1352 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1352: Encyclopedia - 1352
1352 - Events. June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. June 27 - Zug joins the Swiss Confederation. December 18 - Innocent VI i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal: Encyclopedia - Bengal
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাং�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidyapati: Encyclopedia - Vidyapati
Vidyapati (1352? – 1448?), also known as the Maithil Kokil Vidyapati (Vidyapati, the cuckoo of Maithili), was an Indian poet. He was bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1291: Encyclopedia - 1291
For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. 1291 - Events. 1291 - Europe. In the spring of this year, Vandino and Ugo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biel/bienne: Encyclopedia - Biel/bienne
Biel/Bienne is a city in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located on the language boundary and is throughout bilingual. Biel is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon Papacy: Encyclopedia - Avignon Papacy
In the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Avignon Papacy was the period from 1305 to 1378 during which the Bishop of Rome, the Pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-hakim Ii: Encyclopedia - Al-hakim Ii
Al-Hakim II (الحکریم) (died 1352) was the Abbasid Caliph in Cairo (1341 - 1352) during La Convivencia. He died on the night of his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 6: Encyclopedia - December 6
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. December 6 - Event...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caliph: Encyclopedia - Caliph
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counts And Dukes Of Bar: Encyclopedia - Counts And Dukes Of Bar
In the middle of the 10th century, the territory of Bar (Barrois) formed a dependency of the Holy Roman Empire. The first dynasty of Bar ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1430: Encyclopedia - 1430
List of state leaders in 1430 1430 - Year in topics. 1430 in art 1430 - Births. October 16 - King James II of Scotland (died 1460)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1410: Encyclopedia - 1410
1410 - Events. July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a.k.a. Tannenberg or Zalgiris). Polish-Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1325: Encyclopedia - 1325
1325 - Events. January 7:Alfonso IV becomes the King of Portugal. Muhammed Tughlaq succeeds his father Ghiyas al-Din Tughlaq as Sultan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1300: Encyclopedia - 1300
1300 - Events. Beginning of the Renaissance. Abacus first used in China. Money from Florence, Italy becomes the first International Cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbasid: Encyclopedia - Abbasid
Abbasid (Arabic: العبّاسيّون Abbāsīyūn) was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zug: Encyclopedia - Zug
Zug, capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wipperfürth: Encyclopedia - Wipperfürth
Wipperfürth is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the eldest town ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zug: Encyclopedia Ii - Zug - History
The town, first mentioned in 1240, is called an "oppidum" in 1242, and a "castrum" in 1255. In 1273 it was bought by Rudolph of Habsburg ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidyapati: Encyclopedia Ii - Vidyapati - Vidyapati Maithili Poet
Vidyapati is as much known for his love-lyrics as for his poetries dedicated to Lord Shiva. He used to compose in Maithili, a language sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshal Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Marshal Of France - Bourbons
Marshal of France - Eleven Marshals created by Henry IV between 1592 and 1602. 1592 Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Of Lancaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleanor Of Lancaster - Second Marriage
On 5 February 1344 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingston Grammar School: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingston Grammar School - History
The school was granted a Royal Charter in 1561 by Elizabeth I which provided several endowments, including the Chapel of St Mary Magdalen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Biography
Jogaila was from the Gediminid dynasty of dukes and grand dukes of Lithuania. His father was Algirdas (or Olgierd, ruled 1345-1377), duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolas Eymeric: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolas Eymeric - Life
Nicolas Eymeric - Education and early tenure as Inquisitor General. Nicolas Eymeric was born in Gerona c. 1320. He entered the local mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nanboku-cho: Encyclopedia Ii - Nanboku-cho - Southern Court Emperors
Emperor Go-Daigo Emperor Go-Murakami Emperor Chokei Emperor Go-Kameyama ... See also:Nanboku-cho, Nanboku-cho - Southern Court Emperors...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ottoman Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ottoman Albania - Albanians Under Ottoman Rule
The Ottoman sultan considered himself God's agent on earth, the leader of a religious--not a national--state whose purpose was to defend ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Biography
Jogaila (or Jagiełło) was from the Gediminid dynasty of dukes and grand dukes of Lithuania. His father was Algirdas (or Olgierd, ruled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-murakami: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-murakami - Life
He lived during the conflict between the Northern and Southern Courts. When Emperor Go-Daigo began his Kemmu Restoration, the still very ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cola Di Rienzi: Encyclopedia Ii - Cola Di Rienzi - End Of His Rule
