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By seeing what land was awarded, it is possible to see the extent of a king's control and how he exercised his power. In 846, Æthelwulf of Wessex granted land in Devon by charter, perhaps dividing the spoils from this recently conquered territory among his men. It is possible to use charters to reconstruct models of ownership and land ...
The Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty was an absolutist ruler, which means he was both the head of state and the head of government. [162] The Gia Long Code in 1812 declared the Vietnamese monarch as the universal ruler of all Vietnam; using the Confucian concept Mandate of Heaven to provide monarchs absolute power.
The Nguyễn, at last recognizing the serious scale of the revolt, made peace with the Siamese, giving up some land they had conquered in previous decades. However, their problems were compounded when Trịnh Sâm chose to end the 100-year peace and exploit the turmoil in the south by sending his army to attack Phú Xuân (modern-day Huế ...
679. June 23 – Æthelthryth, queen of Northumbria; October 2, Leodegar, bishop of Autun; December 23 – Dagobert II, king of Austrasia; Ælfwine, king of Deira (approximate date) Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella, Irish scholar; Dai Zhide, chancellor of the Tang dynasty; Sigebert IV, Frankish prince (approximate date) Xu Yushi, chancellor of the Tang ...
The Pallava dynasty has two chronologies of rulers. Nandivarman I, King (480–500/510) Kumaravishnu II, King (early 6th century) Buddhavarman, King (early 6th century) Kumaravishnu III, King (early 6th century) Simhavarman III, King (early/mid 6th century) Simhavishnu, King (mid/late 6th century) [11] Mahendravarman I, King (6th/7th century) [11]
The Hồng Bàng period (Vietnamese: thời kỳ Hồng Bàng), [4] also called the Hồng Bàng dynasty, [5] was a legendary ancient period in Vietnamese historiography, spanning from the beginning of the rule of Kinh Dương Vương over the kingdom of Văn Lang (initially called Xích Quỷ) in 2879 BC until the conquest of the state by An Dương Vương in 258 BC.
Son of Offa. Co-ruler, died suddenly a few months after his father. 17 Dec 796 Cœnwulf: 796–821 Seventh generation descendant of Pybba, probably through a sister of Penda. Assumed the title of 'emperor'. 821 Cynehelm: c. 798–812 Son of Cœnwulf. Although he existed, his status as co-ruler and his murder are legendary. Canonised (St Kenelm ...
Duke Wu of Jin (Chinese: 晉武公; pinyin: Jìn Wǔ Gōng), personal name Ji Cheng, also known as Duke Wu of Quwo (Chinese: 曲沃武公; pinyin: Qūwò Wǔ Gōng), was the last ruler of the Quwo (曲沃) state who later became a ruler of the Jin state.