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1331 - Events. September 8 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders September 27 - the Battle of Plowce took place. 1331 - Births. Coluccio Salutati, Florentine political leader (died 1406) 1331 - Deaths. January 14 - Odoric, Italian explorer October 27 - Abulfeda, Arab historian and geograph ...

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Cremona - Ancient city. Cremona was originally a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gaul tribe. The today's city was founded in 218 BC by the Romans as a military outpost (castrum), together with the twin city of Piacenza. It quickly grew into one of the largest towns in northern Italy, as it was on the main road connecting Genoa to Aquileia, the Via Posthumia. In 40 BC the heirs of the veterans who had sided with Marcus Iunius Brutus and the Senate forfeited their lands to Augustus' men. The city's prosperity ...

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Cremona, Cremona - History, Cremona - Ancient city, Cremona - The city in the High Middle Ages, Cremona - Cremona as a Commune, Cremona - The Seignory, Cremona - Foreign occupations, Cremona - Economy, Cremona - Music, Cremona - Sport, Cremona - Main monuments, Cremona - Notable people born in Cremona

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For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. 1273 - Events. 1273 - Europe. September 29 - Rudolph I of Germany is elected King of Germany over rival candidate King Otakar II of Bohemia, ending the Interregnum; Otakar refuses to acknowledge Rudolph as the new king, leading to the outbreak of war in 1276. Rudolph is the first of many Habsburgs to hold the throne. December 6 - Thomas Aquinas quits his writing of Summa Theologiae — a master wor ...

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1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 The 1280s is the decade starting January 1, 1280 and ending December 31, 1289. Europe in the 1280s was marked by naval warfare on the Mediterranean Sea and consolidation of power by the major states. Ongoing struggles over the control of Sicily provoked lengthy naval warfare: after the Sicilian Vespers rebellion, the French Angevins struggled against Aragon for control of the island. King Rudolph I of G ...

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• 1280s - War and politics
• 1280s - Europe
• 1280s - The Mongol Empire sphere of influence
• 1280s - The Mamluk Sultanate sphere of influence: the Middle East
• 1280s - Culture
• 1280s - Natural events
• 1280s - Science literature and industry
• 1280s - Civic laws and institutions
• 1280s - Art and architecture
• 1280s - Cities and institutions
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Wipperfürth is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the eldest town in the Bergischen Land. Wipperfürth - History. The eldest documentary mention dates from 1131. In the Siegburger Mirakelbuch the place is already designated Oppidum(=town). Manner of writing of the first naming: "Weperevorthe". between 1217 and 1222 received Wipperfürth town rights. The management of the town became in 1283 from count Adolf V. regulated from mount ...

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• Wipperfürth - Economy and infrastructure
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• Wipperfürth - Education
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• Wipperfürth - Twin town
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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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Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305 – June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. He was a descendant of the samurai of the Seiwa Genji line, descended from Emperor Seiwa, that had settled in Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke Province which is in present day Tochigi Prefecture. Takauji was a general of the Kamakura shogunate sent to Kyoto in 1333 to put down the Genko Rebellion which had start ...

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This article is about the city of Cremona. For the Italian mathematician see Luigi Cremona. Cremona is a city in Northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). It is a small city and the capital of the province of Cremona. Cremona - History. Cremona - Ancient city. Cremona was originally a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gaul tribe. The today's city was founded in 218 BC by the Romans as ...

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• Cremona - Ancient city
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• Cremona - Cremona as a Commune
• Cremona - The Seignory
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• Cremona - Economy
• Cremona - Music
• Cremona - Sport
• Cremona - Main monuments
• Cremona - Notable people born in Cremona

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Aš (-Czech, German: Asch) is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Aš - History. The town was founded in the 11th century by German colonists. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate, also known as northern Bavarian. In the adjacent Saxon Vogtland, which borders Karlovy Vary on the north, this dialect is only found in localities lying on the Czech border such as Adorf and Marieneukirchen. The Upper Palatinate dialect has a stronger presence in the ...

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Madhavacharya (also transliterated as Madhava Acharya and Madhavaacharya fl. C. 1380) was an exponent of the Advaita school of philosophy in Hinduism. He was elected, in 1331 CE, the head of the Smarta order in the Math of Sringeri in Mysore territory, founded by Sankaracharya, the great Vedantist teacher of eighth century. He was a Hindu statesman and philosopher who lived at the court of Vijayanagar (the modern Hampi in the district of Bellary), the Southern Hindu kingdom that withstood Muslim influence and aggression. ...

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1406 - Events. Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. Richard Whittington becomes Lord Mayor of London. December 25 - John II becomes King of Castile. Eric of Pomerania marries Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England. James I becomes King of Scotland, after having been captured by Henry IV of England. Richard, Earl of Cambridge, marries Anne Mortimer. Gregory XII succeeds Innocent VII as Pope. Pisa is subjugated by Florence. Including:

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Abu al-Fida (fully Abu Al-fida' Isma'il Ibn 'ali Al-malik Al-mu'ayyad 'imad Ad-din, also transliterated Abulfeda, Abu Alfida, and other ways) (November 1273 – October 27, 1331) was an Arab historian, geographer, and local sultan. Abu al-Fida - Life. Abulfeda was born at Damascus, where his father Malik ul-Afdal, brother of the prince of Hamah, had fled from the Mongols. He was a descendant of Ayyub, the father of Saladin. In his boyhood he devoted himself to the study o ...

