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81Northern Court — The Northern Court (北朝, hokuchō?), also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders , were a set of six pretenders to the throne of Japan during the Nanboku chō period from 1336 through 1392.[1] The present Japanese Imperial Family is …
82Dukes of Orléans — Duke of Orléans (French: Duc d Orléans) was one of the highest ranking titles of the French peerage and dates back to the 14th century. Known as princes of the blood (princes du sang), the title of Duke of Orleans was exclusive to princes of the… …
831932 Siamese coup d'état — The Siamese coup d état on June 24 1932 marked the bloodless transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy in Thailand. King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) stayed on the throne, but abdicated three years later. The people behind the coup… …
84Battle of Bedriacum — The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the four emperors (69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone ), about twenty miles from the town of Cremona in northern Italy. The fighting in fact took place between… …
85Sardaukar — The Sardaukar are a jingoistic, fictional army from Frank Herbert s Dune universe, primarily featured in the science fiction novel Dune , as well as Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson s Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy. TOC OriginsThe Sardaukar… …
86History of South India — The history of South India covers a span of over two thousand years during which the region saw the rise and fall of a number of dynasties and empires. The period of known history of the region begins with the ancient period during which the… …
87Salleh Abas — The Sultan Abdul Samad Building housed the Supreme Court at the time of the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis which led to the firing of Salleh Abas as Lord President. Tun Haji Mohamed Salleh bin Abas[1] (born 1 …
88Supreme Privy Council — The Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia was founded on 8 February 1726 as a body of advisors to Catherine I. Originally, the council included six members Alexander Menshikov, Fyodor Apraksin, Gavrila Golovkin, Andrey Osterman, Peter Tolstoy …
89Contemplation Sutra — The Contemplation Sutra (観無量寿経, jp: Kanmuryōju kyō) is one of the three major Buddhist sutras found within the Pure Land branch of Buddhism. It begins with a story where a prince named Ajatasatru was influenced by the Buddhist traitor, Devadatta …
90Meeting of Notables — The Meeting of Notables (Norwegian: notabelmøtet or stormannsmøtet) was a meeting that took place before Norway declared independence from Denmark in 1814. In the Treaty of Kiel, Denmark lost the country of Norway to Sweden. Christian Frederik,… …
