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1Tang Dynasty — For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). Tang 唐 ← …
2Han Dynasty — 漢朝 ← 206 BCE–220 CE …
3Walls of Constantinople — Istanbul, Turkey Map showing Constantinople and its walls du …
4Middlesex (novel) — Middlesex   …
52008 South Ossetia war — Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict and Georgian–Abkhazian conflict Locat …
6Timeline of the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests — This article details the chronology of events in the 2007 Burmese anti government protests. Timeline ProloguePrior to the summer protests, there had been growing unease in the population regarding the economic distress of the country which has… …
7Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …
8Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
9South Korea — ROK redirects here. For other uses, see ROK (disambiguation). Republic of Korea 대한민국 大韓民國 Daehanminguk …
10japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
