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Colonna familyPeople / groupThe Colonna family is a Roman noble family prominent in the politics of Rome and the papacy from the twelfth century.
Colony of NatalStateThe Colony of Natal was a British colony on the south-east coast of Africa, annexed in 1843 after the Boer republic of Natalia was taken over, with its capital at…
ColoradoPlaceColorado is a state of the western United States, crossed by the Rocky Mountains and the high plains to their east.
Colorado Party (Uruguay)People / groupThe Colorado Party is one of Uruguay's two traditional parties, founded in 1836 by supporters of Fructuoso Rivera.
Colossus of RhodesWork / monumentThe Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of the sun god Helios, about 33 metres high, made by Chares of Lindos to celebrate the city's survival of the siege by…
Coluccio SalutatiPersonColuccio Salutati (1331–1406) was an Italian humanist and chancellor of the Republic of Florence from 1375 until his death.
ColumbaPersonColumba, or Colm Cille, was an Irish monk of the Cenél Conaill, a branch of the northern Uí Néill, who founded the monastery of Iona off western Scotland around 563.
ColumbanusPersonColumbanus was an Irish monk from Bangor who travelled to Gaul around 590 and founded monasteries at Annegray, Luxeuil and Fontaine in the Frankish kingdom of Burgundy.
Columbia UniversityPlaceColumbia University is a private research university in New York City, founded in 1754.
Columbian exchangeTermThe Columbian Exchange is the transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages from 1492.
Colwyn BayPlaceColwyn Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Wales, in Conwy county, within the area of the early medieval kingdom of Rhos.- Comana (Cappadocia)PlaceComana was an ancient temple city in Cappadocia, in the upper Saros (Seyhan) valley of southern Anatolia.
- Comana PonticaPlaceComana Pontica was an ancient temple city on the Iris river (Yeşilırmak) in Pontus, near modern Tokat in Turkey.
ComanchePeople / groupThe Comanche, who call themselves Numunuu, are a Native American people who split from the Shoshone and moved onto the southern Plains in the early 18th century.
Comares PalaceWork / monumentThe Comares Palace is the official part of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra in Granada, built mainly under Yusuf I and Muhammad V in the fourteenth century.- Comas DistrictPlaceComas is a district of northern Lima, Peru, in the lower Chillón valley.
ComayaguaPlaceComayagua is a city in central Honduras, founded in 1537 by the Spanish.
Combat of the ThirtyBattle · 1351The Combat of the Thirty was an arranged fight on 26 March 1351, during the War of the Breton Succession, between thirty knights and squires from each side.
ComeconInstitutionComecon, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, was the economic organisation of the Soviet bloc, founded in Moscow in January 1949.
ComillaPlaceComilla, officially Cumilla, is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, near the Indian border with Tripura.- Commander of the FaithfulInstitutionCommander of the Faithful, in Arabic Amir al-Mu'minin, is a title of the caliph as supreme leader of the Muslim community.
- CommanderyInstitutionA commandery was a large administrative unit of imperial China, divided into counties and governed by officials appointed by the central government.
Commentarii de Bello GallicoWork / monumentCommentarii de Bello Gallico is Julius Caesar's account of his wars in Gaul from 58 to 52 BCE, written in the third person.
Commewijne RiverPlaceThe Commewijne is a river in north-eastern Suriname that flows into the Suriname River opposite Paramaribo, at the site of Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.- Commission for Historical ClarificationInstitutionThe Commission for Historical Clarification was the truth commission created under the Guatemalan peace accords to investigate human rights violations during the civil…
- Commission of GovernmentInstitutionThe Commission of Government was the unelected body that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949.
Commission on the Truth for El SalvadorInstitutionThe Commission on the Truth for El Salvador was a United Nations body created under the peace accords of 1992 to investigate serious acts of violence during the civil…
Committee for the Preparation of Korean IndependenceInstitutionThe Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence was formed in Seoul on 15 August 1945, the day of Japan's surrender, by the moderate leftist Lyuh Woon-hyung.
Committee for the Relief of the Black PoorInstitutionThe Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable body formed in London in 1786 to help destitute Black people in the city, many of them Black Loyalists…- Committee of Public SafetyInstitutionThe Committee of Public Safety was the executive body set up by the French National Convention in April 1793 to direct the war and suppress internal revolt.
Committee of Safety (Hawaii)People / groupThe Committee of Safety was a group of 13 mostly American and European businessmen and lawyers in Honolulu who organised the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in…
Committee of Togolese UnityPeople / groupThe Committee of Togolese Unity was a political party in French Togoland, founded in 1941 as a cultural association and turned into a nationalist party after 1946 under…
CommiusPersonCommius was a king of the Atrebates of northern Gaul in the 1st century BCE.
CommodusPersonCommodus was Roman emperor from 180 to 192, son of Marcus Aurelius, with whom he had ruled jointly since 177.
