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Scholarship varies on the definition of genocide employed when analysing whether events are genocidal in nature. [2] The United Nations Genocide Convention, not always employed, defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or ...
Ruler of Shiraz: 1344: Tabriz: Chobanid realm: Malek Ashraf: Haidar Qassāb: Head of the Sarbadars: 1356: Sarbadar state: By a Turkish slave Peter the Cruel: King of Castile: March 23, 1369: Montiel: Toledo: Henry II: Murad I: Sultan of The Ottoman Empire: June 28, 1389: Kosovo Field Serbian Empire Lazar Hrebeljanović: Louis I: Duke of ...
The epithet the Cruel has been applied to the following: People: Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (died 967 or 972) Fruela I of Asturias (died 768), King of Asturias; Peter of Castile (1334–1369), King of Castile and León; Fictional characters: Gorthaur the Cruel, another name for Sauron, villain of The Lord of the Rings
A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means.
Alauddin Humayun Shah Bahmani was the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate, who reigned between 1458 and 1461.Also known as Humayun Shah Zalim (lit. ' Humayun Shah the cruel '), he is described as a cruel ruler, known for executing people in torturous ways.
There have been many individuals throughout history who served as head of state or head of government (such as president, prime minister or monarch) of their nation states and later became prisoners. Any serving or former head who was placed under house arrest , overthrown in a coup or became a prisoner of war are also included.
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This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.