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Kamakura shogunate
History; World history
First military government of Japan. Following his victory in 1185 over the Taira clan in the Gempei War, Minamoto Yoritomo founded a bakufu (military government) at Kamakura, south of Edo (modern ...
Jordan
History; World history
Middle eastern kingdom, formerly part of the Ottoman empire. Renamed Transjordan in 1921, it was under British protection from 1923 to 1946. It became an independent kingdom in 1946 and was renamed ...
Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood
History; World history
Nationalist ssociation founded in 1873, descended from the Fenian Brotherhood. It intended to wage war against Britain, but lack of unity prevented a clear policy developing and some members used ...
Joan of Arc, St
History; World history
(c.1412-31) French heroine, saint and military leader of the Hundred Years War. She led a successful counterattack against the English, breaking their siege of Orleans in 1429. Captured by the ...
Karakorum
History; World history
Capital of the Mongol empire, in the Mongolian steppes. Built by Chingis Khan in 1220 and walled in 1235. After the great khans settled in China in the later 13th century, Karakorum lost its ...
HadeanTime
History; World history
The period of time during the history of the Earth starting about 4.6 billion years ago and ending about 3.8 billion years ago.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
History; World history
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537 – September 18, 1598) was a daimyo, warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda ...
