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- Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ...on [[identity]] to [[Mongols]] after their centuries of internal feud.
5: ...e one of the world's largest [[Mongol Empire|empires]]. Though often outnumbered, he used superior mil...
7: ...any millions of deaths, and, in the longer term, resulted in massive depopulation of much of Asia [htt...
9: ... half later, separate Khanates existed for centuries afterwards.
11: ...ules and customs continued to be followed by his descendents, and he is regarded as the founder of [[M...
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...tself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significa...
14: ...f the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) t...
18: ... [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...ending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]...
4: ...'', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars particularly in the Islamic East, mea...
6: ...ently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of...
8: ...ting or story-telling. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
11: ... Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...ilizations, as a single [[state]] or multiple states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ..., the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chinese Civil War]].
7: ...inese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
10: ...''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]''
14: ...r known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...o Swiss companies during her regime and remain unresolved. Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has bee...
6: ...cluded active participation in various social causes.
8: ... at Oxford, she was the first Asian woman to be President of the [[Oxford Union]], after the election ...
11: ...r's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of General [...
13: ...overnment of a Muslim-majority state in modern times. - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ...eroes of the [[Revolt of 1857]], and a symbol of resistance to [[British raj|British rule]] in India.
5: ...ly. Manu lost her mother at the age of four, and responsibility of looking after the young girl fell t...
7: ...med at the Ganesh Mandir, the temple of Lord [[Ganesh]]a situated in the old city of Jhansi. Rani Laks...
10: ... and Rani Lakshmi Bai was Maharaja's heir and successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British ru...
15: ...nied by her generals [[Gulam Gaus Khan]], [[Dost Khan]], [[Khuda Baksh]], [[Lala Bhau Bakshi]], [[Moti ... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...phy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand...
2: ...corative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...xamples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
7: {{Main|Chinese painting}}
8: ...Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract art. - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ...atest storyteller. He told many stories to Kublai Khan. The Polos lived in [[China]] for seventeen years...
5: ...[Beijing]]). They returned from China as [[Kublai Khan]]'s envoys with a letter for the [[Pope]] asking ...
7: ...in which Marco was said to have been born. Regardless, the Polos gained prominence in Venice and are h...
11: ...-khan.png|thumb|Marco Polo at the court of Kublai Khan]]
13: ...ns of China and with numerous achievements of Chinese civilization, many of which were more advanced t... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ... over most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and as far s...
5: ...ich in retrospect exceeds the boundaries of the present-day republic of India.
7: ...as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day."
10: ...ndfather [[Chandragupta Maurya]]. As the legend goes, when Chandragupta Maurya left his empire for a [...
14: ...to the formation of different militias causing unrest. Ashoka complied and left for the troubled area.... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
21: | '''[[President]] and [[Prime Minister]]'''
28: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 51st]]<br/> 488,100 [[square ...
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 113th]]<br/> 4,603,244<...
42: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
52: ...decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...g some inhabitants, particularly the sizeable Chinese minority, to continue to use the name ''Siam''.<...
14: official_languages = [[Thai language|Thai]] |
17: largest_city = [[Bangkok]] |
19: leader_titles = [[King]] <br> [[Prime Minister]] |
20: leader_names = [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] <br> [[Thaksin Shinawatr... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' duri...
5: ...ng'') was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
12: ...s [[city]]); translated to [[Chinese language|Chinese]] as Dदamp;#363; (大都 "great capi...
22: ...ndent [[puppet state]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese]] in Manchuria from 1931 to 1945: called Xingjin...
24: ... seat of Chiang's ROC government during the [[Chinese civil war]] with the [[Communist Party of China]... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
14: official_languages = [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] |
15: capital = [[Budapest]] |
17: largest_city = [[Budapest]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Hungary|President]]<br><br>[[Prime minister of Hungary|Prime m...
20: leader_names = (''outgoing'') [[Ferenc M]]<br>(''incoming''... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
1: ...art of the ancient region of [[Bengal]]. ''Bangladesh'' literally means "The Country of [[Bengal]]". ...
3: ...6;<br>Gano Projātontrī Bānglādesh</big></big>
8: ...ge:Bangladesh flag large.png|125px|Flag of Bangladesh]]
9: | [[Image:Bangladesh coa.png]]
11: | ([[Flag of Bangladesh|In Detail]]) - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
9: ...anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English languag...
14: ...der_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Mi...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...rt of the country. It is among the poorest countries in the world.
3: ...Loya jirga]], Afghanistan was referred to by the West as the ''Transitional Islamic State of Afghanist...
5: ...an Islami Dawlat'''<br>'''Dawlat-e Eslami-e Afghanestan'''</big>
23: ...]'''<br> - Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]: || [[Kabul]]<br>1,424,400 <small>([[1988]])</s...
25: | '''[[President of Afghanistan|President]]''' || [[Hamid Karzai]] - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...ia]], as well as other points. Its influence carries over on to [[Korea]] and terminated eventually in...
3: ...ough Turkestan-Khorasan, through [[Iran]] into [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Anatolia]], and then through [[An...
5: ...e was probably conducted over sections of the routes and it is probable that merchants and travellers ...
11: ...ad domesticated [[horse]]s around [[4000 BC]]. Domestication of the [[Bactrian camel]] followed later....
13: ...thout arousing the hostility of more settled peoples. - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...d1.png|right|thumb|270px|The updated [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]]...
2: ...ionship between [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequat...
4: ...l and behavioral problems. Moreover, excessive ingestion of elements that have no apparent role in hea...
8: ...r in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamins]], [[phospholipids]], [[hydroxyapati...
10: ... juice is eliminated by this process; the intestines reabsorb most of it; otherwise - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Madhya Pradesh]] are found the earliest known traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock sh...
8: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]...
11: ...|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where ...
17: ... [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
6: *[[752]] - [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] becomes [[Pope]].
7: ...and [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of F...
13: ...''[[John Wickliffe (ship)|John Wickliffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish ...
16: ... [[Land run]]: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]] opens [[Oklahoma]] t... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
3: ...o be a true coaster. (Note that not all thrill rides that run on a track are roller coasters). Most co...
9: ...n of track; these rollercoasters are called shuttles because of this motion and usually run the circui...
11: ...mplete the entire course, at the end of which brakes bring the train to a complete stop and it is push...
15: ...rain about to travel into an occupied block, it uses whatever method is available to keep it from ente...
17: ...from the station. One common pattern, used on rides with 2 trains, is to hold train #1, which has jus...
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