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Dobrica ĆosićPersonDobrica Ćosić was a Serbian novelist and political figure whose works on Serbia's wars made him a leading voice of Serbian nationalism.- Dobromir ChrysosPersonDobromir Chrysos was a Vlach or Bulgarian commander who served in the Byzantine army and broke away during the Asen revolt that created the Second Bulgarian Empire.
DobrotitsaPersonDobrotitsa was the ruler of the Dobrujan principality on the western Black Sea coast from about 1347 until his death around 1386, with his seat at Kaliakra.
DobrujaPlaceDobruja is the region between the lower Danube and the Black Sea, divided between Romania in the north and Bulgaria in the south.
Dobrzyń LandPlaceDobrzyń Land is a historical region of central Poland on the right bank of the Vistula, north-east of Płock.- DobyeongmasaInstitutionThe Dobyeongmasa was a joint council of senior ministers of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo, first set up to deliberate on frontier defence.
Docibilis I of GaetaPersonDocibilis I was the ruler of Gaeta from about 867 to about 906 and the founder of the dynasty that made the former Byzantine dependency a hereditary state.- DocleaPlaceDoclea was a Roman town near present-day Podgorica in Montenegro, at the meeting of the Zeta and Morača rivers.
Doda districtPlaceDoda district is an administrative district in the Chenab valley in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India, with its headquarters at the town of Doda.- Dodda Vira RajendraPersonDodda Vira Rajendra was raja of Coorg in the Western Ghats.
DodecanesePlaceThe Dodecanese is a group of islands in the south-eastern Aegean Sea.
Dodecanese campaignCampaign · 1943The Dodecanese campaign was a British attempt in late 1943 to seize the Italian-held Dodecanese islands in the Aegean after Italy's armistice with the Allies.- Dodo SoomroPersonDodo Soomro was a ruler of the Soomra dynasty of Sindh remembered in Sindhi folk poetry and legend for resisting the armies of the Delhi Sultanate.
DodomaPlaceDodoma is the official capital of Tanzania, in the centre of the country.
DodonaPlaceDodona in Epirus, north-western Greece, was the oldest oracle of the Greek world, sacred to Zeus and Dione.- Dogana della mena delle pecore di PugliaInstitutionThe Dogana della mena delle pecore di Puglia was the royal customs office founded by Alfonso V of Aragon in 1447 to regulate the seasonal migration of sheep between the…
- DograsPeople / groupThe Dogras are a people of the Jammu region in northern India.
DohaPlaceDoha is the capital and largest city of Qatar, on the east coast of the Qatar peninsula.
Doha Agreement (2020)Treaty · Peace · 2020The Doha Agreement was signed on 29 February 2020 in Doha, Qatar, between the United States and the Taliban.
Dol-de-BretagnePlaceDol-de-Bretagne is a town in north-eastern Brittany, France, near the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Dolaucothi Gold MinesPlaceThe Dolaucothi Gold Mines, near Pumsaint in Carmarthenshire, Wales, are the only Roman gold mines known in Britain.
DolePlaceDole is a town on the Doubs in the Jura department of eastern France, formerly the capital of the Free County of Burgundy.
Dolforwyn CastleWork / monumentDolforwyn Castle is a ruined Welsh castle in Powys, mid Wales, built by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd from 1273 above the Severn valley near Montgomery.
Dolon NorPlaceDolon Nor, now Duolun in Inner Mongolia, is a town on the steppe north of Beijing.
Dolores HidalgoPlaceDolores Hidalgo is a town in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
Dolwyddelan CastlePlaceDolwyddelan Castle is a native Welsh castle in Snowdonia, built in the early 13th century by Llywelyn the Great to guard a route through the mountains of Gwynedd.- Dom Domingos of WarriPersonDom Domingos was an Olu, or king, of the Itsekiri kingdom of Warri in the Niger Delta in the early 17th century.
Dome of SoltaniyehWork / monumentThe Dome of Soltaniyeh is the mausoleum of the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü at Sultaniyya in north-western Iran, completed around 1313.
Dome of the RockWork / monumentThe Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, built under the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik in the late seventh century.
Domesday BookWork / monumentDomesday Book is the record of the great survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror in 1085 and largely completed in 1086.
Dominador GómezPersonDominador Gómez was a Filipino physician, labour leader and politician who headed the Unión Obrera Democrática, one of the first Filipino labour federations, from 1903.- DominateReligion / ideaThe Dominate is the term for the later form of government of the Roman Empire, usually dated from the reign of Diocletian.
Domingo de MonteverdePersonDomingo de Monteverde was a Spanish naval officer born in the Canary Islands who led the royalist reconquest of Venezuela in 1812.
Domingo Faustino SarmientoPersonDomingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine writer, educator and statesman who served as president from 1868 to 1874.
