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François Pétis de la Croix's 1710 book of Asian tales and fables contains a story in which Khutulun is called Turandot, a Persian word (Turandokht توراندخت) meaning "Central Asian Daughter", and is the nineteen-year-old daughter of Altoun Khan, the Mongol emperor of China. In Pétis de La Croix's story, however, she does not wrestle ...
贺灵, 新疆宗教古籍资料辑注(materials of old texts of Xinjiang religions).Xinjiang People's Press, May 2006. ISBN 7-228-10346-7. Nassen-Bayer; Stuart, Kevin (October 1992). "Mongol creation stories: man, Mongol tribes, the natural world and Mongol deities". 2. 51. Asian Folklore Studies: 323– 334
Ella Harper (January 5, 1870 – December 19, 1921), [1] known professionally as The Camel Girl, [2] was born with an extremely rare orthopedic condition that caused her knees to bend backwards, called congenital genu recurvatum. Her preference to walk on all fours resulted in her nickname "Camel Girl".
Martyrs of Nagasaki (1628 engraving). This page is a list of saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God from Asia, as recognized by the Catholic Church.These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the states or territories of Asia.
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
Fascinated by their love, he watched them until they flew away. Afterwards, he found himself feeling lonely and sad. His advisor, Master Choirom, suggested that he take a wife, and mentioned a 16-year-old girl named Urmaa in the tribe of Dorj Khan in the south. Ujung Aldar was pleased at the prospect, so Choirom went to Dorj Khan to arrange the ...
Üliger (Mongolian: үлгэр), tale is the general term given to tales and popular myths of the Mongols (included in Buryats) of north-east Asia.They are an important part of the oral traditions among the Buryats and other Siberian tribes, and among other functions, were used to orally transmit Buddhist birth stories. [1]
Christian saints before 450 AD Saint Date of death Aaron the Illustrious: 4th century Abadios: 4th century Abai (martyr) 4th century Abāmūn of Tarnūt: 4th century Abanoub: 4th century Abassad: 4th century Abban the Hermit: 5th century Abda and Abdjesus: 4th century Abda of Kaskhar: 4th or 5th century Abdecalas: 345 Abdias of Babylon: 1st ...