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AmiensPlaceAmiens is a city on the Somme in northern France, the historic capital of Picardy.
Amílcar CabralPersonAmílcar Cabral was an agronomist, political thinker and anti-colonial leader from Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde.
al-AminPersonAl-Amin was the sixth Abbasid caliph, a son of Harun al-Rashid, who reigned from 809 to 813.
AmirInstitutionAmir, meaning commander or prince in Arabic, is a title used across the Islamic world for military commanders, governors and rulers.- Amir (title)InstitutionAmir is an Arabic title meaning commander or prince, used for military and political leaders in the Islamic world.
- Amir al-MusliminInstitutionAmir al-Muslimin, meaning Commander of the Muslims, was the title adopted by the Almoravid rulers, notably Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
- Amir Barid IPersonAmir Barid I was the son of Qasim Barid and the second ruler of the Barid dynasty of Bidar in the Deccan.
Amir HamzahPersonAmir Hamzah was an Indonesian poet and a member of the royal family of the Langkat Sultanate in North Sumatra.
Amir HusaynPersonAmir Husayn was the leader of the Qara'unas, grandson of Qazaghan, who dominated the Western Chagatai Khanate in the 1360s.- Amir ibn Abd al-WahhabPersonAmir ibn Abd al-Wahhab was the last major sultan of the Tahirid dynasty of Yemen, reigning from 1489 to 1517.
Amir KabirPersonAmir Kabir (Mirza Taqi Khan Farahani) was chief minister of Iran under Naser al-Din Shah from 1848 to 1851.- Amir Khan of TonkPersonAmir Khan of Tonk was a Pathan soldier of fortune who led a large army of mercenary cavalry in central India, allied with Yashwant Rao Holkar and plundering Rajput…
Amir KhusrauPersonAmir Khusrau was a poet and musician of the Delhi Sultanate who served several sultans and was a disciple of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.- Amira DubbajPersonAmira Dubbaj, also called Muzaffar Sultan, was the Ishaqid ruler of western Gilan, on the Caspian coast of Iran, in the early 16th century.
AmiridsStateThe Amirids were the family of al-Mansur (Almanzor), the chief minister who ruled the Caliphate of Córdoba in the name of Hisham II from the 970s.
Amiriya MadrasaWork / monumentThe Amiriya Madrasa is a religious school and mosque in Rada'a, Yemen, built by the Tahirid sultan Amir ibn Abd al-Wahhab and completed in 1504.
AmiternumPlaceAmiternum was an ancient Sabine town in the upper Aterno valley of central Italy, near modern L'Aquila.- Al-Amjad BahramshahPersonAl-Amjad Bahramshah was the Ayyubid emir of Baalbek from 1182 to 1230, son of Saladin's nephew Farrukh Shah.
- Amlaíb ConungPersonAmlaíb Conung was a Viking leader who, according to the Irish annals, arrived in Ireland in 853 and ruled the Norse of Dublin with Ímar.
- AmlapuraPlaceAmlapura is a town in eastern Bali, Indonesia, and the capital of Karangasem Regency.
- AmmReligion / ideaAmm was the national god of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban in Yemen, often thought to be a moon god.
AmmaedaraPlaceAmmaedara was a Roman town in the west of present-day Tunisia, at modern Haïdra near the Algerian border.
AmmanPlaceAmman is the capital and largest city of Jordan.
Amman Citadel InscriptionWork / monumentThe Amman Citadel Inscription is a fragmentary stone inscription in the Ammonite language, found in 1961 on the citadel hill of Amman, Jordan.
Ammianus MarcellinusPersonAmmianus Marcellinus was a Greek-born Roman soldier and historian.- Ammishtamru IPersonAmmishtamru I was king of Ugarit in the fourteenth century BCE, during the Amarna period.
- Ammishtamru IIPersonAmmishtamru II was king of Ugarit in the thirteenth century BCE, ruling as a vassal of the Hittite Empire at the height of the city's prosperity.
- Ammonius SaccasPersonAmmonius Saccas was a Greek philosopher who taught in Alexandria in the first half of the third century CE.
AmmuniraPersonAmmunira was the ruler of Beirut in the mid-14th century BCE, a vassal of the Egyptian pharaoh.
AmnisosPlaceAmnisos is an ancient harbour site on the north coast of Crete, east of Heraklion, that served as a port of Knossos.- Amnon Ben-TorPersonAmnon Ben-Tor is an Israeli archaeologist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who has directed renewed excavations at Tel Hazor since 1990.
AmoghabhutiPersonAmoghabhuti was a king of the Kunindas, a people of the Himalayan foothills, who reigned around the 1st century BCE.
AmoghapasaReligion / ideaAmoghapasa is a form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, whose name refers to his unfailing noose for saving beings.
