been at work in the past at a particular base level. Where many…

James River, river rising in Wells county, central North Dakota, U.S., and flowing in a generally south-southeasterly direction across South Dakota, to join the Missouri River about 5 miles (8 km) below Yankton after a course of 710 miles (1,140 km). Major cities along the river are Jamestown,

James River, river in central Virginia, U.S., formed by the junction of the Jackson and Cowpasture rivers and cutting across the Great Appalachian Valley in northern Botetourt county. It flows in an easterly direction, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains through a series of gorges near Lynchburg and

James Talarico is perhaps the unlikeliest of poster children for progressive Democratic politics in the 2020s. Consider: The fact that his résumé could lead voters to mistake him for a Republican isn’t a bug of his campaign; it’s the defining feature. Talarico, a Texas state legislator, defeated

James I was the most renowned of the medieval kings of Aragon (1213–76), who added the Balearic Islands and Valencia to his realm and thus initiated the Catalan-Aragonese expansion in the Mediterranean that was to reach its zenith in the last decades of the 14th century. James was the son of Peter

St. James ; Roman Catholic feast day July 25; Eastern Orthodox feast day April 30) was one of the Twelve Apostles, distinguished as being in Jesus’ innermost circle and being the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament (Acts 12:2). In Roman Catholicism, St. James is the patron

James II was the king of Aragon from 1295 to 1327 and king of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295. At the death of his father, Peter III, on Nov. 11, 1285, James inherited Sicily, and his elder brother became Alfonso III of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia. When his brother died (1291) he

St. James ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 23) was a Christian apostle, according to St. Paul, although not one of the original Twelve Apostles. He was leader of the Jerusalem Christians, who with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist is one of “the pillars of the church.”

St. James the Less ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 9) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is not to be confused with the apostle St. James the Greater, son of Zebedee, or St. James, the Lord’s brother, who was not one of the Twelve. Scholars do not think that he or St.

St. James the Less ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 9) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is not to be confused with the apostle St. James the Greater, son of Zebedee, or St. James, the Lord’s brother, who was not one of the Twelve. Scholars do not think that he or St.

Jamestown Colony, first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of

James V was the king of Scotland from 1513 to 1542. During the period of his minority, which lasted throughout the first half of his reign, James was a pawn in the struggle between pro-French and pro-English factions; after he assumed personal control of the government, he upheld Roman Catholicism

James I was the king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625, who styled himself “king of Great Britain.” James was a strong advocate of royal absolutism, and his conflicts with an increasingly self-assertive Parliament set the stage for the

Among the pleasures to be derived from venturing through the early editions of Britannica is the one we think of as “being present at the creation.” Steam engines had been around as novelties for centuries, but the first practical ones were invented by the Englishmen Thomas Savery in 1698 and

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), U.S.–European Space Agency–Canadian satellite observatory designed as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on December 25, 2021. The JWST has a mirror 6.5 metres (21.3 feet) in diameter,

flamingo: …andinus) and the puna, or James’s, flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi). The former has a pink band on each of its yellow legs, and the latter was thought extinct until a remote population was discovered in 1956.

curly mesquite: …curly mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) and James’s galleta (H. jamesii) are particularly palatable to livestock when fresh and green.

Jesse James and Frank James: …a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared their family’s sympathy with the Southern cause when the American Civil War broke out in 1861. Frank joined William C. Quantrill’s Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band. At the…

A.J.P. Martin: In 1953 Martin and A.T. James helped perfect gas chromatography, the separation of chemical vapours by differential absorption on a porous solid.

sabermetrics: Bill James and the advent of sabermetrics: The first of those amateurs to make a real name for himself was a young Kansan named Bill James. In 1977 James self-published his first Baseball Abstract, which was filled with original studies based on information James had…

LeBron James: Personal life: They have three children: LeBron (“Bronny”), Jr. (born 2004), Bryce (born 2007), and Zhuri (born 2014). Bronny James was drafted by the Lakers in 2024, and the following season Bronny and LeBron James became the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time.

