Ever since Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu, the research and debate about the Asian ancestral origins of the Huns has continued. Recent research has suggested that many of the great confederations of steppe warriors were not entirely of the same race, but rather tended to be mixtures of Central Asian and eastern Caucasian. Also, many clans may have claimed to be Huns simply based on the prestige and fame of the name, or it was attributed to them by outsiders descr ...

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Huns, Huns - Origins and research, Huns - History, Huns - 3rd-5th centuries, Huns - European Huns, Huns - Avars, Huns - Historiography, Huns - Modern ethnic Huns?, Huns - Possible Successor Nations

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Brahma (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the word stems of both are the same). Brahmā is identied with the Vedic deity Prajapati. Brahmacharya The word Brahmacharya symbolises a person who is leading a life in quest of Brahma, or in other words a student. The root "Bra ...

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Glossary of terms in Hinduism, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - A, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - B, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - C, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - D, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - E, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - F, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - G, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - H, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - I, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - J, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - K, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - L, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - M, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - N, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - O, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - P, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Q, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - R, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - S, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - T, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - U, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - V, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - W, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Y, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Z, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Notes

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The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philosophies and religions of Indian origin, the dharmic faiths, namely Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Dharma also is practiced in the Surat Shabda Yoga traditions. In its oldest form, dharman, it first appears in the Vedas. It is difficult to provide a single concise definition for Dharma (life fails to convey its connoted complexity). The word has a long and ...

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Dharma, Dharma - Meanings and origins of the word Dharma, Dharma - Dharma in Hinduism, Dharma - Origin and development in Hinduism, Dharma - Proto-dharma: rta in the Vedas, Dharma - Developing conceptions, Dharma - Dharma as a Purushartha, Dharma - Kane's view, Dharma - In Jainism, Dharma - The two Dharmas, Dharma - In Buddhism, Dharma - The teachings of the Buddha, Dharma - Qualities of Buddha Dharma, Dharma - Dharmas in Buddhist phenomenology, Dharma - Dharma as righteousness

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Cannabis is believed to have been used in India as early as 1000 B.C.E.. In mainstream, lay religious usage, it is usually taken in liquid form as bhang and used during religious ceremonies such as marriage, as well as the Hindu celebrations of Holi and Baisakhi. [12][13]. Hashish, or charas, is widely smoked by Shaivite devotees, cannabis itself seen as a gift of Shiva to aid in sadhana. Wandering ascetic ...

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Cannabis spiritual use, Cannabis spiritual use - Rastafari use, Cannabis spiritual use - Judeo-Christian use, Cannabis spiritual use - Muslim use, Cannabis spiritual use - Hindu use, Cannabis spiritual use - Sikh use, Cannabis spiritual use - Others

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In painting and sculpture, Cupid is portrayed as a nude winged boy armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows. The traditional Christian depiction of a cherub is based on him. On gems and other surviving pieces, he is usually shown amusing himself with childhood play, sometimes driving a hoop, throwing darts, catching a butterfly, or flirting with a nymph. He is often depicted with his mother (in graphic arts, this is nearly always Venus), playing a horn. He is also shown wearing a helmet and carrying a buckler (perhaps in reference to Virgil's Omnia vincit amor ...

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Cupid, Cupid - Cupid's lineage, Cupid - Cult, Cupid - Portrayal in art and literature

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Contemporary Hinduism traditionally has four major divisions, Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smarthism. According to Adherents.com there are 580,000,000 Vaishnavas, 220,000,000 Shaivites and 22,000,000 neo-Hindus and reform Hindus. Hinduism is a very rich and complex religion. Each of its four denominations shares rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal Gods with one another, but each sect has a different philosophy on how to achieve life's ultimate goal (moksa, liberation) and on their views of the Gods. E ...

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Hindu deities, Hindu deities - Trimurti, Hindu deities - Popular gods, Hindu deities - Denominations of Hinduism, Hindu deities - Polytheistic gods, Hindu deities - Smartism, Hindu deities - The Trinity, Hindu deities - Vedic Deities, Hindu deities - The 10 Avatars of Vishnu, Hindu deities - The 'Hidden' Avatar, Hindu deities - Relatives, Hindu deities - Mother goddesses

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Main article: Geology of Europe The Geology of Europe is hugely varied and complex, and gives rise to the wide variety of landscapes found across the continent, from the Scottish Highlands to the rolling plains of Hungary. ...