He then seized, but soon released, Stephen Colonna and some other barons who had spoken disparagingly of him. But his power was already b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Kōmyō: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Kōmyō - Life
When Ashikaga Takauji, rebelling against Emperor Go-Daigo's Kemmu Restoration, entered Kyōto in 1336, Go-Daigo fled to Enryakuji on Moun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corpus Christi College Cambridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Corpus Christi College Cambridge - History
The licence to build an eighth college in the University of Cambridge was granted by Edward III in 1352 to the newly merged guilds of Cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Auvergne: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Auvergne - Counts Of Auvergne
Rulers of Auvergne - Burgundian dukes of the Roman era. Victorius (479–488) Apollonarus (506) Hortensius of Neustria (527) Becco (53...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earl Of Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Earl Of Kent - Earls Of Kent Sixth Creation 1465
The Greys were a baronial family with substantial property in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and later around Ruthin in Wales. They ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Of Jaffa And Ascalon: Encyclopedia Ii - County Of Jaffa And Ascalon - History
Jaffa was fortified by Godfrey of Bouillon after the First Crusade in 1100, and was unsuccessfully claimed by Daimbert of Pisa, the first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-kogon: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-kogon - Life
In 1351, Ashikaga Takauji briefly returned to the allegiance of the Southern Dynasty, causing the Southern Court to briefly consolidate c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Suko: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Suko - Life
In 1348, he became Crown Prince. In the same year, he became Northern Emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Kōmyō. Although Emperor K�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canton Of Glarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Canton Of Glarus - History
The history of this canton is dominated by religion. The inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity Hall Cambridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity Hall Cambridge - Buildings
The college site on the River Cam was originally obtained from the purchase of a house from John de Crauden to house the monks during the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - History
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Early pre-history. The foundation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church was laid by the communion of the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - History
The indigenous population of Thrace were, and still are a Greek race called Thracians. Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbasid: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbasid - Revolt Against The Umayyads
The Abbasid caliphs officially based their claim to the Caliphate on their descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (AD 566-652), one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Finland's Language Strife: Encyclopedia Ii - Finland's Language Strife - Contentious History Views
An important process in the creation of a separate Finnish national identity was the perception of Finland's history as separate and diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Bronze Age
The early Bronze age culture is commonly believed to have grown out of Beaker roots, with some Wessex and Unetice influence. In the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caliph: Encyclopedia Ii - Caliph - Origins Of The Caliphate
Most academic scholars agree that Muhammad had not explicitly established how the Muslim community was to be governed after his death. Tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wipperfürth: Encyclopedia Ii - Wipperfürth - Economy And Infrastructure
During the industrial revolution several companies originated in the area of the textile industry. The most important industry company is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Tour D'auvergne: Encyclopedia Ii - La Tour D'auvergne - Senior Line: Counts Of Auvergne And Boulogne
Although various La Tours are mentioned in the documents from the 11th and 12th century, the family history remains unclear until the 13t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sighet: Encyclopedia Ii - Sighet - History
The city has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. There is a very important route in the Theiss Valley. The first mention of the settleme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sighetu Marmaţiei: Encyclopedia Ii - Sighetu Marmaţiei - History
The city has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. There is a very important route in the Theiss Valley. The first mention of the settleme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - History
Sarbadars - Foundation. The Sarbadar state came into existence around early 1337. At that time, much of Khurasan was under the control ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Vitus Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Vitus Cathedral - The Gothic Cathedral
The Gothic Cathedral that now stands was founded in 1344 by the King of the Romans (latter King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor) Charle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Swiss Confederacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Swiss Confederacy - Territorial Development
Under the Hohenstaufen dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, the three regions of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden (the Waldstätten or "forest co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Era Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Era Name - Conversion Table From Nengō To Gregorian Calendar Years