C.L.R. James was a West Indian-born cultural historian, cricket writer, and political activist who was a leading figure in the Pan-African movement. James was certified as a teacher at Queen’s Royal College in Port of Spain, Trinidad (1918). In 1932 he moved to England, where he published The Life

C.L.R. James was a West Indian-born cultural historian, cricket writer, and political activist who was a leading figure in the Pan-African movement. James was certified as a teacher at Queen’s Royal College in Port of Spain, Trinidad (1918). In 1932 he moved to England, where he published The Life

E.L. James is a British author best known for the Fifty Shades series of erotic novels. James is the daughter of a Chilean mother and a Scottish father. She studied history at the University of Kent before taking a job as a studio manager’s assistant at the National Film and Television School in

Elmore James was an American blues singer-guitarist noted for the urgent intensity of his singing and guitar playing. Known as the “King of the Slide Guitar,” he was a significant influence on the development of rock music. Born into a sharecropping family, James played guitar in his teens and

Etta James was a popular American rhythm-and-blues entertainer who in time became a successful ballad singer. James was reared by foster parents until her mother (who was 14 when James was born) took her 12-year-old daughter to San Francisco. There James formed a girl doo-wop trio called the

Jesse James and Frank James: …a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared their family’s sympathy with the Southern cause when the American Civil War broke out in 1861. Frank joined William C. Quantrill’s Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band. At the…

Fred Allen was an American humorist whose laconic style, dry wit, and superb timing influenced a generation of radio and television performers. While working as a stack boy in the Boston Public Library, the young Sullivan came across a book on juggling from which he picked up that craft. He began

Harry James was an American jazz musician and bandleader, and one of the most popular and dynamic trumpet players of the big band era. The son of circus performers, James learned to play drums at age 4 and the trumpet at 8; when he was 12 he led one of the circus bands. As a young man he played

Harry James was an American jazz musician and bandleader, and one of the most popular and dynamic trumpet players of the big band era. The son of circus performers, James learned to play drums at age 4 and the trumpet at 8; when he was 12 he led one of the circus bands. As a young man he played

Henry James was an American novelist and, as a naturalized English citizen from 1915, a great figure in the transatlantic culture. His fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the New World in clash with the corruption and wisdom of the Old, as illustrated in such works as Daisy Miller

Henry James was an American philosophical theologian, the father of the novelist Henry James and the philosopher William James. A graduate of Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. (1830), James worked in business and law and then studied at Princeton Theological Seminary (1835–37). Although he was

Jesse James and Frank James: Reared on a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared their family’s sympathy with the Southern cause when the American Civil War broke out in 1861. Frank joined William C. Quantrill’s Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band.…

Jesse James and Frank James: Reared on a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared their family’s sympathy with the Southern cause when the American Civil War broke out in 1861. Frank joined William C. Quantrill’s Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band.…

Jesse James and Frank James were two brothers who were among the most notorious outlaws of the American West, engaging in robberies that came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture westerns. Reared on a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared

Kevin James is an American comedian and actor best known for playing affable working-class characters, most notably Doug Heffernan in the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and the title character in the box-office hit movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop and its sequel (2009 and 2015). James’s real

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player who is widely considered one of the greatest all-around players of all time and who won National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Miami Heat (2012 and 2013), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), and the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player who is widely considered one of the greatest all-around players of all time and who won National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Miami Heat (2012 and 2013), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), and the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James: Personal life: They have three children: LeBron (“Bronny”), Jr. (born 2004), Bryce (born 2007), and Zhuri (born 2014). Bronny James was drafted by the Lakers in 2024, and the following season Bronny and LeBron James became the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time.

Letitia Ann James grew up in Brooklyn and is one of eight children, born to a mother who worked as a cleaner and in customer service and a father who was a building superintendent. She was a self-described tomboy who liked to read fairy tales. That she would grow up to be the state’s first Black

Letitia Ann James grew up in Brooklyn and is one of eight children, born to a mother who worked as a cleaner and in customer service and a father who was a building superintendent. She was a self-described tomboy who liked to read fairy tales. That she would grow up to be the state’s first Black

Letter of James, New Testament writing addressed to the early Christian churches (“to the twelve tribes in the dispersion”) and attributed to James, a Christian Jew, whose identity is disputed. There is also wide disagreement as to the date of composition, though many scholars hold that it was

Lily James is an English screen and stage actress whose supporting role (2012–15) in the television series Downton Abbey launched her career. She was soon garnering lead parts in such big-screen movies as Disney’s live-action Cinderella (2015) as well as the Jane Austen parody Pride and Prejudice

Liturgy of St. James, a eucharistic service based on the Antiochene Liturgy, said to be the most ancient Christian liturgy. Modified forms of the Liturgy of St. James are used by Catholic Syrians, Miaphysite Syrians (Jacobites), Maronites, and the Orthodox of Zakynthos and Jerusalem. In most

12 Contemporary Black Authors You Must Read: Marlon James: In 2015 James became the first writer from Jamaica to win Britain’s prestigious Man Booker Prize. He won for his novel

P.D. James was a British mystery novelist best known for her fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard. The daughter of a middle-grade civil servant, James grew up in the university town of Cambridge. Her formal education, however, ended at age 16 because of lack of funds, and she was

geography: Geography in the United States: …published major texts, such as Preston E. James in his renowned Latin America (1942). Many introductory texts, such as James’s An Outline of Geography (1935), used regional divisions of the world as organizing templates, though the regions were usually defined at much larger scales than the Vidalian pays.

