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121Lollardy — was the political and religious movement of the Lollards from the mid 14th century to the English Reformation. Lollardy was supposed to have evolved from the teachings of John Wycliffe, a prominent theologian at the University of Oxford beginning …
122Ma Bufang — Lieutenant General Ma Bufang Governor of Qinghai In office 1938–1949 Preceded by …
123Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany — Jehovah s Witnesses endured intense persecution under the Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. Because they refused to serve in the military or give allegiance to the Nazi government, many were killed, imprisoned or sent to concentration camps.… …
124Mozambique — /moh zam beek , zeuhm /, n. 1. Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 18,165,476; 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Cap.: Maputo. 2. a seaport on an… …
125North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction region of Africa comprising …
126Christianity and Judaism in the Ottoman Empire — During the 1st centuries of control over the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire (c. 14th to 19th centuries), the Christian population, and especially the Orthodox Christians (who were not under the protection of a Great Power, as were the… …
127HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
128OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources …
