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Duala peoplePeople / groupThe Duala are a Bantu-speaking people of the Cameroon coast, living mainly around the Wouri estuary and the city of Douala.- Duan KanPersonDuan Kan was a chief of the Duan Xianbei who, after the Duan were broken by Former Yan, held the area around Guanggu in Shandong as a semi-independent ruler in the…
- Duan PidiPersonDuan Pidi was a chief of the Duan Xianbei in north China in the early 4th century, nominally loyal to the Jin dynasty.
Duan QiruiPersonDuan Qirui was a Chinese general and politician, a protégé of Yuan Shikai and leader of the Anhui clique of the Beiyang Army.
Duan SipingPersonDuan Siping was the founder of the Dali Kingdom in Yunnan, a commander of Bai descent.- Duan XingzhiPersonDuan Xingzhi was the last king of the Dali Kingdom in Yunnan.
- Duan YePersonDuan Ye was a Chinese official of the Later Liang state in the Hexi Corridor whom the Lushuihu chief Juqu Mengxun proclaimed ruler in 397, founding the Northern Liang.
Duarte BarbosaPersonDuarte Barbosa was a Portuguese writer and official who served in India as a scribe and interpreter from around 1500.
Duarte CoelhoPersonDuarte Coelho was a Portuguese soldier and navigator who had served in Asia before King John III granted him the captaincy of Pernambuco in 1534.
Dubai CreekPlaceDubai Creek is a saltwater inlet that divides Dubai into Deira and Bur Dubai.- Dubays ibn SadaqaPersonDubays ibn Sadaqa was the Mazyadid emir of al-Hilla in Iraq from 1108 to 1135, son of Sadaqa ibn Mansur.
- DubkundPlaceDubkund is an archaeological site in northern Madhya Pradesh, India, which was the seat of a branch of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty in the 11th century.
DublinPlaceDublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey on the east coast.
Dublin CastleWork / monumentDublin Castle is a complex of buildings in central Dublin, begun in the early 13th century on the orders of King John.
DubnovellaunusPersonDubnovellaunus was a British king of the late 1st century BCE and early 1st century CE known from coins issued in Kent and among the Trinovantes of Essex.
DubriciusPersonDubricius, in Welsh Dyfrig, was a 6th-century British bishop and saint active in Ergyng, in south-east Wales and Herefordshire.
Dubrovačko primorjePlaceDubrovačko primorje, the Dubrovnik Littoral, is the coastal strip north-west of Dubrovnik between the city and the Pelješac peninsula, in present-day Croatia.
DubrovnikPlaceDubrovnik is a city on the southern Dalmatian coast of Croatia, known historically as Ragusa.
Duccio di BuoninsegnaPersonDuccio di Buoninsegna was the founder of the Sienese school of painting, active from the 1270s.
DucetiusPersonDucetius was a leader of the Sicels, the native people of eastern Sicily, who around 460 BCE united most Sicel communities in a league against the Greek cities.
Duchy of AlamanniaStateThe Duchy of Alamannia was a territory of the Frankish kingdom covering the lands of the Alemanni, roughly present-day south-west Germany, Alsace and north-eastern…
Duchy of CroatiaStateThe Duchy of Croatia, also called Dalmatian or Littoral Croatia, was a medieval Slavic principality in the hinterland of the Dalmatian coast, formed in the late 8th and…
Duchy of Lower LorraineStateThe Duchy of Lower Lorraine was the northern half of Lotharingia, created when Archbishop Bruno of Cologne divided the duchy in 959.- Duchy of NaplesStateThe Duchy of Naples was a Byzantine province on the Bay of Naples that became a largely independent state under its own dukes in the 8th century, while nominally…
- Duchy of NemoursPlaceThe duchy of Nemours was a French duchy-peerage centred on the town of Nemours, south of Paris, created in 1404 when Charles III of Navarre gave up the county of Évreux…
Duchy of PrussiaStateThe Duchy of Prussia was the state created in 1525 when Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the last Grand Master in Prussia, secularised the Teutonic Order's lands and…
Duchy of Saxe-CoburgStateThe Duchy of Saxe-Coburg was an Ernestine Saxon duchy centred on Coburg in Franconia.
Duchy of WestphaliaStateThe Duchy of Westphalia was a territory in north-western Germany, centred on the Sauerland and Arnsberg.
