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1004 - Events. December: End of the Samanid dynasty in Bokhara. Boleslaus I of Poland loses Bohemia after having become duke the previous year. He is succeeded as duke of Bohemia by Jaromir. Sancho III becomes king of Navarre. Sweyn destroys Norwich. Aberdeen becomes a bishopry. 1004 - Births. Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas (approximate date) (d. 1060) Goda of England (d. 1055) 1004 - DeathsIncluding:

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Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) (pronounced /'bɛŋgəɫurʊ/ in Kannada and /'bæŋgəlʊɹ/ in English) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is India's 3rd largest city [1] and India's 5th largest metropolitan area [2], with a 2001 population of about 6.5 million. Plans have been announced to change the city's official name to one of Bengaluru or Bengalooru o ...

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• Bangalore - History
• Bangalore - Plague-Crisis of 1898
• Bangalore - 1900s
• Bangalore - Garden City
• Bangalore - Current infrastructure crisis
• Bangalore - Climate
• Bangalore - Culture and education
• Bangalore - Economy
• Bangalore - Manufacturing industries
• Bangalore - Space technology
• Bangalore - Silicon Valley
• Bangalore - Biotechnology
• Bangalore - Urban life
• Bangalore - Current concerns
• Bangalore - Roads infrastructure and traffic
• Bangalore - Airport issues
• Bangalore - Slum population
• Bangalore - Bangalore Division

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Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg - Geography. Bamberg lies on an open plain on the Regnitz, 3 km above its junction with the Main River, and 63 km north of Nuremberg by railway. Like Rome, Bamberg was built on seven hills, each crowned by a church. Bamberger Symphoniker (*) – founded in 1946 by Bohemian WWII refugees, including former members of the Germa ...

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• Bamberg - Neue Residenz
• Bamberg - Other sights
• Bamberg - Beer
• Bamberg - Education
• Bamberg - Born in Bamberg
• Bamberg - Famous Denizens

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence • Theology Biographies of Muhammad Sunni ...

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The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq. List of kings of Babylon - First Dynasty of Babylon. This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century. Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BC Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BC Sabium 1844-1831 BC Apil-Sîn 1830-1813 BC Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BC Hammurabi 1792-1750 BC Samsu-I ...

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• List of kings of Babylon - First Dynasty of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Early Kassite Monarchs
• List of kings of Babylon - Sealand Dynasty Dynasty II of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Kassite Dynasty Third Dynasty of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IV of Babylon from Isin
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty V of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VI of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VII of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VIII of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty X of Babylon Assyrians and Chaldeans
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty XI of Babylon Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean

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Bathinda is a city in Punjab state of northwestern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. Climate: Summer temperatures can be as high as 50 °C (122°F); and winter temperatures as low as 0 °C (32°F). The weather is generally dry. Rainfall is primarily from the southwest, due to the monsoon, and lasts from mid-July to mid-September. The City of Bathinda boasts of one of the largest Railway Junctions of northern India and the largest Cantonement (military area) of Asia and is kn ...

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The American company UNIVAC began as the "business" computer division of Remington Rand formed by the purchase of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation in 1950. (EMCC was the company founded by, and named after, the two inventors/architects of the ENIAC.) UNIVAC is an acronym, standing for UNIVersal Automatic Computer. UNIVAC - History and structure. John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly built the ENIAC computer (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) at the Moore School of Engineering a ...

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• UNIVAC - Models
• UNIVAC - Operating Systems and the Romance of the Machine

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The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox churches, not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches. The Coptic Orthodox Chruch has its own Pope and Patriarch, whom is currently His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark. The following is a list of all the Popes who have held led the Coptic Orthodox Church since the Council of Chalcedon. For the earlier Patriarchs of Alexandria prior to the schism, see List of Patriarchs of Alexandr ...

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The Duchy of Carinthia (German language: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. Carinthia duchy - Karantania and medieval dynasties. In the 7th century it was part of the Principality of Karantania, and was part of the empire of Charlemagne from 788 to 843, when it became part of the eastern Frankish kingdom of Louis the German. From 889 to 927 the Mark of Carinthia was pa ...

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• Carinthia duchy - Various dynasties
• Carinthia duchy - Eppensteiner
• Carinthia duchy - Sponheimer
• Carinthia duchy - Various dynasties
• Carinthia duchy - Gorizia-Tyrol
• Carinthia duchy - Habsburg

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Bogomilism is the Gnostic dualistic sect, the synthesis of Armenian Paulicianism and local Slavonic Church reform movement in Bulgaria between 950 and 1396. Bogomilism - The Origin. The now defunct Gnostic social-religious movement and doctrine originated in the time of Peter I of Bulgaria (927-969) as a reaction against state and clerical oppression. In spite of all measures of repression, it remained strong and popular until the fall of Bulgaria in the end of 14th century. It is difficult to ascert ...

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• Bogomilism - Doctrine
• Bogomilism - History
• Bogomilism - Name

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Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. Burgundians gave their name to the region. Later in time, the region was divided between the duchy of Burgundy (west of Burgundy) and the county of Burgundy (east of Burgundy). The duchy of Burgundy is the most famous of the two, and the one which reached historical fame. Later, the duchy of Burgundy became ...

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• Burgundy - Wine
• Burgundy - Geography
• Burgundy - Culture

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1003 - Events. Sweyn I of Denmark begins his first invasion of England. Humbert I becomes the first count of Savoy. King Robert II of France invades Burgundy, but fails. Pope John XVII succeeds Pope Silvester II. Pope John XVIII succeeds Pope John XVII. Boleslaus I of Poland becomes duke of Bohemia and Moravia. 1003 - Births. Edward the Confessor (approximate date) (d. 1066) 1003 - Deat ...