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Geography of Europe, Geography of Europe - Geology, Geography of Europe - Rivers, Geography of Europe - Lakes and inland seas, Geography of Europe - Major islands, Geography of Europe - Plains and lowlands, Geography of Europe - Mountain ranges, Geography of Europe - Geography by country

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First-hand information on Volga Bulgaria is rather sparse. As no authentic Bulgar records have survived, most of our information comes from contemporary Arabic, Persian, or Russian sources. Some information is provided by excavations. It is thought that the territory of Volga Bulgaria was originally settled by the Finno-Ugric peoples. The Bulgars moved into the area in about 660, commanded by Kotrag Khan, Kubrat's son. Some Bulgar tribes, however, continued westward and after many adventures settled along the Danube River, in what is ...

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Volga Bulgaria, Volga Bulgaria - Origin, Volga Bulgaria - Heyday, Volga Bulgaria - Decline

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Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's. Hillside Home School I, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1887 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1889 Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's. Louis Sullivan Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina James Charnley Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Gutted by Hurricane Katrina, with much of the structure moved 3 to 4 feet from its foundation. Restoration would be in the mi ...

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright - Early years, Frank Lloyd Wright - Europe and personal troubles, Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin and beyond, Frank Lloyd Wright - More personal turmoil, Frank Lloyd Wright - Enduring legacy, Frank Lloyd Wright - Quotations, Frank Lloyd Wright - Works, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1900's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1910's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1920's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1930's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1940's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1950's, Frank Lloyd Wright - Other, Frank Lloyd Wright - Unbuilt works

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The discrimination of the separate stems included under the name is still far from complete. The following subdivisions, however, may be regarded as established: Tatars - Tatarlar or Татарлар. In modern English only Tatar is used to refer to Eurasian Tatars; Tartar has an offensive connotation, corrupted from Tatar from associations with the Tartarus of Greek mythology. In Europe the term Tartar is generally only used in the historical context for Mongolian people who appeared in the 13th century (the Mongol invasion) and assimilated into the local population later. See also:

Tatars, Tatars - European Tatars, Tatars - Volga Tatars, Tatars - Tatars of Crimea Ukraine and Poland, Tatars - Caucasian Tatars, Tatars - Nogais on the Kuma, Tatars - Karachays, Tatars - Mountain Tatars, Tatars - Siberian Tatars, Tatars - Baraba Tatars, Tatars - Cholym Tatars, Tatars - Abakan Tatars, Tatars - Northern Altai Tatars, Tatars - Altaians, Tatars - Generic meaning, Tatars - Authorities, Tatars - Chinese Tatars

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Arguably the best wrestler to never hold a major World Heavyweight title, DiBiase still had one of the most illustrious careers in professional wrestling. His stepfather, "Iron" Mike DiBiase, was also a wrestler, who died of a heart attack when Ted was only 15. His mother fell into a depression, and DiBiase lived with his grandparents. He was trained by Dory Funk, Jr. and stepped into the squared circle for the first time in his junior year. Ted ...

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Ted DiBiase, Ted DiBiase - Career, Ted DiBiase - Mid-South Wrestling, Ted DiBiase - World Wrestling Federation, Ted DiBiase - World Championship Wrestling, Ted DiBiase - Retirement, Ted DiBiase - Wrestling facts, Ted DiBiase - Finishing and signature moves, Ted DiBiase - Managers, Ted DiBiase - Nicknames, Ted DiBiase - Quotes, Ted DiBiase - Championships and accomplishments, Ted DiBiase - Championship succession, Ted DiBiase - Books

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Like most Khmer temples, Banteay Srei is orientated towards the east. The fourth eastern gopura is all that remains of Isvarapura's outer wall, approximately 500 m square, which may have been made of wood.[11] The gopura's eastern pediment shows Indra, who was associated with that direction. A 67 m causeway with the remains of corridors on either side connects the gopura with the third enclosure. North and south of this causeway are galleries orientated nor ...

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Banteay Srei, Banteay Srei - History, Banteay Srei - Style, Banteay Srei - The site, Banteay Srei - Notes

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King of the Ring - 1985. July 8, 1985, Foxboro, Massachusetts. Don Muraco defeated The Junkyard Dog Les Thornton defeated Steve Lombardi Paul Orndorff fought Bob Orton, Jr. to a draw Pedro Morales defeated Johnny V WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Terry Funk Jim Brunzell defeated The Spoiler Ricky Steamboat defeated Greg Valentine The Iron Sheik defeated B. Brian Blair Don Muraco defeated Les Thornton ...