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Madhavacharya's most famous work is Sarva-darsana-sangraha (Compendium of Speculations - a compendium of all the known Indian schools of philosophy)(1380) which was written in Telugu script. It, to quote Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, “sketches sixteen systems of thought so as to exhibit a gradually ascending series, culminating in the Advaita Vedanta (or non-dualism).” The Sixteen systems of philosophy expounded by him are: The Carvaka System The Buddha System The Arhata or Jaina System The pur ...

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Madhavacharya, Madhavacharya - Sarva-Darsana-Sangraha, Madhavacharya - Sarva-Darsana-Sangraha and Lokayata System of Thought, Madhavacharya - Reference

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During the industrial revolution several companies originated in the area of the textile industry. The most important industry company is the electric light bulb factory founded in 1904 Radium. Radium also is even today together with the armature factory VOSS the biggest employer in Wipperfürth. Here particularly the electric-working industry, plastic-working industry, metal working industry and paper-working industry is resident. See also:

Wipperfürth, Wipperfürth - History, Wipperfürth - The coat of arms of Wipperfürth, Wipperfürth - Geography, Wipperfürth - Geographical position, Wipperfürth - Neighbouring municipalities, Wipperfürth - Districts, Wipperfürth - Localities, Wipperfürth - Culture and places of interest, Wipperfürth - Spare time and sport, Wipperfürth - Economy and infrastructure, Wipperfürth - Traffic, Wipperfürth - Public facilities, Wipperfürth - Health service, Wipperfürth - Education, Wipperfürth - Personalities, Wipperfürth - Honorary citizen, Wipperfürth - In Wipperfürth born, Wipperfürth - Personalities in connection with the town, Wipperfürth - Twin town, Wipperfürth - Further sources of information, Wipperfürth - Literature German, Wipperfürth - External links

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The order was formed at the end of the 12th century in Palestine to give medical aid to pilgrims at the holy places. They received Papal orders for crusades to take and hold Jerusalem for Latin Christianity. They were based at Acre (Akko). When the mission of the order in Palestine was nearing its end, the Teutonic Knights moved their headquarter to Venice and offered their services to Christian rulers confronted with hostile non-Christian neighbors. In 1211, Andrew II of Hungary accepted their services and granted them the district of Burze ...

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Teutonic Knights, Teutonic Knights - History, Teutonic Knights - Cultural references, Teutonic Knights - Grand Masters Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order 1198–present, Teutonic Knights - Coat of Arms Gallery, Teutonic Knights - Quotes, Teutonic Knights - Castles of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic Knights - Teutonic Seals and Coins

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The city lies in a fertile basin at the eastern end of the Ascanian Lake (Turkish: İznik Gölü), bounded by ranges of hills to the north and south. It is situated with its west wall rising from the lake itself, providing both protection from siege from that direction, as well as a source of supplies which would be difficult to cut off. The lake is large enough that it cannot be blockaded from the land easily, and the city was large enough to make any attempt to interdict the boats from sho ...

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Nicaea, Nicaea - Description, Nicaea - History

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Emperor Go-Daigo Emperor Go-Murakami Emperor Chokei Emperor Go-Kameyama ...

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Nanboku-cho, Nanboku-cho - Southern Court Emperors, Nanboku-cho - Northern Court emperors

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In 1214 Boguslaw II, duke of Pomerania has made a donation of Koszalin village by the Chelm Mt. in Kołobrzeg land (una villa ... Cussalitz iuxta Cholin in terra Cholbergensis) to the Norbertan monastery in Belbuck near Trzebiatów inviting new settlers from outside of Pomerania. In 1248 eastern part of Kolobrzeg land, including Koszalin, was transferred by the Duke Barnik I to the Pomeranian bishops which was the beginnin ...

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Koszalin, Koszalin - History, Koszalin - Historical population, Koszalin - Education, Koszalin - Major corporations, Koszalin - Sports, Koszalin - Politics, Koszalin - Koszalin constituency, Koszalin - Further reading in Polish

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The hilly district of Laon has always had some strategic importance. In the time of Julius Caesar there was a Gallic village where the Rend (inhabitants of the country round Reims) had to meet the onset of the confederated Belgae. Whatever may have been the precise locality of that battlefield, Laon was fortified by the Romans, and successively checked the invasions of the Franks, Burgundians, Vandals, Alans and Huns. At that time it was known as Alaudanum< ...

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Laon, Laon - History, Laon - Sights, Laon - Miscellaneous, Laon - External link and reference

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(Constantinople retaken in 1261; Patriarchate now titular only) Peter Correr (1286-1302) Leonard Faliero (1302- c. 1305) Nicholas of Thebes (c. 1308- c. 1331) Cardinalis (1332-1335) Gozio Battaglia (1335-1339) Roland of Ast (1339) Henry of Ast (1339-1345) Stephen of Pinu (1346) William (1346-1364) Patriarch Peter Thomas (1364-1366) Patriarch Paul of Thebes (1366-1370) Hugolin Malabranca (1371- c. 1375) James d'Itri (1376-1 ...

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Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople - List of Latin Patriarchs of Constantinople, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople - Sources

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