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101Kingdom of Africa — The Tabula Rogeriana, an early world map drawn by Muhammad al Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154. Note that the north is at the bottom, and so the map appears upside down compared to modern cartographic conventions. Al Idrisi is also the… …
1022008 unrest in Kosovo — The 2008 unrest in Kosovo follows Kosovo s declaration of independence on February 17, 2008. Some Kosovo Serbs opposed to secession have boycotted the move by refusing to follow orders from the central government in Pristina and attempting to… …
103List of D.Gray-man episodes (season 2) — The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of the second season The second season of the D.Gray man anime series is named the 2nd stage.[1] The anime is directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by Dentsu …
104Helvetii — The Helvetii were a Celtic tribe and the main occupants of the Swiss plateau in the 1st century BC. They are prominently featured in Julius Caesar’s commentaries on the Gallic War. The Neolatin title of Switzerland, Confoederatio Helvetica… …
105Flanaess — The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The Flanaess has been the setting… …
106SS Kronprinz Wilhelm — The German passenger liner Kronprinz Wilhelm was built for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, a former shipping company of the Hapag Lloyd by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, Germany, in 1901. She took her name from Crown Prince Wilhelm, son of the… …
107Battle of Meadow Bridge — The Battle of Meadow Bridge (also known as the Battle of Richmond Heights) was an engagement on May 12, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, during the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Retreating Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip H.… …
108Mamluk identity — The birth of the Mamluk System during the Abbasid PeriodAl Mu tasim was the first Caliph to depend on the Turkish Slaves Soldiers (Ghulams), when as Amir he bought around 3000 Ghulams. They were Turkish prisoners of war, captured in Central Asia …
109Chickamauga Wars (1776–1794) — The Chickamauga Wars (1776–1794) were a series of raids, campaigns, ambushes, minor skirmishes, and several full scale frontier battles which were a continuation of the Cherokee (Ani Yunwiya, Ani Kituwa, Tsalagi, Talligewi) struggle against… …
110ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… …