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King of the Ring, King of the Ring - History, King of the Ring - Pay-per-view, King of the Ring - List of winners, King of the Ring - Event results, King of the Ring - 1985, King of the Ring - 1986, King of the Ring - 1987, King of the Ring - 1988, King of the Ring - 1989, King of the Ring - 1991, King of the Ring - 1993, King of the Ring - 1994, King of the Ring - 1995, King of the Ring - 1996, King of the Ring - 1997, King of the Ring - 1998, King of the Ring - 1999, King of the Ring - 2000, King of the Ring - 2001, King of the Ring - 2002, King of the Ring - Trivia, King of the Ring - External link

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The Bolsheviks' position on the Constituent Assembly evolved throughout 1917. At first, like all other socialist parties, they supported the idea. Although one of their slogans after Vladimir Lenin's return from Switzerland in April 1917 was "All Power to the Soviets!", it referred to transferring current state power from the Provisional Government to the socialist-dominated workers' and soldiers' councils known as "Soviets" and not to the ultimate power which was to be held by the Constituent Assembly. For example, on September 12-14, 1917, ...

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Russian Constituent Assembly, Russian Constituent Assembly - Origins, Russian Constituent Assembly - Provisional Government February-October 1917, Russian Constituent Assembly - Bolsheviks and the Constituent Assembly, Russian Constituent Assembly - Election Results November 12 1917, Russian Constituent Assembly - Between the Election and the Convocation of the Assembly November 1917-January 1918, Russian Constituent Assembly - Meeting in Petrograd January 5-6 1918, Russian Constituent Assembly - Between Petrograd and Samara January-June 1918, Russian Constituent Assembly - Samara Committee June-September 1918, Russian Constituent Assembly - Final Collapse, Russian Constituent Assembly - Historical Disputes, Russian Constituent Assembly - Notes

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Udmurtia is located in the eastern portion of the Eastern European Plain, between the Kama and Vyatka Rivers. Area: 42,100km². Borders: internal: Kirov Oblast (SW/W/NW/N), Perm Krai (NE/E), Bashkortostan (SE), and Tatarstan (S/SW). water: Votkinskoye Reservoir (E). Highest point: no data. Maximum N->S distance: no data. Maximum E->W distance: no data. Udmurtia - Time zone. Udmurtia is located in the Samara Time Zone (SAMT/SAMST). UTC offset is ...

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Udmurtia, Udmurtia - Geography, Udmurtia - Time zone, Udmurtia - Rivers, Udmurtia - Lakes, Udmurtia - Natural Resources, Udmurtia - Climate, Udmurtia - Administrative divisions, Udmurtia - Demographics, Udmurtia - History, Udmurtia - Politics, Udmurtia - Economy, Udmurtia - Culture, Udmurtia - Education, Udmurtia - Religion

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The majority of Volga Tatars are Kazan (Qazan) Tatars. They are the main and indigenious population of Tatarstan. During the 11-16th centuries, most Turkic tribes lived in what is now Russia and Kazakhstan. The Kazan (Qazan) Tatars are descendants of the Volga Bulgars, who settled on the Volga in the 8th century. There they mingled with Scythian and Finno-Ugric speaking peoples and partly with descendants of the Kipchaks, who settled on the Volga in the 13th century. After the Mongol invasion Bulgaria was defeated and ruined. Note tha ...

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Volga Tatars, Volga Tatars - Kazan Qazan Tatars, Volga Tatars - Noqrat Tatars, Volga Tatars - Perm Tatars, Volga Tatars - Keräşen Tatars, Volga Tatars - Nağaybäks, Volga Tatars - Tiptär Tatars, Volga Tatars - Kazan Tatar language dialects, Volga Tatars - Mişär Tatars, Volga Tatars - Qasím Tatars, Volga Tatars - Astrakhan Tatars, Volga Tatars - Volga Tatars in the world

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Most of the oblast lies on the Eastern slopes of the Middle and North Urals and the Western Siberian Plain. Only in the SW does the Sverdlovsk oblast stretch onto the Western slopes of the Ural mountains. The highest mountains all rise in the North Urals (Konzhakovsky Kamen' at 1569 m and Denezhkin Kamen' at 1492 m). The Middle Urals is mostly hilly country with no discernible peaks; the mean elevation is closer to 300-500 metres above the sea level. Principal rivers include the Tavda, the Tura, the Chusovaya and the Ufa ...

