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The Dali Kingdom, also known as the Dali State (simplified Chinese: 大理国; traditional Chinese: 大理國; pinyin: Dàlǐ Guó; Bai: Dablit Guaif), was a dynastic state situated in modern Yunnan province, China from 937 until 1253.
Duan Zhixing (Chinese: 段智興, died 1200), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xuanzong of Dali, was the 18th [1] emperor of the Dali Kingdom between 1172 and 1200. Duan Zhixing's reign was marred by the power struggles within the influential Gao family, whose power had long eclipsed the ruling Duan family.
The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus is a painting by the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, begun in 1958 and finished in 1959. [1] It is over 14 feet tall and over 9 feet wide (410 x 284 cm; 161.4 x 111.8 in), [ 1 ] one in a series of large paintings Dalí did during this era.
The decision to focus on three primary characters from America’s radio era narrows the documentary to a respectable and digestible 90 minutes. Plus, it is full of fun, fuzzy broadcast sounds ...
In 937, the Dali Kingdom was founded by Duan Siping, a Bai man whose family had played a major role in the Nanzhao Kingdom, advocated for the "relief of corvée" (Chinese: 宽徭役) and joined 37 tribes in eastern Yunnan to instigate a rebellion.
Duan Suying (Chinese: 段素英, died 1009), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Zhaoming of Dali (大理昭明帝), [1] was the sixth emperor of the Dali Kingdom. His reign lasted from 985 to 1009. [2] He was a descendant of Duan Siliang and the son of his predecessor Duan Sushun. After his death, he was succeeded by his son Duan ...
Jim Jones and his wife, Marceline, in an image taken from a pink photo album left behind in the village of the dead in Jonestown, Guyana. Jones led more than 900 members of his cult to a painful ...
Nanzhao (Chinese: 南詔 /南诏, also spelled Nanchao, lit. ' Southern Zhao ', [2] Yi language: ꂷꏂꌅ, Mashynzy) was a dynastic kingdom that flourished in what is now southwestern China and northern Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries, during the mid/late Tang dynasty.