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• End of the reign of Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇) or Shōtoku (称徳天皇) (718-770) was the 46th imperial ruler of Japan. She first ruled as Kōken from 749 to 758. She abdicated in favor of her second cousin, Junnin, but six years later she... Empress Koken of Japan; she is succeeded by Emperor Junnin (淳仁天皇) (733-765) was the 47th imperial ruler of Japan from 758 to 764. He became emperor on the abdication of his second cousin, Empress Koken, but six years later she forced him to abdicate and reclaimed the throne. Though he technically reigned, he did... Emperor Junnin.
• King Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards, is chiefly known through his connection with Charlemagne. He was duke of Tuscany and became king of the Lombards after the death of Aistulf in 756. Seeking, like his predecessors, to extend the Lombard power in Italy, he came into collision with the... Desiderius of the The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. They were known to the Romans from as early as AD 98, when the historian Tacitus mentioned them in his Germania. Their... Lombards capture Spoleto (Latin: Spoletium), 42°44N 12°44E, an ancient town in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria, at 385 meters (1391 ft) above sea-level on a foothill of the Apennines. It is 20 km (12 mi) S. of Trevi and 29 km... Spoleto and Benevento is a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 32 miles northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 400 ft. above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore and Sabbato. Estimated population in 1997 was 63,568. Benevento occupies the... Benevento.
• Swithred succeeded by Sigeric as king of The Kingdom of the East Seaxe (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded around AD500, occupying territory to the north and east of London. Around AD825, the kingdom was merged with Wessex, and was eventually ceded by Wessex under the Treaty of... Essex.
• The When used as an adjective, Chinese refers to anything that originates from This article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see Country China, a country in East Asia One of the two states that have China in their official title and claim sovereignty over all of... Chinese CITY (Citytv) Slogan: Everywhere! Toronto, Ontario Channel 57 / Cable 7 Owner CHUM Limited Founded 1972 Signal Radius 1740 kW (total) Citytv System CKVU (Vancouver) CITY (Toronto) CITY (often referred to as Citytv Toronto or just City) is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario. Owned by CHUM Limited, it is... city Guangzhou (Traditional Chinese: 廣州; Simplified Chinese: 广州; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: Gwóngjaū) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. Its international name was formerly Canton, after a French language corruption of Guangdong. As of... Guangzhou was sacked by For other uses, see The words Arab and Arabian have multiple meanings: Arab - pertaining to the people/language/politics of West Asia Arab - 1 billion in the Indian numbering system. Arab, a short-lived English automobile. Arab, Alabama The Arabian horse. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Arab and Iran ( Persian ( Parsi پارسی ) Spoken in: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan Region: Middle east Total speakers: 61.7 million Ranking: 29 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Indo-Iranian   Iranian    Western     Southwestern   ... Persian raiders.

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• Theodore the Studite ( ca. 758 - ca. 826 ) was a Christian monk widely known for his zealous opposition to iconoclasm, for his personal asceticism and monastic rule, and for the many liturgies he composed, particularly the Lenten Triodion which is still widely used in Eastern Orthodoxy. He was born in Constantinople... Theodore the Studite, monk (approximate date)

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