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Sverdlovsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Geography, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Time zone, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Natural resources, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Climate, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Administrative divisions, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Demographics, Sverdlovsk Oblast - History, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Politics, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Economy and transportation, Sverdlovsk Oblast - External link

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Main article: History of Bulgaria In the late 7th century a branch of the Bulgars led by Khan Asparuh migrated into the northern Balkans, where they merged with the local Slavic populaton and possibly remnants of the Thracian population to form the first Bulgarian state in 681 AD. This was the first Slavic nation-state in history. The Bulgarian empire was a significant European power in the 9th and the 10th century, while fighting with the Byzantine Empire for the control of the Balkans. The Bulgarian state was crushed by an assault by the Rus' in 969 and completely subdued by a determined Byzan ...

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Bulgaria, Bulgaria - History, Bulgaria - Politics, Bulgaria - Executive, Bulgaria - Legislative, Bulgaria - Judiciary, Bulgaria - Regional and local government, Bulgaria - Regions, Bulgaria - Geography, Bulgaria - Economy, Bulgaria - Demographics, Bulgaria - Culture, Bulgaria - Religion, Bulgaria - National parks, Bulgaria - Miscellaneous topics, Bulgaria - English language Bulgarian media, Bulgaria - Other

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Rising in the Valdai Hills 225 m (740 ft) above sea level north-west of Moscow and about 320 kilometres south-east of Saint Petersburg, the Volga heads east past Tver', Dubna, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan (Qazan). From there it turns south, flows past Tolyatti, Samara and Volgograd, and discharges into the Caspian Sea below Astrakhan at 28 metres below sea level. At its most strategic point, it bends toward the Don ("the big bend"). Volgo ...

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Volga River, Volga River - Description, Volga River - Confluents, Volga River - Human History, Volga River - Ethnic Groups, Volga River - Navigation

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The vedic mythology has several dimensions. Vedic mythology - The deities. Vedic mythologies contain certain elements which are common to other mythological traditions, like the mythologies of Persia, Greece, and Rome. Indra, a mythological god of the Vedas, is like Dyaus Pitar, the Sky Father, and is like Zeus and Iuppiter. The Vedic god Yama, the god who collects the dead, is Yima of Persian mythology and Emma in the Buddhist tradition of Japan. Vedic mythology contains descriptions and celestial hymns p ...

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Vedic mythology, Vedic mythology - Background, Vedic mythology - Dimensions, Vedic mythology - The deities, Vedic mythology - The rituals, Vedic mythology - The concepts, Vedic mythology - Vedic quotes

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Vladimir was the youngest son of Svyatoslav I by his slave girl Malusha, described in the Norse sagas as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future. Hagiographic tradition of dubious authenticity connects his childhood with the name of his grandmother, Olga Prekrasa, who was Christian and governed the capital during Svyatoslav's frequent military campaigns. Transferring his capital to Pereyaslavets in 969, Sviatoslav designated Vladimir ruler of Novgorod the Great but gav ...

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Vladimir I of Kiev, Vladimir I of Kiev - Bloody way to the throne, Vladimir I of Kiev - Years of pagan rule, Vladimir I of Kiev - Baptism of Rus, Vladimir I of Kiev - Christian reign

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This list should be merged into the list above. 6,690 km - Nile, Africa 6,387 km - Amazon, South America 6,380 km - Yangtze (Chang Jiang), People's Republic of China 6,270 km - Mississippi-Missouri, USA 5,550 km - Yenisei-Angara, Mongolia / Russia, (5,870 km) 5,410 km - Ob-Irtysh, North Asia 4,410 km - Amur, East Asia 4,380 km - Congo, Africa, (or 4,670 km, the source of the river is disputed.) 4,350 km - Huang He (Yellow), People's Republic of China, ...

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List of rivers by length, List of rivers by length - Definition of length, List of rivers by length - List of rivers longer than 2000 km, List of rivers by length - List of rivers longer than 1000 km, List of rivers by length - Longest rivers that have probably existed in the past, List of rivers by length - Nile, List of rivers by length - Amazon-Congo

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