1183 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1183: Encyclopedia - 1183
1183 - Events. Three-year old Emperor Go-Toba ascends to the throne of Japan after the forced abdication of his brother Emperor Antoku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Byzantine Emperors: Encyclopedia - List Of Byzantine Emperors
This is a list of the Emperors of the late Roman Empire, called Byzantine. The title of all Emperors listed preceding Heraclius was offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach: Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. Wittelsbach - Reign in Germany. The Wittelsbach fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty
The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, and northern Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleppo: Encyclopedia - Aleppo
Aleppo (or Halab, حلب Arabic meaning "Fresh Milk") is a city and province in northern Syria. The city has a population of around 1.7 m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 14: Encyclopedia - August 14
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. August 14 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier
The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington Tyne And Wear: Encyclopedia - Washington Tyne And Wear
Washington is a town in the county of Tyne and Wear in northeast England. Washington is administered as a part of the City of Sunderland ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1169: Encyclopedia - 1169
1169 - Events. Nur ad-Din invades Egypt, and his nephew Saladin becomes the sultan over the territory conquered by Nur ad-Din. Prince ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1167: Encyclopedia - 1167
1167 - Events. Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Pet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1155: Encyclopedia - 1155
1155 - Events. Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan. Robert of Chich...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1242: Encyclopedia - 1242
1242 - Births. December 15 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (died 1274) Patrick de Dunbar, 7th Earl of Dunbar (died 1308) George Pac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karnataka: Encyclopedia - Karnataka
Karnataka (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. Before 1973, the state was known as Mysore state, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wace: Encyclopedia - Wace
Wace (c. 1115 – c. 1183) was an Anglo-Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach: Encyclopedia Ii - Wittelsbach - Reign In Germany
The Wittelsbach family was the ruling dynasty of the German duchy of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 unti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington Tyne And Wear: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington Tyne And Wear - History
The name comes from the local Anglo Saxon chief 'Hwaes', whose family 'Inga' had an estate 'Tun' there — 'Hwaesingatun'. The Old Hall m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Count Of Flanders: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Count Of Flanders - Count Of Flanders
His reign began in 1157, while he acted as regent and co-count for his father Thierry, who was frequently away on crusade. He defeated Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lancashire: Encyclopedia Ii - Lancashire - History
The traditional county was established in 1183. In the Domesday Book, its lands had been treated as part of Cheshire and of Yorkshire. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs Of England - Plantagenets
List of monarchs of England - Angevins. Henry II (1154-1189) Henry, the Young King (1170-1183)4 Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199) J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Tokimasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Tokimasa - Tokimasa's Life: Before The Call To Arms 1138-1180
Such a large chunk of Tokimasa's life is under one chapter mainly because not much is known about Hojo Tokimasa's early life prior to Min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Downpatrick: Encyclopedia Ii - Downpatrick - Places Of Interest
Down County Museum [2] is located in the restored 18th century County Gaol of Down, the museum's exhibitions tell the story of the people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minamoto No Yoritomo: Encyclopedia Ii - Minamoto No Yoritomo - Early Life And Exile 1147-1180
Minamoto no Yoritomo was the eldest son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official wife, Fuj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piacenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Piacenza - History
Piacenza - Ancient history. Before its settlement by the Romans, the area was populated by Celtic and Ligurian tribes. Piacenza was fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saladin: Encyclopedia Ii - Saladin - Fighting The Crusaders
On two occasions, in 1171 and 1173, Saladin retreated from an invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. These had been launched by Nur ad-Din...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parma: Encyclopedia Ii - Parma - History
The city was most probably founded and named by the Etruscans, for a parma (circular shield) was a Latin borrowing, as were many Roman te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Partitions
The efforts of the dukes to increase their power and to give unity to the duchy had met with a fair measure of success; but they were soo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleppo - History
Aleppo - Ancient. Because the modern city occupies its ancient site, Aleppo has scarcely been touched by archaeologists. The site has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - Early Life
He was the son of Barisan of Ibelin, and brother of Hugh and Baldwin. His father had been a knight in the County of Jaffa, and had been r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin Of Ibelin - Family
