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11Ethiopia — /ee thee oh pee euh/, n. 1. Formerly, Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 58,732,577; 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Cap.: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE …
12Qing Dynasty — Not to be confused with the Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China. Qing redirects here. For other uses, see Qing (disambiguation). Great Qing 大清帝国, Dà Qīng Dìguó …
13Khosrau I — Shahanshah of the Sassanian (Persian) Empire Hunting scene showing Shah Khosrau I Reign 531 CE to 579 CE (48 years) …
14War of the Eight Princes — The War of the Eight Princes or Rebellion of the Eight Kings or Rebellion of the Eight Princes (zh tspw|t=八王之亂|s=八王之乱|p=bā wáng zhī luàn|w=pa wang chih luan) was a civil war for power among princes or kings ( wang ch. 王 ) of the Chinese Jin… …
15Merdeka Palace — General information Architectural style Neoclassic Location Jalan Medan Mer …
16State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… …
17State (polity) — This article is about the general concept of the state. For the subjects of international law, see Sovereign state. For other uses, see State (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan A state is an organised political… …
18Far East — Usually referred to today as East and Southeast Asia, the Far East encompasses the region of Asia that reaches geographically from the Malay Peninsula in the southwest to Korea and Japan in the northeast. Politically, a large part of the… …
19Russian Orthodox Church — This article is about the Russian Orthodox Church. For the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, see Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Russian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Moscow) Church of Christ the Saviour in …
20Italian Renaissance — The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and… …