DudenPersonDuden was a Mongol prince of the Golden Horde, sent by Khan Tokhta to intervene in the quarrels of the Russian princes.- Dudenev's raidCampaign · 1293Dudenev's raid was a punitive campaign by an army of the Golden Horde under the commander Dudenev (Duden), sent by Tokhta Khan in 1293 at the request of Andrei of…
- Dudo of Saint-QuentinPersonDudo of Saint-Quentin was a canon from the Vermandois who came to the Norman court as an envoy and, at the request of Richard I and Richard II, wrote a history of the…
- DugdammePersonDugdamme was a king of the Cimmerians in the 7th century BCE, known from Assyrian texts and called Lygdamis by Greek writers.
- DughlatPeople / groupThe Dughlat were a powerful Mongol tribal confederation in Central Asia.
Dugu XinPersonDugu Xin was a Xianbei general of the Western Wei dynasty and one of its Eight Pillars of State.
Duguwa dynastyStateThe Duguwa were the first ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Kanem, north-east of Lake Chad.
Duke Adolf Friedrich of MecklenburgPersonAdolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg was a German prince, explorer and colonial governor.- Duke Gong of CaoPersonDuke Gong of Cao ruled the small Zhou state of Cao in the 7th century BCE.
- Duke Hu of ChenPersonDuke Hu of Chen, Gui Man, was the founder of the State of Chen.
Duke Huan of QiPersonDuke Huan of Qi ruled the state of Qi in eastern China from 685 to 643 BCE.- Duke Huan of ZhengPersonDuke Huan of Zheng was a younger brother of King Xuan of Zhou, who enfeoffed him with Zheng in the Wei valley in 806 BCE.
- Duke Hui of Eastern ZhouPersonDuke Hui of Eastern Zhou, named Gen, was the founder of the Duchy of Eastern Zhou.
- Duke Hui of JinPersonDuke Hui of Jin, personal name Yiwu, ruled the Chinese state of Jin from 650 to 637 BCE.
- Duke Jing of QinPersonDuke Jing of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 576 to 537 BCE.
Duke Mu of QinPersonDuke Mu of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 659 to 621 BCE and is often listed among the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period.
Duke of AthollTermDuke of Atholl is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for John Murray, Marquess of Atholl.
Duke of AveiroTermDuke of Aveiro was a Portuguese ducal title created in 1535 for João de Lencastre, a grandson of King John II.
Duke of SaxonyInstitutionThe Duke of Saxony was the ruler of the duchy of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire.
Duke of ShaoPersonThe Duke of Shao, personal name Ji Shi, was a senior member of the Zhou royal house who helped King Wu overthrow the Shang.
Duke of ZhouPersonThe Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan, was a brother of King Wu, founder of the Zhou dynasty.
Duke TownPlaceDuke Town, or Atakpa, is one of the Efik settlements on the Calabar river in south-eastern Nigeria, founded with Creek Town and Old Town in the 17th century.
Duke Wen of JinPersonDuke Wen of Jin, born Chong'er, spent nineteen years in exile among other states before taking the throne of Jin in 636 BCE.- Duke Wen of QinPersonDuke Wen of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 765 to 716 BCE.
- Duke Wen of TengPersonDuke Wen of Teng was ruler of the small State of Teng in south-western Shandong in the late 4th century BCE.
- Duke Wen of ZhuPersonDuke Wen of Zhu was a ruler of the small state of Zhu, later known as Zou, in present-day Shandong.
- Duke Wu of QinPersonDuke Wu of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 697 to 678 BCE.
Duke Xian of JinPersonDuke Xian of Jin was ruler of the state of Jin in northern China during the Spring and Autumn period.- Duke Xian of QinPersonDuke Xian of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 384 to 362 BCE.
- Duke Xiang of QinPersonDuke Xiang of Qin ruled the Qin people from 777 to 766 BCE.
- Duke Xiang of SongPersonDuke Xiang of Song ruled the State of Song from 650 to 637 BCE and sought to become hegemon of the Zhou states.
- Duke Xiao of QinPersonDuke Xiao of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 361 to 338 BCE.
Duke Zhuang of ZhengPersonDuke Zhuang of Zheng (reigned 743–701 BCE) was a ruler of the State of Zheng who made it the leading state of the early Spring and Autumn period.
Duke's ChairWork / monumentThe Duke's Chair is a double stone throne on the Zollfeld plain north of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, Austria, probably assembled in the 9th century from reused Roman stones.- Duke's LawsWork / monumentThe Duke's Laws were the legal code issued in 1665 for the territories of James, Duke of York, after the English capture of New Netherland.
DukhanPlaceDukhan is a town on the west coast of Qatar and the centre of the country's main onshore oil field.