Domingo Martínez de IralaPersonDomingo Martínez de Irala was a Basque conquistador who came to the Río de la Plata with Pedro de Mendoza and became the dominant figure of early Paraguay.- Domingo PaesPersonDomingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller and horse trader who visited the Vijayanagara Empire around 1520, during the reign of Krishnadevaraya.
Domingos José MartinsPersonDomingos José Martins was a Brazilian merchant and one of the leaders of the Pernambucan Revolt of 1817 against Portuguese rule.
Domini di TerrafermaPlaceThe Domini di Terraferma were the mainland territories of the Republic of Venice in northern Italy, conquered mainly between 1339 and 1428 and including Treviso, Padua…- Dominica Freedom PartyPeople / groupThe Dominica Freedom Party is a political party in Dominica, founded in 1968 and led for many years by Eugenia Charles.
Dominican Liberation PartyPeople / groupThe Dominican Liberation Party is a political party of the Dominican Republic, founded in 1973 by Juan Bosch after he left the Dominican Revolutionary Party.- Dominican OrderPeople / groupThe Dominican Order is a Catholic order of friars founded by Saint Dominic in the early thirteenth century, dedicated to preaching and study.
Dominican RepublicPlaceThe Dominican Republic is a country occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, with its capital at Santo Domingo.
Dominican Restoration WarWar · 1863–1865The Dominican Restoration War was a guerrilla war fought from 1863 to 1865 against Spain's reannexation of the Dominican Republic.
Dominican War of IndependenceWar · 1844–1856The Dominican War of Independence was the war by which the Dominican Republic won its independence from Haiti, which had ruled the whole of Hispaniola since 1822.- Dominicus GundissalinusPersonDominicus Gundissalinus was a Castilian philosopher and translator, archdeacon of Cuéllar, who worked in Toledo.
- Dominikus ZimmermannPersonDominikus Zimmermann was a German architect and stuccoist of the Bavarian rococo, born in Wessobrunn.
- DominionInstitutionA dominion was a self-governing territory of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Dominique de GourguesPersonDominique de Gourgues was a French soldier from Gascony.- Dominique MbonyumutwaPersonDominique Mbonyumutwa was a Rwandan Hutu politician and sub-chief.
- Dominus et deusReligion / ideaDominus et deus ('lord and god') was a title associated with certain Roman emperors, notably Domitian, who is reported to have wished to be addressed in this way.
DomitianPersonDomitian was Roman emperor from 81 to 96 CE, the last of the Flavian dynasty.
Domitius AlexanderPersonDomitius Alexander was a Roman usurper who proclaimed himself emperor in Africa around 308, rebelling against Maxentius, who ruled Italy.
Domitius DomitianusPersonLucius Domitius Domitianus was a usurper who proclaimed himself emperor in Egypt in 297, probably in reaction to Diocletian's tax reforms.
DommocPlaceDommoc was the seat of the first bishopric of East Anglia, given around 630 by King Sigeberht to the Burgundian missionary Felix.- Domnall BreccPersonDomnall Brecc was a king of Dál Riata of the Cenél nGabráin, grandson of Áedán mac Gabráin.
- Domnall mac ÁedoPersonDomnall mac Áedo was a king of Cenél Conaill, a branch of the northern Uí Néill, and high king of Ireland, who died in 642.
- Domnall Mór Ua BriainPersonDomnall Mór Ua Briain was king of Thomond and, at times, of Munster from 1168.
DomodossolaPlaceDomodossola is a town in Piedmont, northern Italy, the main centre of the Val d'Ossola near the Swiss border, on the road and railway from Milan to the Simplon Pass.- DomoniPlaceDomoni is a town on the east coast of Anjouan in the Comoros.
Domrémy-la-PucellePlaceDomrémy-la-Pucelle is a village on the Meuse in the Vosges department of north-eastern France.
Don (river)PlaceThe Don is a river of south-western Russia, about 1,870 kilometres long, flowing from south of Moscow to the Sea of Azov.- Don QuixoteWork / monumentDon Quixote is a novel by Miguel de Cervantes, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615.
- Dónal an Chogaidh Ó FlaithbheartaighPersonDónal an Chogaidh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 'Donal of the Battles', was a chieftain of the O'Flaherty lordship of Iar Connacht in western Ireland and heir to its leadership.
- Donal MacCarthy Mór, 1st Earl of ClancarePersonDonal MacCarthy Mór was the last MacCarthy Mór, head of the MacCarthy dynasty of Desmond in south-west Ireland.
- Donald Cameron (colonial administrator)PersonSir Donald Charles Cameron (1872–1948) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Tanganyika Territory from 1925 to 1931 and of Nigeria from 1931 to…
- Donald II of ScotlandPersonDonald II, in Gaelic Domnall mac Causantín, was king of the Picts or of Alba from 889 to 900.
Donald TrumpPersonDonald Trump (born 1946) is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and became the…
Donald, Lord of the IslesPersonDonald, Lord of the Isles, was the head of Clan Donald and ruler of the Hebrides and western Highlands from the late 1380s.