Dave Chappelle: …of anecdotes about outlandish musician Rick James, in which Chappelle reenacted the events as James while the real James provided occasional commentary. The first season of the show was released on DVD in 2004 and quickly became the best-selling television program in that format’s history. That year Chappelle also released…

St. James the Less ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 9) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is not to be confused with the apostle St. James the Greater, son of Zebedee, or St. James, the Lord’s brother, who was not one of the Twelve. Scholars do not think that he or St.

St. James ; Roman Catholic feast day July 25; Eastern Orthodox feast day April 30) was one of the Twelve Apostles, distinguished as being in Jesus’ innermost circle and being the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament (Acts 12:2). In Roman Catholicism, St. James is the patron

St. James ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 23) was a Christian apostle, according to St. Paul, although not one of the original Twelve Apostles. He was leader of the Jerusalem Christians, who with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist is one of “the pillars of the church.”

St. James ; Roman Catholic feast day July 25; Eastern Orthodox feast day April 30) was one of the Twelve Apostles, distinguished as being in Jesus’ innermost circle and being the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament (Acts 12:2). In Roman Catholicism, St. James is the patron

St. James ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 23) was a Christian apostle, according to St. Paul, although not one of the original Twelve Apostles. He was leader of the Jerusalem Christians, who with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist is one of “the pillars of the church.”

Letitia Ann James grew up in Brooklyn and is one of eight children, born to a mother who worked as a cleaner and in customer service and a father who was a building superintendent. She was a self-described tomboy who liked to read fairy tales. That she would grow up to be the state’s first Black

children’s literature: Peaks and plateaus (1865–1940): …the best of them are Will James, with his horse story Smoky (1926); Rachel Field, whose Hitty (1929) is one of the best doll stories in the language; Elizabeth Coatsworth, with her fine New England tale Away Goes Sally (1934); and the well-loved story of a New York tomboy in…

children’s literature: Peaks and plateaus (1865–1940): …the best of them are Will James, with his horse story Smoky (1926); Rachel Field, whose Hitty (1929) is one of the best doll stories in the language; Elizabeth Coatsworth, with her fine New England tale Away Goes Sally (1934); and the well-loved story of a New York tomboy in…

William James was an American philosopher and psychologist, a leader of the philosophical movement of pragmatism and a founder of the psychological movement of functionalism. James was the eldest son of Henry James, an idiosyncratic and voluble man whose philosophical interests attracted him to the

children’s literature: Peaks and plateaus (1865–1940): …the best of them are Will James, with his horse story Smoky (1926); Rachel Field, whose Hitty (1929) is one of the best doll stories in the language; Elizabeth Coatsworth, with her fine New England tale Away Goes Sally (1934); and the well-loved story of a New York tomboy in…

motivation: The James-Lange theory: A second biological approach to the study of human motivation has been the study of mechanisms that change the arousal level of the organism. Early research on this topic emphasized the essential equivalency of changes in arousal, changes in emotion, and changes in…

Jameson Raid, unsuccessful attempt by British officials and mining industry leaders to overthrow the government of the Transvaal—more formally known as the South African Republic (SAR)—that began on December 29, 1895, and ended in a stunning collapse on January 2, 1896. Considered to be the

mamba: …of East and South Africa, Jameson’s mamba (D. jamesoni) of Central Africa, and the West African green mamba (D. viridis) are all more timid than the black mamba and have not been reported to attack humans. Like the black mamba, they will flatten their necks into a narrow hood as…

Canada: …expressed by the Dublin-born writer Anna Brownell Jameson, who explored central Ontario in 1837 and remarked exultantly on “the seemingly interminable line of trees before you; the boundless wilderness around you; the mysterious depths amid the multitudinous foliage, where foot of man hath never penetrated…the solitude in which we proceeded…

golf: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA): …including Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, Betty Jameson, and, especially, the multisport legend Mildred (“Babe”) Didrikson Zaharias. Even Zaharias’s popularity, however, could not ensure success for the WPGA, which folded in 1949. Nevertheless, it proved within its brief existence the need for a professional women’s organization.

golf: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA): …including Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, Betty Jameson, and, especially, the multisport legend Mildred (“Babe”) Didrikson Zaharias. Even Zaharias’s popularity, however, could not ensure success for the WPGA, which folded in 1949. Nevertheless, it proved within its brief existence the need for a professional women’s organization.

