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  • Li Houzhu ( c=李後主|p=Lǐ Hòuzhǔ|l=The Latter Lord Li , 936–978), also known as Houzhu of Southern Tang (南唐後主, literally "the ...
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  • Enoch (Hebrew: meaning "initiated") is a name in the Hebrew Bible used by two separate figures who lived during the generation of Adam ...
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  • James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October 14, 1633 – September 16, 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and ...
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  • Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc. It has a yellow color, somewhat similar to gold. The proportions of zinc and copper can ...
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  • Cesare Borgia (September 13, 1475 – March 11, 1507) was a Spanish-Italian cardinal who resigned his church office to became a military commander ...
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  • The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи, Nemanjići; Anglicized: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty ...
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  • Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Irish-born British writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, ...
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  • William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington Palace, March 8, 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III ...
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  • Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂; c. 662 – 708 or 710 C.E.), was a Japanese poet of the Nara period who featured prominently in the ...
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  • Zheng Chenggong ( t=鄭成功|p=Zhèng Chénggōng|w=Cheng Ch'eng-kung ; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong); Koxinga ( t=國姓爺|p=Guóxìngyé ...
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  • Category:Public[[Image:Putuoshan_guanyin.JPG|thumb|right|280px|right|Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Putuo]] Guan Yin (Pinyin: Guān Yīn; traditional ...
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  • The Battle of Kosovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовски бој or Бој на Косову was fought on St Vitus' Day (June 15, now celebrated ...
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  • Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name. Nestled in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, this maritime province ...
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  • The Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, normally called Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church in Westminster, London, ...
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  • Philipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerd) (February 16, 1497 - April 19, 1560) was a German professor and theologian, a key leader of the ...
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  • Charles I (November 19, 1600 – January 30, 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from March 27, 1625 until his execution ...
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  • Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death ...
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  • Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003), served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978 ...
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  • Hōjō Masako (北条 政子, 1156- 1225) is known in Japanese history as the “nun shogun” or “ama shogun” (尼将軍) because of her ...
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  • The term Huguenot refers to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. Calvinism, and ...
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