Dukla PassPlaceThe Dukla Pass is a low pass in the Carpathian Mountains on the border between Poland and Slovakia.- DukuzaPlaceDukuza was the royal capital built by the Zulu king Shaka around 1827 near the coast north of Port Natal, in what is now KwaZulu-Natal.
- Dulat (tribe)People / groupThe Dulat are one of the largest tribes of the Senior Jüz of the Kazakhs, living mainly in the Zhetysu region of south-eastern Kazakhstan.
Dule TempleWork / monumentDule Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ji County, Tianjin, China.
DuleekPlaceDuleek is a village in County Meath, Ireland, south-west of Drogheda.
Duleep SinghPersonDuleep Singh was the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire, installed as a child after the violent succession struggles that followed Ranjit Singh's death.- Dulha RaiPersonDulha Rai is the ruler traditionally credited with founding Kachhwaha power in the Dhundhar region of eastern Rajasthan, in the 11th or 12th century.
Dulo clanPeople / groupThe Dulo clan was the ruling house of the early Bulgars, recorded in the Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans.
Dumat al-JandalPlaceDumat al-Jandal is an ancient oasis town in the Jawf region of northern Saudi Arabia, at the head of the Wadi Sirhan.
Dumbarton RockPlaceDumbarton Rock is a volcanic plug on the north bank of the Clyde in western Scotland, known in Brittonic as Alt Clut, 'rock of the Clyde'.
DümmerPlaceThe Dümmer is a shallow lake in Lower Saxony, Germany, near Diepholz, the second-largest lake in the state.
Dummer's WarWar · 1722–1725Dummer's War, also called Father Rale's War, was fought in 1722–1725 between New England and the Wabanaki Confederacy, supported by New France, over English settlement…
DumnacusPersonDumnacus was a leader of the Andecavi, a Gallic people of the lower Loire around Angers.
DumnorixPersonDumnorix was a nobleman of the Aedui in Gaul and the brother of Diviciacus.
DumyatPlaceDumyat is a hill of 418 metres at the western end of the Ochil Hills, overlooking Stirling in central Scotland.
DunaddPlaceDunadd is a hillfort on a rocky outcrop in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll, in western Scotland.- Dunama DabbalemiPersonDunama Dabbalemi was a ruler (mai) of Kanem (r. c. 1221–1259).
- Duncan I of ScotlandPersonDuncan I was king of Scotland from 1034 to 1040, succeeding his maternal grandfather Malcolm II.
- Duncan Stewart (colonial administrator)PersonSir Duncan Stewart was a British colonial administrator who became the second governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak in 1949.
Duncansby HeadPlaceDuncansby Head is the most north-easterly point of mainland Great Britain, a headland near John o' Groats in Caithness, Scotland.- Dúnchad BeccPersonDúnchad Becc was king of Kintyre, of the Cenél nGabráin, in the early eighth century, and died in 721.
Dundo MarojeWork / monumentDundo Maroje is a prose comedy by the Ragusan writer Marin Držić, first performed in Dubrovnik in 1551.
Dundrennan AbbeyPlaceDundrennan Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near Kirkcudbright in Galloway, south-west Scotland, founded in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, perhaps with King David I, and…- DundurnPlaceDundurn is a hill fort near St Fillans at the eastern end of Loch Earn in Perthshire, Scotland.
Dungan peoplePeople / groupThe Dungans are Chinese-speaking Muslims; the name is used in Central Asia for the Hui people of north-western China.- Dungan RevoltRevoltThe Dungan Revolt was a major uprising of Muslim Hui and other peoples in north-western China in the 1860s and 1870s.
DungannonPlaceDungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.- Dungarendra SinghPersonDungarendra Singh was a Tomara ruler of Gwalior in the 15th century.
DungarthPersonDungarth was a king of Cornwall in the 9th century, whose drowning in 875 is recorded in the Annales Cambriae.
DunhuaPlaceDunhua is a city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province, north-east China, on the upper Mudan River.
DunhuangPlaceDunhuang is an oasis city in the west of Gansu province, China, where the northern and southern Silk Road routes into the Tarim Basin divided.
DunkeldPlaceDunkeld is a small town on the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.
DunkirkPlaceDunkirk is a port city on the North Sea in the Nord department of France, close to the Belgian border.
Dunnet HeadPlaceDunnet Head is a peninsula in Caithness, Scotland, whose cliffs form the most northerly point of mainland Great Britain.
Dunnottar CastlePlaceDunnottar Castle is a ruined fortress on a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
DunolliePlaceDunollie is a castle and early medieval fortress on a headland just north of Oban in Argyll, western Scotland.