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[1] The title Twenty-Four Histories dates from 1775, which was the 40th year in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor . This was when the last volume, the History of Ming , was reworked and a complete set of the histories was produced.
Medieval map of Ethiopia, including the ancient lost city of Barara, which is located in modern-day Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in Africa; [1] the emergence of Ethiopian civilization dates back thousands of years.
1 First war (1861–1862) 2 Second war (1865) 3 Third war (1871–1872) 4 Fourth war and the Pangkor Treaty (1873–1874) 5 Aftermath. 6 See also. 7 References. 8 ...
Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question they are asked from a card (from six categories including "history" and "science and nature").
Kuto Besak, also Benteng Kuto Besak (Indonesian "Kuto Besak Fortress") is an 18th-century kraton (Indonesian forted palace) in Palembang, South Sumatra.Kuto Besak was the center of the Sultanate of Palembang before its abolition by the Dutch colonial government.
During this time the annual sales for Adidas Yeezy grew from $15 million to $1.2 billion. George officially became the CEO of Yeezy in September 2018. [19] By 2019, sales for Yeezy's Adidas sneakers generated $1.3 billion in annual revenue. [11] In 2019, Forbes compared Yeezy to Air Jordan in terms of cultural clout and commercial prowess. [20]
The Báb (born ʻAlí-Muḥammad; [1] / ˈ æ l i m oʊ ˈ h æ m ə d /; Persian: علیمحمد; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism, [2] and is also one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith.
Established on 2 January 1905, it was originally known as the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar, also then formerly known as Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar in Malay. [1] The school was the brainchild of R J Wilkinson, inspector of schools for the Federated Malay States. In a letter to the resident-general dated 24 February 1904 he wrote ...