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1satrap — n. [Persian.] 1. Governor, viceroy, ruler. 2. Prince, petty despot …
2MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …
3Prince Marko — Marko Марко King of the Serbian Land (only de jure) King Marko on a fresco above the south entrance to the church of Marko s Monastery near Skopje. He was a ktetor of this monastery …
4Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans — The weaknesses of the fragmented Balkan states following the death of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1355 opened wide the door to the conquest of the Balkan Peninsula by the Ottoman Turks. The Balkan states proved no match for those militantly …
5Upper nobility (Kingdom of Hungary) — NOTOC The upper nobility ( hu. főnemesség, la. barones) was the highest stratum of the temporal society in the Kingdom of Hungary until the 20th century. In the course of the 11 15th centuries, only people who held specific high offices in the… …
6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
8Nadezhda von Meck — Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Russian: Надежда Филаретовна фон Мекк) (10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1831 – 13 January [O.S. 1 January] 1894) was a Russian businesswoman, who is best known today for her artistic relationship with Pyotr Ilyich… …
9Byzantium under the Palaiologoi — Infobox Former Country native name = Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων conventional long name = Byzantine Empire common name = Byzantium year start = 1261 year end = 1453 date start = July 25 date end = May 29 event start = Recapture of Constantinople from the… …
10George Harrison — en la Casa Blanca Datos generales Nombre real George Harold Harrison …