Amoghavarsha IPersonAmoghavarsha I was the longest-reigning Rashtrakuta emperor, ruling the Deccan from 814 to 878.- Amoghavarsha IIIPersonAmoghavarsha III, also called Baddega, was Rashtrakuta emperor of the Deccan from about 936 to 939.
AmolPlaceAmol is a city in Mazandaran province, northern Iran, on the Haraz river near the Caspian coast.
Amon of JudahPersonAmon was king of Judah for about two years in the mid-7th century BCE, the son and successor of Manasseh.
Amor De CosmosPersonAmor De Cosmos, born William Alexander Smith in Nova Scotia, was a journalist and politician in British Columbia.
AmorbachPlaceAmorbach is a small town in the Odenwald in Lower Franconia, Bavaria.
AmorgosPlaceAmorgos is a Greek island in the south-eastern Cyclades.- Amorite WallWork / monumentThe Amorite Wall was a defensive wall built by kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur in Mesopotamia to keep out Amorite groups migrating from the west.
- AmoritesPeople / groupThe Amorites were a Semitic-speaking people of ancient Syria and Mesopotamia, originally seen by Mesopotamian sources as nomadic outsiders.
Amos (prophet)PersonAmos was a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BCE, a herdsman from Tekoa in Judah who preached in the northern Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam II.- Amphilochian ArgosPlaceAmphilochian Argos was an ancient Greek city at the south-eastern corner of the Ambracian Gulf, in western Greece, the chief town of the Amphilochians.
- AmphoraTermAn amphora is a two-handled ceramic jar used in the ancient Mediterranean world to transport and store goods such as wine and olive oil.
Amr ibn al-AsPersonAmr ibn al-As was an Arab commander and companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
AmritsarPlaceAmritsar is a city in the Punjab region of north-western India and the spiritual centre of Sikhism, home to the Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple.- AmshuvarmanPersonAmshuvarman was a ruler of Nepal in the Licchavi period, first a powerful minister under King Shivadeva I and then holder of royal titles.
- AmsivariiPeople / groupThe Amsivarii were a Germanic people living near the river Ems in north-western Germany in the 1st century CE.
AmsterdamPlaceAmsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and was the commercial and financial heart of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.
AmuktamalyadaWork / monumentThe Amuktamalyada is a Telugu epic poem composed by the Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya in the early sixteenth century.
AmuliusPersonAmulius is a legendary king of Alba Longa in Roman tradition, who seized the throne from his elder brother Numitor.- AmunReligion / ideaAmun was an ancient Egyptian god who, combined with the sun god as Amun-Ra, became the chief state deity of the New Kingdom.
AmuntaiPlaceAmuntai is a town in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the capital of Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, near the meeting of the Tabalong and Balangan rivers.
Amuq ValleyPlaceThe Amuq Valley is a fertile plain in Hatay province, southern Turkey, around the lower Orontes near Antakya.
Amur RiverPlaceThe Amur is a major river of north-east Asia, about 2,800 kilometres long, forming much of the border between Russia and China before flowing into the Strait of Tartary…
AmursanaPersonAmursana was an Oirat prince of the Khoit tribe who took part in the succession struggles of the Dzungar Khanate in the 1750s.
AmyclaePlaceAmyclae was an ancient town in Laconia, a few kilometres south of Sparta in the Eurotas valley.- AmynanderPersonAmynander was king of the Athamanians in the mountains of north-western Greece around the end of the 3rd and start of the 2nd century BCE.
Amyntas III of MacedonPersonAmyntas III was king of Macedon from about 393 to 370 BCE and father of Philip II.
Amyntas of GalatiaPersonAmyntas was the last king of Galatia in central Anatolia, ruling from 36 to 25 BCE.
AmyrtaeusPersonAmyrtaeus was an Egyptian ruler from Sais and the only king of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty.
An Account of CorsicaWork / monumentAn Account of Corsica is a book by the Scottish writer James Boswell, published in 1768, describing the island and his visit in 1765 to Pasquale Paoli, leader of the…- An Dương VươngPersonAn Dương Vương, born Thục Phán, was according to Vietnamese tradition the ruler who overthrew the last Hùng king of Văn Lang around 257 BCE and united the Âu Việt and…
An HyangPersonAn Hyang was a Korean scholar-official of the Goryeo period who introduced Neo-Confucianism to Korea.
An LushanPersonAn Lushan was a general of Sogdian and Turkic descent who commanded powerful frontier armies in north-eastern China under the Tang Dynasty.
An Lushan RebellionRevolt · 755–763The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating revolt against the Tang Dynasty that lasted from 755 to 763.- An QingxuPersonAn Qingxu was the son of the rebel general An Lushan and the second emperor of the short-lived Yan state that rose against the Tang dynasty.
- An-Nasir YusufPersonAn-Nasir Yusuf was the last major Ayyubid ruler in Syria, Sultan of Aleppo from 1236 and of Damascus from 1250.