The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese. Japan adopted the Chinese calendar in 645. To convert a Japanese year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Ottoman Age
In the 14th century, the Ottoman Turks expanded their empire from Anatolia to the Balkans. They crossed the Bosporus in 1352 and defeated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biel/bienne: Encyclopedia Ii - Biel/bienne - Twinning
Biel/Bienne is twinned with: Iserlohn, Germany since 1959 ... See also:Biel/Bienne, Biel/Bienne - Twinning, Biel/Bienne - Gallery   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wallachia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wallachia - History
Beginning with the 10th century, Byzantine, Bulgarian, Slavic and Hungarian sources, and later Western ones mention the existence of smal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbasid: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbasid - Revolt Against The Umayyads
The Abbasid caliphs officially based their claim to the Caliphate on their descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (AD 566-652), one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 6: Encyclopedia Ii - December 6 - Deaths
December 6 - Undated deaths. Saint Nicholas of Myra ... See also:December 6, December 6 - Events, December 6 - Births, December 6 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1291: Encyclopedia Ii - 1291 - Events
1291 - Europe. In the spring of this year, Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi set sail from Genoa with the goal of reaching India; they never...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William I Duke Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - William I Duke Of Bavaria - Family And Children
He married in 1352 in London Matilda of Lancaster, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont. They had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Lotus: Encyclopedia Ii - White Lotus - The Second Rebellion
The White Lotus reemerged in the late 18th century in the form of an inspired Chinese movement to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, led by Wang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal: Encyclopedia Ii - Bengal - History
The history of Bengal can be divided according to the religion of its rulers. Also see History of Bengal and Bengal Renaissance. Bengal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon Papacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Avignon Papacy - The Papacy In The 14th Century
Avignon Papacy - Conflict between the Popes and the king of France. The beginning of the century, that would later be characterised by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestre Slidre: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestre Slidre - History
High above Slidre there is an ancient burial ground called the Garberg site. Above this site there is a rune stone which reads I Godguest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Of Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Of Kent - Marriages And Legendary Beauty
At the age of twelve, Joan entered into a clandestine marriage with Thomas Holland of Broughton. The following year, while Holland was ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caliph: Encyclopedia Ii - Caliph - Origins Of The Caliphate
Most academic scholars agree that Muhammad had not explicitly established how the Muslim community was to be governed after his death. Tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Early Reign
Though Louis was partly educated in Vienna and became co-regent of his brother Rudolf I in Bavaria in 1301 with the support of his Habsbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Mali: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Mali - Jeliya Griots
The jeliya (sing. jeli, fem. jelimusow, French griot) are a caste of professional musicians and orators, sponsored by noble patrons of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Rulers After The Advent Of Islam In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Arab caliphs rule. All Persian provinces fell under The Arabic Caliphate from 661 to 867. Umayyad dynasty, 6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Early Reign
Though Louis was partly educated in Vienna and became co-regent of his brother Rudolf I in Bavaria in 1301 with the support of his Habsbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mali Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mali Empire - Sundiata
After the Ghana Empire had been weakened the Soso Kingdom filled the power vacuum and conquered many surrounding peoples including the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Early Reign
Though Louis was partly educated in Vienna and became co-regent of his brother Rudolf I in Bavaria in 1301 with the support of his Habsbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Bromyard: Encyclopedia Ii - John Bromyard - Life
Little is known of his life. Two dates can be cited: in 1326, he was granted a license to hear confessions in the diocese of Hereford, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidyapati: Encyclopedia Ii - Vidyapati - Vidyapati, Maithili Poet
Vidyapati is as much known for his love-lyrics as for his poetries dedicated to Lord Shiva. He used to compose in Maithili, a language sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Suko: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Suko - Eras During His Reign
(Northern) Jōwa Kan'ō or Kannō (Southern) Shōhei ... See also:Emperor Suko, Emperor Suko - Genealogy, Emperor Suko - Life, Empe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestre Slidre: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestre Slidre - Location
Vestre Slidre is bordered to the northwest by Vang, to the northeast by Øystre Slidre, to the east by Nord-Aurdal and to the southwest b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Conflict With The Pope
