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The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
With the beginning of the new wave of Buddhism in 1575, however, Buddhist and Tibetan names were reintroduced into Mongolia. By 1700 the vast majority of Mongols had Buddhist names, usually Tibetan, but also sometimes Sanskrit or from Mongolian Buddhist terminology.
Country Capital Country Capital Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) The Bahamas: Nassau: The Bahamas: Nassau: English: Bahrain: Manama: Al-Baḥrayn البحرين: Al-Manāmah المنامة: Arabic (Arabic script) Bangladesh: Dhaka: Bānglādesh বাংলাদেশ: Dhākā ঢাকা: Bengali (Bengali script) Barbados
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
Mongolia: 12 February 1992: Constitution of Mongolia declares the country a parliamentary democracy. 1206: Mongol Empire formed 29 December 1911: Proclamation of Mongolian independence from Manchu's Qing dynasty Myanmar: 1 February 2021: The SAC with help from the Tatmadaw overthrows the elected government 849: Early Pagan Kingdom formed [18] 4 ...
Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order ...
Paris Club, a group of major creditor countries whose officials meet ten times a year in the city of Paris, with the intent to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. PIGS, also PIIGS, the economies of the countries of Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy and/or Ireland.
The Romans were said to have called all the Greeks after the name of the first group they met, [citation needed] although the location of that tribe varies between Epirus – Aristotle recorded that the Illyrians used the name for Dorian Epiriots from their native name Graii [219] [220] – and Cumae – Eusebius of Caesarea dated its ...