DonatelloPersonDonatello (c. 1386–1466) was a Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance.
Donation of ConstantineWork / monumentThe Donation of Constantine is a forged Roman imperial decree, probably composed in the eighth century, in which the emperor Constantine the Great appears to grant Pope…
Donation of PepinEventThe Donation of Pepin was the grant by the Frankish king Pepin the Short to the papacy of lands in central Italy taken from the Lombards, promised in 754 and carried…
DonatismReligion / ideaDonatism was a Christian schism in Roman North Africa that began in 311 over the election of a bishop of Carthage.
Donato BramantePersonDonato Bramante was an Italian architect and painter, born near Urbino, who worked at the Sforza court in Milan from the late 1470s until 1499, building the church of…
DonaueschingenPlaceDonaueschingen is a town in the Black Forest-Baar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at the meeting of the Brigach and Breg, which form the Danube.
DonaustaufPlaceDonaustauf is a market town on the Danube east of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
DonbasPlaceThe Donbas is a region of coal and heavy industry in the basin of the Donets River, in present-day eastern Ukraine.
Donegal CastleWork / monumentDonegal Castle stands on the River Eske in Donegal town, Ireland.
Donegal FriaryInstitutionDonegal Friary was a Franciscan house founded in 1474 by Hugh Roe O'Donnell, lord of Tír Chonaill, and his wife Nuala at Donegal town.- Dong ChangPersonDong Chang (died 896) was a late Tang warlord who controlled Yuezhou, in modern Zhejiang, as military governor.
- Dong HoiPlaceDong Hoi is a coastal city in central Vietnam, capital of Quang Binh province.
- Dong JieyuanPersonDong Jieyuan was a writer of the Jin dynasty, active in the late twelfth century, whose real name is unknown; Jieyuan was an honorific title for a top examination…
- Dong YiPersonDong Yi was a Qin commander who urged Zhang Han to surrender to Xiang Yu in 207 BCE.
Dong ZhuoPersonDong Zhuo was a Chinese general and warlord of the late Han dynasty.
Dongcheon of GoguryeoPersonDongcheon was the eleventh king of Goguryeo, reigning from 227 to 248.
DonghakReligion / ideaDonghak ('Eastern Learning') is a Korean religious movement founded in 1860 by Choe Je-u.
Donghak Peasant RevolutionRevolt · 1894–1895The Donghak Peasant Revolution was a rising of Korean peasants in 1894, led by followers of the Donghak religion such as Jeon Bong-jun, against corruption, heavy taxes…- DonghuPeople / groupThe Donghu ('Eastern Hu') were a nomadic confederation in the steppe east of the Xiongnu.
- Donglin movementPeople / groupThe Donglin movement was a group of Confucian scholar-officials of the late Ming dynasty centred on the Donglin Academy at Wuxi, revived by Gu Xiancheng in 1604.
- DongmaengTermDongmaeng was a great state festival of Goguryeo held in the tenth month of the year to give thanks to Heaven, recorded in the Chinese Records of the Three Kingdoms.
- Dongmyeong of BuyeoPersonDongmyeong is the legendary founder of Buyeo, an ancient kingdom of Manchuria.
- Dongmyeong of GoguryeoPersonDongmyeong, known as Jumong, was the founder of Goguryeo, traditionally in 37 BCE.
Donika KastriotiPersonDonika Kastrioti, born Andronika Arianiti, was the daughter of the Albanian nobleman Gjergj Arianiti and the wife of Skanderbeg, whom she married in 1451.- Donn Carrach MaguirePersonDonn Carrach Maguire is counted as the first Maguire king of Fermanagh, ruling from about 1264 until his death in 1302.
- Donnchad mac Gilla PátraicPersonDonnchad mac Gilla Pátraic was king of Osraige from 1003 and King of Leinster from 1033 until his death in 1039.
- Donnchad Ua CerbaillPersonDonnchad Ua Cerbaill was king of Airgialla in the north of Ireland in the 12th century.
- Donnubán mac CathailPersonDonnubán mac Cathail was king of the Uí Fidgenti, in what is now County Limerick, in the later 10th century.
DonnusPersonDonnus was a king of the Alpine peoples around Segusio (Susa) and the Montgenèvre pass in the 1st century BCE, in the time of Julius Caesar.- Donoughmore ConstitutionWork / monumentThe Donoughmore Constitution was the constitution of British Ceylon from 1931 to 1947, based on the report of a commission led by the Earl of Donoughmore.
- Donyö DorjePersonDonyö Dorje was the most powerful ruler of the Rinpungpa dynasty of Tsang in central Tibet.
DooarsPlaceThe Dooars are the alluvial plains along the southern foot of the eastern Himalayas, in present-day West Bengal and Assam, India, which control the passes into Bhutan.