Controversies regarding the role of the Emperor of Japan — A flag waving crowd greet Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on his birthday. Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2004. There have been several controversies regarding the role and the status of the Emperor of Japan. This is due in part to the variety of … Wikipedia
Emperor Gaozong of Tang — (zh cp|c=唐高宗|p=Táng Gāozōng) (July 21, 628 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%A4%D3%A9v reign=%ADs%C6%5B yy=2 ycanzi= mm=6 dd= dcanzi=%A9%B0%B1G 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] December 27, 683 [… … Wikipedia
Plague of Cyprian — The Plague of Cyprian is the name given to a pandemic, probably of smallpox, that afflicted the Roman Empire from 251 AD onwards. It was still raging in 270, when it claimed the life of emperor Claudius II Gothicus (ruled 268 70). The plague… … Wikipedia
Emperor Yuan of Han — (75 BC ndash;33 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He reigned from 48 BC to 33 BC. Emperor Yuan was remembered for the promotion of Confucianism as the official creed of Chinese government. He appointed Confucius adherents to… … Wikipedia
Emperor An of Han — Emperor Ān of Hàn, ch. 漢安帝, py. hàn ān dì, wg. Han An ti, (94 125) was an emperor of the Chinese Hàn Dynasty and the sixth emperor of the Eastern Hàn period ruling from 106 to 125. He was the grandson of Emperor Zhang.When her infant stepson… … Wikipedia
Emperor Shun of Han — Emperor Shun of Han, trad. ch. 漢順帝;, sim. ch. 漢顺帝, py. hàn shùn dì, wg. Han Shun ti, (115 144) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the seventh emperor of the Eastern Han period. He reigned from 125 AD to 144 AD.Emperor Shun was the only … Wikipedia
Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei — ((北)魏道武帝) (371 409), personal name Tuoba Gui (拓拔珪), né Tuoba Shegui (拓拔渉珪), was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He was the grandson of the last prince of Dai, Tuoba Shiyijian, and after the fall of the Dai state… … Wikipedia
Plague of Emmaus — The Plague of Emmaus (طاعون عمواس in Arabic, ţā ûn amwās transliterated), also known as the Plague of Amwas, was an outbreak of plague, possibly bubonic plague, that occurred in 639 AD (18 AH) in the town of Emmaus (Amwas) in Palestine. The town… … Wikipedia
Emperor Kimmei — (欽明天皇 Kinmei tennō ) (509? 571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 through 571. This reign is the first for which contemporary historiography are… … Wikipedia
The Viscount of Adrilankha — is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. Collectively, the three books form the third novel in the Khaavren Romances series. The novels are heavily influenced by the d Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas … Wikipedia
