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111Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan — Archaeological exploration of the Pre Islamic period of Afghanistan began in Afghanistan in earnest after World War II and proceeded until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan disrupted it in December of 1979. Louis Dupree, the University of… …
112The General series — The General (also known as the Raj Whitehall series, after the lead character) is a set of military science fiction books written by S.M. Stirling from an outline by David Drake. Clearly inspired by the Byzantine commander Belisarius, the series… …
113Encyclopædia Britannica — Britannica redirects here. For other uses, see Britannica (disambiguation). Encyclopædia Britannica   …
114History of Scotland — The history of Scotland begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age. Of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age civilization that existed in the country,… …
115Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …
116Horses in warfare — War horse redirects here. For other uses, see War horse (disambiguation). A modern day joust at a …
117Millennium '73 — Poster announcing Millennium 73 Millennium 73 was a three day festival hel …
118boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …
119Irish literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… …
120Ibn Khaldun — Infobox Philosopher region = Muslim scholar era = Medieval era color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Ibn Khaldun birth = 27 May, 1332 AD / 732 AH death = 19 March 1406 AD / 808 AH school tradition = Maliki madhab, Islamic economic jurisprudence… …