Despite this victory, Pope John XXII still refused to ratify Louis’s election and in 1324 he excommunicated Louis. In opposite to previ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Mesolithic
The best-known mesolithic sites from Brittany are the cemeteries on the islands of Hoëdic (10 graves) and Téviec (9 graves) in Morbihan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Neolithic
The westernmost extensions of the Villeneuve-Saint-Germain culture, based on a linearbandkeramic tradition are found in eastern Brittany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Kōmyō: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Kōmyō - Eras Of His Reign
(Northern) Kemmu (continued) Ryakuō Kōei Jōwa (Southern) Engen Kōkoku Shōhei ... See also:Emperor Kōmyō, Emperor Kōmyō - G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Lotus: Encyclopedia Ii - White Lotus - White Lotus Revolution
A revolution, inspired by the White Lotus society, took shape in 1352 around Guangzhou. A Buddhist monk and former boy-beggar, Zhu Yuanzh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Early Realms In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Elamite Kingdom 3000–660 BC. The Elamites were a people located in Susa, in what is now Khuzestan province....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Tour D'auvergne: Encyclopedia Ii - La Tour D'auvergne - Junior Line: Viscounts Of Turenne And Princes Of Sedan
Bertrand de La Tour d'Auvergne, owner of Oliergues and several other seignories, was the author of the junior line of the family. He died...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Tour D'auvergne: Encyclopedia Ii - La Tour D'auvergne - Later History: Dukes Of Bouillon And Albret
Frederic-Maurice's son, Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (1641-1721), was the first to become a truly sovereign duke of Bouillon. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-kogon: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-kogon - Eras Of His Reign
(Northern) Kan'ō Bunna Embun Kōan Jōji Ōan (Southern) Shōhei Kentoku ... See also:Emperor Go-Kogon, Emperor Go-Kogon - Genealo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Sassanid Dynasty Ad 224–651
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Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Iron Age
A variety of tribes are mentioned in Roman sources, like the Veneti, Armoricani, Osismii, Namnetes and Coriosolites. Strabo and Poseidoni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Go-murakami: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Go-murakami - Eras During His Reign
Southern Engen Kōkoku Shōhei Northern Ryakuō Kōei Jōwa Kan'ō or Kannō Bunna Embun Kōan Jōji Ōan ... See also:Emperor Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Dynastic Relations
Władysław II Jagiełło was married in 1386 to Queen Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399). Their only child was: Elzbieta-Bonifacja (born and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Early Middle Ages
Around 500 AD, the Roman troops were withdrawing. Some British authors (Nennius, Gildas) mention Britons fleeing to Armorica to escape th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ottoman Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ottoman Albania - The Ottoman Conquest Of Albania
The Ottoman Turks expanded their empire from Anatolia to the Balkans in the 14th century. They crossed the Bosporus in 1352, and in 1389 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Vitus Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Vitus Cathedral - Beginnings
The first church consecrated to the St. Vitus in the place of present-day cathedral was an early romanesque rotunda founded by Wenceslaus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Dynastic Relations
Jagiello was married in 1386 to Queen Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399). Their only child was: Elzbieta-Bonifacja (born and died 1399) His ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Mali: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Mali - Popular Music
The end of World War 2 saw the guitar become common throughout Africa, partially resulting from the intermixing of African, American and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Medieval States
Early Romanian states, such as the Brodnici, were formed in the 10th and 11th century appearing in historical sources under the name of B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Swiss Confederacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Swiss Confederacy - Social Developments
The developments beginning in about the 13th century had profound effects on the society. Gradually the population of serfs changed into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Arrival Of The Magyars
In 896 the Magyars settled in the Pannonian Plain. According to Gesta Hungarorum, a chronicle from 12th century, the local states of Gelo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ottoman Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ottoman Albania - Local Albanian Leaders In The Early Nineteenth Century
The weakening of Ottoman central authority and the timar system brought anarchy to the Albanian-populated lands. In the late 18th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - Government
The Sarbadars are unique among the major contenders in post-Ilkhanid Persia in that none of their leaders ruled as legitimate sovereigns....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Mali: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Mali - Mande Music
The Mande people are divided into three groups based on language. They all claim descent from the legendary warrior Sunjata Keita, who fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Middle Ages
Bretons took part in the Revolt of 1173-1174, siding with the rebels against Henry II of England. Henry's son Geoffroy II, then heir appa...   » Read the article