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21The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …
22Rurik — /roor ik/, n. died A.D. 879, Scandinavian prince: founder of the Russian monarchy. Russian, Ryurik. * * * or Rorik died 879 Semilegendary founder of the Rurik dynasty of Kievan Rus. He was a Viking (Varangian) prince. According to one 12th… …
23troy — /troy/, adj. expressed or computed in troy weight. [1350 1400; ME troye, after TROYES, France, where it was standard] * * * or Ilium Ancient city in Troas, northwestern Anatolia. It holds an enduring place in both literature and archaeology. In… …
24Troy — /troy/, n. 1. Latin, Ilium. Greek, Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad. 2. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 67,107. 3. a city in E New… …
25Abbess — • The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbess Abbess …
26East India Company — This article is about the 17th 19th century English trading company . For other uses, see East India Company (disambiguation). East India Company Company flag after 1801 Former type Public …
27Ayutthaya Kingdom — Infobox Former Country native name = อาณาจักรอยุธยา conventional long name = Kingdom of Ayutthaya common name = Ayutthaya Kingdom continent = Asia region = South East Asia country = era = Middle Ages status = event start = year start = 1351 date… …
28Dimitrie Cantemir — For other uses, see Dimitrie Cantemir (disambiguation). Dimitrie Cantemir Portrait of Dimitrie Cantemir (engraving) Born October 26, 1673 Silişteni Died …
29Tournament (medieval) — This article is about the tournaments of the Middle Ages. For tournaments in general, see tournament. See also: jousting and mêlée A tournament, or tourney (from Old French torneiement, tornei[1]) is the name popularly given to chivalrous… …
30Karel Kinsky — Prince Karel Andreas Kinsky (1858 ndash;1919) was the son of Prince Ferdinand Buonaventura Kinsky (1834 ndash;1904) the head of the princely line of the Kinsky dynasty and Marie Princess von und zu Lichtenstein (1835 ndash;1905). Early life Karel …