In 1157 Baldwin married Richilde of Bethsan, with whom he had the following children: Thomas of Ibelin, lord of Ramla (died 1188) Eschiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin V Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin V Of Jerusalem - Baldwin's Succession And Death
Agnes died around 1184 and Baldwin IV finally succumbed to his leprosy in 1185, leaving Baldwin V as king with Raymond III as his regent....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angevin Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Angevin Empire - History
The lands of Normandy and England had been in personal union since the time of the Norman Conquest. The prospect of a union between the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Antoku: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Antoku - Life
Antoku was named crown prince at around one month of age. He ascended the throne at one year of age. Naturally, he held no actual power, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ban Kulin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ban Kulin - The Charter
"The Charter of Kulin" is a symbolic "birth certificate" of Bosnian statehood, as it is the first written document that talks of Bosnian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Life In The Kingdom
The Latin population of the kingdom was always small; although a steady stream of settlers and new crusaders continually arrived, most of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunkeld: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunkeld - Early History
The name Dùn Chailleann means Fort of the Caledonii or of the Caledonians[1]. The 'fort' is presumably that on King's Seat, slightly nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bohemund Iii Of Antioch: Encyclopedia Ii - Bohemund Iii Of Antioch - Prince Of Antioch
In 1164, Bohemund and Raymond III of Tripoli marched out to relieve Harim, under siege from Nur ad-Din, but when Nur ad-Din retreated Boh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmad Ibn Tulun: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmad Ibn Tulun - Building The Palace And Mosque
Later, he had a magnificent palace built for himself in 876 CE at Rawdah and supplied it with all articles of luxury and surrounded by va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-shirakawa: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-shirakawa - Life
He was named after Emperor Shirakawa (Go-, 後, translates literally as "later", thus, "Later Emperor Shirakawa"). He seized power steadi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period
Jauhar immediately began the building of a new city, Cairo, to furnish quarters for the army which he had brought. A palace for the Calip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - History
Duklja - Early. De Administrando Imperio from the 10th century mentions it in the story of the province of Dalmatia: Now, the said Cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raymond Iii Of Tripoli: Encyclopedia Ii - Raymond Iii Of Tripoli - Raymond And The Nobles' Party
Raymond also was drawn into the developing strife in the kingdom. Economically, the opposing sides were the established barons who drew r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard I Of England - Early Life
The third of King Henry II's legitimate sons, Richard was never expected to ascend to the throne. He was, however, the favourite son of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Arrival In Jerusalem
Guy was a son of Count Hugh VIII of Lusignan, in Poitou, France, at that time under Queen Eleanor, her third son Richard Lionheart, and h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agnes Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Agnes Of France - Empress Consort Of The Eastern Roman Empire
Agnes of France (1171 - 1240) was the only daughter of Louis VII of France by his third wife Adèle of Champagne. She was a younger half-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-toba: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-toba - Life
Go-Toba took the throne at the age of three, after his brother, Emperor Antoku, himself only five, was forced to abdicate during the Genp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England - Plantagenets
List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of England - Angevins. Henry II (1154-1189) Henry, the Young King (co-monarch, 1170-1183)4 Richard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramesses Iii: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramesses Iii - Background
Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great New Kingdom king to wield any substan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Masako: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Masako - Masako's Life: Early Life To Marriage 1156-1182
Hojo Masako was born in 1156, daughter of Hōjō Tokimasa, leader of the influential Hōjō clan of Izu province, and his wife, Hōjō no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach: Encyclopedia Ii - Wittelsbach - Reign In Germany
The Wittelsbach family was the ruling dynasty of the German duchy of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 unti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fourth Crusade: Encyclopedia Ii - Fourth Crusade - Background
After the failure of the Third Crusade, there was little interest in Europe for another crusade against the Muslims. The Fourth Crusade w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard I Of England - Richard On The Third Crusade
In April 1191, Richard stopped on the Byzantine island of Rhodes to avoid the stormy weather. It seems that Richard had previously met hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleppo - History