Common lawReligion / ideaCommon law is a legal system developed in England, based largely on judicial precedent and court decisions rather than comprehensive written codes.
Common ProgramWork / monumentThe Common Program was the provisional constitution of the People's Republic of China, adopted by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 29 September…
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900EventThe Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 is the British act, given royal assent on 9 July 1900, that united the six Australian colonies as the Commonwealth…
Commonwealth of Independent StatesInstitutionThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organisation of former Soviet republics, founded by Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in the Belovezha Accords of 8…
Commonwealth of NationsInstitutionThe Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent states, most of them former territories of the British Empire.
CommunardsPeople / groupThe Communards were the supporters and defenders of the Paris Commune, the revolutionary government that ruled Paris from March to May 1871.
Communist InternationalInstitutionThe Communist International, or Comintern, was the organisation of the world's communist parties founded in Moscow in March 1919 under the leadership of Lenin and the…
Communist Party of BurmaPeople / groupThe Communist Party of Burma, founded in 1939, took part in the resistance to Japan within the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League but went underground in March 1948…
Communist Party of IndonesiaPeople / groupThe Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) grew out of the Indies Social Democratic Association founded in 1914 and took the name Communist Party of the Indies in 1920, one…
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)People / groupThe Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) is a Nepalese party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)People / groupThe Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) is one of Nepal's largest parties, formed in 1991 by the merger of two communist parties that had joined the…- Communist Party of the RSFSRPeople / groupThe Communist Party of the RSFSR was the branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for the Russian republic, founded in 1990, until then the only Soviet…
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPeople / groupThe Communist Party of the Soviet Union grew out of Lenin's Bolshevik faction and took power in the October Revolution of 1917.
Communist Party of VietnamPeople / groupThe Communist Party of Vietnam is the ruling and only legal party of Vietnam.
Community of True InspirationReligion / ideaThe Community of True Inspiration (the Inspirationists) is a Radical Pietist movement founded in Germany in 1714 by Eberhard Ludwig Gruber and Johann Friedrich Rock…
Comoé RiverPlaceThe Comoé is a river of West Africa, about 1,160 kilometres long, that rises in south-western Burkina Faso and flows south through eastern Ivory Coast to the Gulf of…- ComontoriusPersonComontorius was the leader of a band of Celts who took part in the invasion of the Balkans in 279 BCE and then settled in eastern Thrace.
Comoro IslandsPlaceThe Comoros are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, comprising Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan and Mayotte.- Compacts of BaselTreaty · Peace · 1436The Compacts of Basel were an agreement between the Council of Basel and the moderate Hussites of Bohemia and Moravia, proclaimed at Jihlava in 1436.
- Compagnie de l'OrientInstitutionThe Compagnie de l'Orient was a French trading company chartered in 1642 under Cardinal Richelieu to trade and found colonies in the Indian Ocean, especially in…
- Compagnie de Saint-ChristopheInstitutionThe Compagnie de Saint-Christophe was a French colonial company founded in 1626 under the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu to settle and exploit the island of Saint…
- Compagnie des Îles de l'AmériqueInstitutionThe Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique was a French chartered company founded in 1635 under Cardinal Richelieu to colonise the Caribbean.
Companion cavalryInstitutionThe Companion cavalry, or hetairoi, was the elite heavy cavalry of the Macedonian army, recruited from the Macedonian aristocracy.
Companions of the ProphetTermThe Companions of the Prophet, in Arabic sahaba, are the people who knew or saw the Prophet Muhammad and believed in him.- Company of Merchants Trading to AfricaInstitutionThe Company of Merchants Trading to Africa was a British association, created by act of Parliament in 1750, that took over the West African forts of the Royal African…
Company of One Hundred AssociatesInstitutionThe Company of One Hundred Associates was a French trading company created by Cardinal Richelieu in 1627 and given ownership of New France and a monopoly of the fur…
Complex of Koguryo TombsWork / monumentThe Complex of Koguryo Tombs is a group of more than thirty tombs of the Goguryeo kingdom near Pyongyang and Nampo in North Korea, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage…
Complutensian Polyglot BibleWork / monumentThe Complutensian Polyglot Bible was the first printed polyglot edition of the whole Bible, prepared at the University of Alcalá, Latin Complutum, under the patronage…
ComplutumPlaceComplutum was a Roman city in central Hispania, on the site of modern Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, which grew from a settlement of the Carpetani.
Composite bowTermA composite bow is a bow made from layers of wood, horn and sinew glued together, giving great power in a short length suitable for use on horseback.- Composition of ConnachtEventThe Composition of Connacht was a settlement of 1585 between the English government under the lord deputy Sir John Perrot and the lords of Connacht and Thomond.
- Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid ActWork / monumentThe Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act was a United States law of 1986 that imposed sanctions on South Africa, banning new investment, bank loans and imports of goods…
Compromise of CaspeEventThe Compromise of Caspe was the agreement of 1412 by which nine delegates from Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia, meeting at Caspe, chose a new king after Martin the…- Comtadin JewsPeople / groupThe Comtadin Jews, or Pope's Jews, were the Jewish communities of the papal territories of Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin, where they found refuge after expulsions…
- Con O'Neill of ClandeboyePersonCon O'Neill of Clandeboye was the last Gaelic lord of Upper Clandeboye in County Down, Ireland.
ConakryPlaceConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea, on the Kaloum peninsula and Tombo Island on the Atlantic coast.- Conall CorcPersonConall Corc is the legendary ancestor of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasties of Munster.
- Conall GulbanPersonConall Gulban is the traditional ancestor of the Cenél Conaill, a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages in Irish genealogy.
- Conall mac ComgaillPersonConall mac Comgaill was a king of Dál Riata who died in 574.
- Conan I of BrittanyPersonConan I, Count of Rennes, was the first of the house of Rennes to claim the rule of all Brittany, taking the ducal title in about 990 after seizing Nantes.
Conan II, Duke of BrittanyPersonConan II was duke of Brittany from 1040 to 1066, the son of Alan III.
Conan IV, Duke of BrittanyPersonConan IV was duke of Brittany from 1156 to 1166 and earl of Richmond in England.
Concentration campTermA concentration camp is a place where large numbers of civilians or prisoners are detained, usually without trial, in harsh conditions.
Concepción de la VegaPlaceConcepción de la Vega was a Spanish fortress and town in the Vega Real of central Hispaniola, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1494–1495 in the land of the Taíno…
Concepción del UruguayPlaceConcepción del Uruguay is a city in Entre Ríos province, Argentina, on the Uruguay River, founded in 1783.
Concepción, ChilePlaceConcepción is a city in south-central Chile near the mouth of the Biobío river, founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550.- Concert of EuropeReligion / ideaThe Concert of Europe was the system of cooperation among the great powers of Europe established after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, aiming to preserve the balance of…
ConcertaciónPeople / groupThe Concertación was a coalition of Chilean centre-left parties, including the Christian Democrats and the Socialists, formed to oppose Augusto Pinochet in the…
Concession of EvoramonteTreaty · Peace · 1834The Concession of Evoramonte was the agreement of 26 May 1834 that ended the Liberal Wars in Portugal.- Conchobar mac NessaPersonConchobar mac Nessa is the legendary king of the Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish literature, ruling from Emain Macha.
- Concordat of BolognaEventThe Concordat of Bologna was an agreement made in 1516 between Francis I of France and Pope Leo X after the French victory at Marignano.
Concordat of WormsTreaty · 1122The Concordat of Worms was the agreement of September 1122 between Emperor Henry V and Pope Callixtus II that ended the Investiture Controversy.
Condé-sur-l'EscautPlaceCondé-sur-l'Escaut is a small town in the Nord department of France, where the Haine flows into the Scheldt near the Belgian border.- Condolence CeremonyTermThe Condolence Ceremony is the central ritual of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, held to mourn a dead chief and to raise up his successor.
Condor LegionPeople / groupThe Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Hitler to fight for Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.
CondrozPlaceThe Condroz is a plateau region of southern Belgium, in the provinces of Namur and Liège, south of the Meuse.
Confederación Nacional del TrabajoPeople / groupThe Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) is a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist trade union federation founded in Barcelona in 1910.
Confederate IrelandStateConfederate Ireland was the self-governing Irish Catholic government established in 1642, during the Irish Confederate Wars, with its seat at Kilkenny.
Confederation of CologneInstitutionThe Confederation of Cologne was an alliance formed in Cologne in November 1367 by Hanseatic and Dutch towns against Valdemar IV of Denmark, joined by Holstein…- Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of EcuadorPeople / groupThe Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) is the main organisation of Ecuador's indigenous peoples, founded in 1986.
Confederation of the EquatorRevolt · 1824The Confederation of the Equator was a short-lived republican and separatist revolt in northeastern Brazil in 1824, centred on Pernambuco.
Confederation of the RhineInstitutionThe Confederation of the Rhine was a union of German states formed in 1806 under the protection of Napoleon.
Conference of AmbassadorsPeace · 1920–1931The Conference of Ambassadors was a body of the Allied powers set up in Paris in 1920 to enforce and interpret the peace treaties after the First World War.
Conference of RulersInstitutionThe Conference of Rulers is the council of the nine hereditary Malay rulers and the governors of the other four states of Malaysia.
ConflentPlaceConflent is a historic district of Northern Catalonia in the eastern Pyrenees, now in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales, centred on the valley of the Têt and…
ConfucianismReligion / ideaConfucianism is a system of ethical, social and political thought based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher of the fifth century BCE.