Ami Boué: …of the noted Scottish geologist Robert Jameson. Boué studied the volcanic rocks in various parts of Scotland and the Hebrides and later published his findings in Essai géologique sur l’Écosse (1820; “Geological Essay on Scotland”).

Sir Leander Starr Jameson, Baronet was a Southern African statesman who, as a friend and collaborator of Cecil Rhodes, was notorious for his abortive raid into the Transvaal (also known as the South African Republic) to overthrow the Boer government of Paul Kruger in 1895; the failed incursion

Pteridaceae: Pteridoid clade: …Eriosorus are now placed in Jamesonia. They occur at high elevations, such as the Andean paramos, and some of the species have leaves that drape over other vegetation and continue to uncurl from an indeterminate apex. Anopteris, Ochropteris, and Neurocallis each have a single species and highly restricted distributions in…

Jamestown Colony, first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of

United States: Classic patterns of siting and growth: … New Amsterdam (New York City); Jamestown, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Philadelphia were founded at the same time as the colonies they served. Like nearly all other North American colonial towns of consequence, they were ocean ports. Until at least the beginning of the 20th century the historical geography of…

Jamestown, seaport town and capital of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. The town was founded in 1659, when the British East India Company built a fort and established a garrison at the site on James Bay, naming it for the duke of York (later James II).

Jamestown, city, seat (1874) of Stutsman county, southeast-central North Dakota, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek, halfway between Bismarck (west) and Fargo (east). The site was settled in 1871 by construction crews of the Northern Pacific Railway. The garrison

Jamestown, city, Chautauqua county, southwestern New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Chautauqua Lake, 70 miles (113 km) southwest of Buffalo. It was named for James Prendergast, a settler from Pittstown, who in 1811 purchased 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of land there and built a mill; a

Jamestown Colony, first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of

William Kelso: …American archaeologist who directed the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, an organized effort to uncover and preserve artifacts from the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Azad Kashmir: …of the Himalayas rising to Jamgarh Peak (15,531 feet [4,734 metres]); south of this are the northwestern reaches of the Pir Panjal Range, which has an average crest line of 12,500 feet (3,800 metres). The region is in the subduction zone at the most northerly extension of the Indian-Australian tectonic…

Ibn Durayd: …wrote a large Arabic dictionary, Jamharat al-lughah (“Collection of Language”).

Hishām ibn al-Kalbī: …horses and poems on horses; Jamharat al-nasab (“Genealogical Collection”), a work of great importance about the politics, religion, and literature of the pre-Islamic and early Muslim Arabs; and Kitāb al-aṣnām (The Book of Idols), in which he discusses the gods of the pre-Islamic Arabs. The discussions in Kitāb al-aṣnām are…

Jamhuri Day, one of the most important national holidays in Kenya, observed on December 12. The holiday formally marks the date of the country’s admittance in 1964 into the Commonwealth as a republic and takes its name from the Swahili word jamhuri (“republic”); December 12 is also the date when

Kenya, country in East Africa famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves. Its Indian Ocean coast provided historically important ports by which goods from Arabian and Asian traders have entered the continent for many centuries. Along that coast, which holds some of the finest

Tanzania, East African country situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories’ total area. Mafia Island

Uganda, landlocked country in east-central Africa. About the size of Great Britain, Uganda is populated by dozens of ethnic groups. The English language and Christianity help unite these diverse peoples, who come together in the cosmopolitan capital of Kampala, a verdant city whose plan includes

Somalia, easternmost country of Africa, on the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden and occupies an important geopolitical position between sub-Saharan Africa and the countries of Arabia and southwestern Asia. The capital, Mogadishu, is located

Jāmī was a Persian scholar, mystic, and poet who is often regarded as the last great mystical poet of Iran. Jāmī spent his life in Herāt, except for two brief pilgrimages to Meshed (Iran) and the Hejaz. During his lifetime his fame as a scholar resulted in numerous offers of patronage by many of

Agra: The Jāmiʿ Masjid, or Great Mosque, and the elegant tomb of Iʿtimād al-Dawlah (1628), of white marble, are located near the Taj Mahal. To the northwest, at Sikandra, is the tomb of Akbar.