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Avicenna (Ibn Sina also known as al-Shaykh al-Rais (meaning the Leader among the wise men), in Persian and Arabic: شيخ الرئيس، ابوعلی حسين بن عبدالله بن سينا), (full name is Abu Ali Husain ebn-e Abdollah Ebn-e Sina-e Balkhi or Pur-Sina or Ebn-e Sina (980 - 1037)) was a Muslim Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist. He was the author of 450 books on a wide range of subjects. Many of these concentrated on philosophy and medicine. He is c ...

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During the post-Roman centuries of Germanic migration and settlement, the region afterwards included in the Diocese of Bamberg was inhabited for the most part by Slavs. The town, first mentioned in 902, grew up by the castle (Babenberch) which gave its name to the Babenberg family. On their extinction it passed to the Saxon house. The area was Christianized chiefly by the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, and the land was under the spiritual aut ...

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Bamberg, Bamberg - Geography, Bamberg - Population, Bamberg - History, Bamberg - Historical population, Bamberg - Settlers from Bamberg, Bamberg - Sights, Bamberg - Cathedral, Bamberg - Neue Residenz, Bamberg - Other sights, Bamberg - Beer, Bamberg - Education, Bamberg - Born in Bamberg, Bamberg - Famous Denizens

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Theologically, Alawites today claim to be Twelver Shiites, but traditionally they have been designated as "extremists" (Arabic غلاة ghulat) and outside the bounds of Islam by the Muslim mainstream for their high level of devotion to Ali ibn Abi Talib. They have only one holy book, the Qur'an, but insist that without knowledge of the family of Muhammad, the Qur'an cannot be properly interpreted. Alawites study the book of Jafaar al-Saadaq (al-hefat al-shariif) which has been translated into French and printed. This was done ...

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Alawite, Alawite - History, Alawite - Religion, Alawite - Population

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Norwich - Roman. The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is now at modern day Caistor St Edmund. No sign of Roman influence can be seen in Norwich. Norwich - Early English/Norman Conquest. Norwich was a construct of the Anglo-Saxons, the Danes and the Normans. The word Norvic appears on coins minted during the reign of King Athelstan (early 10th century AD). The ancient city was already a thriving centre for trade and commerce in East Anglia when Swein Forkbeard ...

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Norwich, Norwich - History, Norwich - Roman, Norwich - Early English/Norman Conquest, Norwich - Middle Ages, Norwich - English Civil Wars to Victorian Era, Norwich - Present-day, Norwich - Culture, Norwich - Business and shopping, Norwich - Entertainment, Norwich - Sport, Norwich - Perception, Norwich - Geography, Norwich - Infrastructure, Norwich - Travellers' comments, Norwich - Famous names associated with City, Norwich - Contemporary names associated with Norwich, Norwich - Architecture, Norwich - Twinned Cities

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The founders of the Song dynasty built an effective centralized bureaucracy staffed with civilian scholar-officials. Regional military governors and their supporters were replaced by centrally appointed officials. This system of civilian rule led to a greater concentration of power in the emperor and his palace bureaucracy than had been achieved in the previous dynasties. The Song dynasty is notable for the development of cities not only for administrative purposes but also as centers of trade, industry, and maritime commerce. The lan ...

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Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty - Arts culture and economy, Song Dynasty - Fall of the Southern Song, Song Dynasty - Song dynasty emperors, Song Dynasty - Bei Northern Song dynasty 960- 1127, Song Dynasty - Nan Southern Song dynasty 1127- 1279

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The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese. Japan adopted the Chinese calendar in 645. To convert a Japanese year to a Western year, find the first year of the nengō (=era name, see list below). When found, subtract 1, and add the number of the Japanese year. For example, the 23rd year of the Showa Era (Showa 23) would be 1948 ... 1926 − 1 = 1925, then 1925 + 23 = 1948. 645 大化 Taika 650 白雉 Hakuchi (era) 686 朱鳥 Shuchō 701 ...

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Japanese era name, Japanese era name - Overview, Japanese era name - Historical nengō, Japanese era name - Nengō in Modern Japan, Japanese era name - Conversion table from nengō to Gregorian calendar years, Japanese era name - Unofficial nengō system 私年号

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Founded in the 7th century, Legnica derives its name from the Polish verb: leżeć: (to lay down). First mentioned in chronicles in 1004, Legnica is famous for the Battle of Legnica that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on April 9, 1241 between the Mongols of the Golden Horde and the combined army of Duke Henry II the Pious. Henry's army, supported by the feudal nobility, included Poles, Germans, the Teutonic Knights, the Hospitallers, and the Knights Templar. Although the Mongols killed Henry and annihilated his forces, the ...

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Legnica, Legnica - History, Legnica - Economy, Legnica - Education, Legnica - Twin towns, Legnica - Sports, Legnica - Politics, Legnica - Municipal politics, Legnica - Legnica-Jelenia Gora constituency, Legnica - People, Legnica - External link:

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List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Church of England & Pre-Reformation Church. The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury    (c.600-present) The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, Birmingham    (1905-present) (parish church -1905) The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol    (1542-1836 & 1897-present) (Augustinian abbe ...

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List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Abbreviations and Key, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - England Isle of Man & Gibraltar, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Church of England & Pre-Reformation Church, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Catholic Cathedrals in England, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Cathedrals of the Greek Orthodox Church in England, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Cathedrals of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in England, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church in England, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Cathedrals of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in England, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Wales, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Church in Wales, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Catholic Cathedrals in Wales, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Scotland, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Church of Scotland, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - The Iona Community, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - The Scottish Episcopal Church, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Catholic Cathedrals of Scotland, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Greek Orthodox Cathedrals in Scotland, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Former Cathedrals of Scotland no longer in ecclesiastical use, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar

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