Aleppo - Ancient. Because the modern city occupies its ancient site, Aleppo has scarcely been touched by archaeologists. The site has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Byzantine Emperors: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Byzantine Emperors - Constantinian Dynasty
List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic. Jovian (Iovianus) (332 - 364, ruled 363 - 364) – Soldier, restored Christianity ... Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Ii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Ii Of England - Biography
He was born on 5 March 1133 at Le Mans to the Empress Matilda and her second husband, Geoffrey the Fair, Count of Anjou. Brought up in An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reggio Emilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Reggio Emilia - History
Reggio Emilia - Ancient and early Middle Ages Reggio. Though not Roman in origin, Reggio began as an historical site with the construct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleanor Of Aquitaine - Biography
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Early Life. The oldest of three children, her father was William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and her mother was Aenor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karnataka: Encyclopedia Ii - Karnataka - History
The history of Karnataka dates back to the period of epics. The capital of Vali and Sugriva, 'Vanara Sena' of the Ramayana, is said to ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Dynasty
Sibylla was raised by her great-aunt, the abbess Ioveta of Bethany, sister of former Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, who founded the conven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Byzantine Emperors: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Byzantine Emperors - Constantinian Dynasty 306-363
List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic. Jovian (Iovianus) (332 - 364, ruled 363 - 364) – Soldier, restored Christianity ... Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cricket: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cricket - International Cricket
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Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Aleppo - Byzantines
Rulers of Aleppo - Sultanate of Aleppo 1094–1260. Seljuq Dynasty in Aleppo and Damascus: Ak Sunkur Qasim al-Awla, Governor of Aleppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Early Life
According to the saga, Sverre was born in 1151 to Gunnhild and her husband Unås, a comb maker from the Faeroes. When Sverre was five, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Yoshitoki: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Yoshitoki - Yoshitoki's Life: Early Years Until Fatherhood 1163-1183
Hōjō Yoshitoki was born in 1163, who was the eldest son of Hōjō Tokimasa and his wife, Hōjō no Maki. At the time of his birth, he h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Szeged: Encyclopedia Ii - Szeged - History
Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times. Ptolemy mentions the oldest known name of the city: Partiscum. It is possibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Byzantine Emperors: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Byzantine Emperors - Palaeologid Dynasty Restored To Constantinople, 1259-1453
List of Byzantine Emperors - Ottomans. In 1453 Mehmed II overthrew the Byzantine Empire and claimed the title of Caesar; his successors...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Succession
Sibylla attended her son's funeral, arranged by her uncle Joscelin III of Courtenay. For security an armed escort garrisoned Jerusalem. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Death
Guy was released from his imprisonment in Damascus in 1188, when Saladin realized that returning him would cause strife in the crusader c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Sibylla's Reign
Sibylla had shown great cunning and political prowess in her dealings with the members of the opposition faction. She inherited her mothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Early Settlements And Roman Raetia
There are numerous palaeolithic finds in Bavaria. The earliest known inhabitants that are mentioned in written sources were a people, pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Downpatrick: Encyclopedia Ii - Downpatrick - 2001 Census
Downpatrick is classified as a Medium Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 10,000 and 18,000...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Lord Of Cyprus
In 1191, Guy left Acre with a small fleet and landed at Limassol. He was seeking support from Richard Lionheart, whose vassal he had prev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - Name
"Doclea" was the name of the region during the early period of the Roman Empire. It is believed to originate from the name of an early Il...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Baldwin Iv's Reign
Agnes of Courtenay, now back at court, advised her son to have Sibylla married to the newly-arrived Frankish knight Guy of Lusignan, her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - The Bagler War
During spring 1196 the Bagler party was formed at Halør in Denmark in opposition against Sverre. Their leaders were Nikolas Arnesson, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunkeld: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunkeld - The Battle Of Dunkeld
Most of the original town was destroyed during the Battle of Dunkeld when, in August 1689, the 26th Foot (Cameronian Regiment) successful...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Rise To Power
Upon Sverre's initial contact, the Birkebeiners had been reduced to a ragtag army of brigands and vagabonds with no more than 70 men, acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Antoku: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Antoku - Burial Site
After his drowning, in order to mourn the Bodhi, the Amidaji Goeidō was built. Later, Antoku was enshrined at the Kurume-Suitengū in Ku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Troubled Reign