Ana Sagar LakePlaceAna Sagar is an artificial lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, created in the mid-12th century by the Chahamana king Arnoraja, also called Anaji, after whom it is named…- AnabaptismReligion / ideaAnabaptism is a radical Protestant movement that arose in Zürich in 1525 and spread through Germany, the Netherlands and Moravia.
- AnabasisWork / monumentThe Anabasis is a work by the Greek writer Xenophon describing the expedition of the Ten Thousand, Greek mercenaries who fought for Cyrus the Younger against his…
- Anabasis of Antiochus IIICampaign · 212–205 BCEThe Anabasis of Antiochus III was the great eastern campaign of the Seleucid king Antiochus III from 212 to 205 BCE.
AnacaonaPersonAnacaona was a Taíno noblewoman and ruler of Jaragua in western Hispaniola, the wife of Caonabo of Maguana and sister of the cacique Bohechío, whom she succeeded.
AnacopiaPlaceAnacopia was a hill fortress above the Black Sea coast at present-day New Athos in Abkhazia.
AnacreonPersonAnacreon was a Greek lyric poet from Teos in Ionia, famous for short songs about love and wine.
Anagarika DharmapalaPersonAnagarika Dharmapala was a Sri Lankan Buddhist reformer and a leader of the Buddhist revival in British Ceylon.- AnagniPlaceAnagni, ancient Anagnia, is a hill town in the Sacco valley south-east of Rome and was the leading city of the Hernici.
AnahPlaceAnah is a town on the Euphrates in western Iraq, known in ancient sources as Anat.
AnahitaReligion / ideaAnahita is an ancient Iranian goddess of waters, fertility and healing, invoked in the Avesta as Aredvi Sura Anahita.- Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut KarangasemPersonAnak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem was the last raja of Karangasem in eastern Bali.
- Anak Tomb No. 3Work / monumentAnak Tomb No. 3 is a painted tomb near Anak in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, dated by an ink inscription to 357 CE.
- Anak WungsuPersonAnak Wungsu was a king of Bali of the Warmadewa dynasty in the 11th century, the youngest son of King Udayana and Queen Mahendradatta and a younger brother of Airlangga…
AnakenaPlaceAnakena is a white-sand beach on the north coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
AnalectsWork / monumentThe Analects (Lunyu) is a collection of sayings and short dialogues of Confucius and his disciples, compiled by later followers during the Warring States period and…
Anambra RiverPlaceThe Anambra River, also called the Omambala, is a river of south-eastern Nigeria that flows into the Niger near Onitsha.
Anambra StatePlaceAnambra State is a state of south-eastern Nigeria, created in 1976 and named after the Anambra River, with its capital at Awka and its largest commercial centre at…
Anand districtPlaceAnand is a district of central Gujarat, India, formed in 1997 from part of Kheda district, with its headquarters at the town of Anand.- Anand Rao PuarPersonAnand Rao Puar was a Maratha commander who took part in the conquest of Malwa from the Mughals in the 1720s and 1730s.
- Anand Singh of IdarPersonAnand Singh was a Rathore prince, brother of Maharaja Abhai Singh of Jodhpur, who with his brother Rai Singh took the fortress of Idar in north-eastern Gujarat in 1728.
Ananda MahidolPersonAnanda Mahidol, Rama VIII, was king of Siam, later Thailand, from 1935 to 1946.
Ananda TempleWork / monumentThe Ananda Temple is a Buddhist temple at Bagan in Myanmar, completed around 1105 under King Kyansittha of the Pagan Kingdom.- Anandachandra inscriptionWork / monumentThe Anandachandra inscription is a Sanskrit inscription on a stone pillar now at the Shitthaung temple at Mrauk U in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
- AnandapalaPersonAnandapala was a king of the Hindu Shahi dynasty, which ruled lands from the Indus to the Punjab, and succeeded his father Jayapala around 1002.
- AnandavardhanaPersonAnandavardhana was a Kashmiri literary theorist of the 9th century, active at the court of King Avantivarman of the Utpala dynasty.
Anandji Kalyanji TrustInstitutionThe Anandji Kalyanji Trust is a Jain charitable trust based in Ahmedabad, India, which manages many of the most important Shvetambara Jain temples and pilgrimage sites…
Anangapala IIPersonAnangapala II was a king of the Tomara dynasty who ruled the Delhi region in the 11th century.
AnantapurPlaceAnantapur is a city in the Rayalaseema region of southern Andhra Pradesh, India, and the headquarters of Anantapur district.
Anantavarman ChodagangaPersonAnantavarman Chodaganga was king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, related to the Cholas through his mother.
AnanuriPlaceAnanuri is a castle complex on the Aragvi river in Georgia, about 70 kilometres north of Tbilisi on the Georgian Military Road.