Now that the dissatisfied priest and his band of vagrants and outcasts had become King and rulers of Norway, Sverre worked to consolidate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England - Footnotes
1Elfweard was appointed as King of Wessex only, and died after sixteen days. 2Edgar the Atheling was proclaimed king following the death ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - King-consort Of Jerusalem
When Baldwin IV finally succumbed to his leprosy in 1185, Baldwin V became king, but he was a sickly child and died within a year. Guy we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Migrations And Early Medieval Period
During the 5th century the Romans in Noricum and Raetia came under increasing pressure from an influx of foreign peoples. One theory of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunkeld: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunkeld - The Middle Ages
The see of Dunkeld was revived by Alexander I (1107-24). Between 1183 and 1189 the newly-formed diocese of Argyll was separated off from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Fall Of Jerusalem
Immediately the chief concern in the kingdom was checking Saladin's advance. In 1187 Guy attempted to relieve Saladin's siege of Tiberias...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard I Of England - Early Life
The third of King Henry II's legitimate sons, Richard was never expected to ascend to the throne. He was, however, the favourite son of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Modern Times
Republican institutions replaced royal ones in Bavaria during the upheavals of November 1918. Provisional National Council Minister-Presi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Masako: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Masako - Masako's Life: The Genpei War And Its Aftermath 1182-1199
In 1183, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Yoritomo's rival and cousin, took Kyoto, driving the Taira (and Emperor Antoku) to Shikoku. Quickly, Empe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach: Encyclopedia Ii - Wittelsbach - Reign Outside Germany
With Duke Otto III, who was elected King of Hungary as Bela V 1305-1308 the Wittelsbach dynasty came to power outside the Holy Roman Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - German Empire
The rapid victory of the Prussians and the wise moderation of Bismarck paved the way for a complete revolution in Bavaria's relation to P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - The Kingdom
Immediately after the first peace of Paris (1814), Bavaria ceded to Austria Tirol and Vorarlberg; during the Congress of Vienna it was de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Count Of Flanders: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Count Of Flanders - War With France
Philip returned from Palestine in 1179, and Louis VII, now sick, named him guardian of his young son Philip II. The count had the king ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Masako: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Masako - Masako's Life: Death Corruption And Familial Strife 1199-1205
In 1199, Minamoto no Yoritomo died. He was succeeded as shogun by his son, Minamoto no Yoriie. Since he was only 18, Hōjō Tokimasa proc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Yoshitoki: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Yoshitoki - Yoshitoki's Life: Regency And Death 1205-1224
Yoshitoki's regency was very quiet and uneventful until the final few years of it. He was aided by his sister, the "nun-shogun" Masako. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Tokimasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Tokimasa - Tokimasa's Life: Intrigues In The Shogual Court Of Mianmoto No Yoriie 1199-1203
In 1199, Minamoto no Yoritomo died. He was succeeded by his son and heir, Minamoto no Yoriie, who himself was considered a minor at the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Tokimasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Tokimasa - Tokimasa's Life: Intrigues In The Shogunal Court Of Minamoto No Sanetomo 1203-1205
After the death of Yoriie and Ichiman, Tokimasa installed Yoritomo's second son, Minamoto no Sanetomo, as the next shogun. Tokimasa began...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Tokimasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Tokimasa - Tokimasa's Life: The Gempei War And Its Aftermath 1180-1199
Yoritomo created his base and capital at Kamakura, in Izu. Hojo Tokimasa became his de-facto advisor on affairs. The Gempei War between M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Tokimasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Tokimasa - Background: The Hojo Clan
Before examining the life of Hojo Tokimasa, it is important to trace the lineage of the Hojo clan and offer a concise history of the Hojo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Masako: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Masako - Masako's Life: The Later Years 1205-1225
In 1205, Minamoto no Sanetomo was shogun, and even though Tokimasa had been ousted, the position of the Hōjō was still secure. Masako's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hojo Yoshitoki: Encyclopedia Ii - Hojo Yoshitoki - Yoshitoki's Life: Rise To Power 1185-1205
In 1185, the Genpei War ended when the Minamoto defeated the Taira at the Battle of Dan no Ura, and most of the Taira leaders were execut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Revolutionary And Napoleonic
In 1792 French revolutionary armies overran the Palatinate; in 1795 the French, under Moreau, invaded Bavaria itself, advanced to Munich ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - The Electorate
Whatever lustre the international position won by Maximilian I might add to the ducal house, on Bavaria itself its effect during the next...   » Read the article