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- Fatali Khan of QubaPersonFatali Khan was Khan of Quba from 1758 to 1789.
Fatawa-i-AlamgiriWork / monumentThe Fatawa-i-Alamgiri is a compilation of Islamic law of the Hanafi school, prepared by scholars under the patronage of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the late…- Fateh Shah of GarhwalPersonFateh Shah was Raja of the Garhwal Kingdom in the Himalayan foothills in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Fateh Singh AhluwaliaPersonFateh Singh Ahluwalia was the Sikh ruler of Kapurthala and head of the Ahluwalia misl from 1801 until his death.
Fatehpur SikriPlaceFatehpur Sikri is a city near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar near the shrine of the Sufi saint Salim Chishti and his capital from…- Fatehsinh BhonslePersonFatehsinh Bhonsle was the founder of the Akkalkot State in the Deccan.
- Fath Ali Khan AfsharPersonFath Ali Khan Afshar was the khan of Urmia and a leading contender for power in north-western Iran after the death of Nader Shah in 1747.
Fath-Ali Shah QajarPersonFath-Ali Shah Qajar was the second Qajar shah of Iran, reigning from 1797 to 1834 after his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan.
Fatherland Front (Austria)People / groupThe Fatherland Front was the single ruling party of the authoritarian Federal State of Austria, founded by Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in 1933 after he suspended…
Fatherland Front (Bulgaria)People / groupThe Fatherland Front was a Bulgarian political coalition formed in 1942 under communist leadership to oppose the pro-German government.
Fathullah Imad-ul-MulkPersonFathullah Imad-ul-Mulk was the founder of the Imad Shahi dynasty of Berar.
FatimaPersonFatima was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali.- Fatima al-FihriPersonFatima al-Fihri was a woman from Kairouan who settled in Fez in the Idrisid period with her family.
- Fatima SoltanPersonFatima Soltan was the last ruler of the Qasim Khanate, the Tatar vassal state of Muscovy centred on the town of Kasimov on the Oka.
Fatimid CaliphateStateThe Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shi'a caliphate founded in North Africa in 909 that conquered Egypt in 969 and founded Cairo.- Fatimid capture of DamascusSiege · 978The Fatimid capture of Damascus in 978 brought the city under the control of the Fatimid Caliphate after years of conflict with local forces and rivals.
- Fatimid conquest of EgyptCampaign · 969 CEThe Fatimid conquest of Egypt in 969 CE was led by the general Jawhar al-Siqilli, who took the country with little resistance from the weakened Ikhshidid regime.
FatwaTermA fatwa is a formal legal opinion issued by a qualified Islamic jurist.
Fauj-i-AinInstitutionThe Fauj-i-Ain was the regular standing army of the Sikh Empire, created by Ranjit Singh.
Faustin SoulouquePersonFaustin Soulouque was a Haitian general chosen president by the senate in 1847 as a supposedly pliable figure.
Fausto SozziniPersonFausto Sozzini was an Italian theologian from Siena whose Antitrinitarian teaching gave its name to Socinianism.
Favila of AsturiasPersonFavila was king of Asturias from 737 to 739, succeeding his father Pelagius.
FaxianPersonFaxian was a Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled to India in search of Buddhist texts, a journey that lasted from 399 to 412, about ten years of it in India.
FaynanPlaceFaynan is a copper-rich district on the eastern side of the Arabah valley in southern Jordan.
Fayzabad, BadakhshanPlaceFayzabad is a town in north-eastern Afghanistan, the capital of Badakhshan province, on the Kokcha river in the foothills of the Hindu Kush.
Fayzulla KhodzhayevPersonFayzulla Khodzhayev was the son of a wealthy Bukharan merchant and a leader of the Young Bukharan reform movement.
FazughliPlaceFazughli is a region on the Blue Nile in south-eastern Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia.
February RevolutionRevolution · 1917The February Revolution of 1917 was the uprising in Petrograd that forced the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.
Fécamp AbbeyWork / monumentFécamp Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in the town of Fécamp on the Channel coast of Normandy.- FechtPlaceThe Fecht is a river in Alsace, France, that rises in the Vosges and flows east through the Munster valley and Turckheim to join the Ill north of Colmar.
Feddersen WierdePlaceFeddersen Wierde is an excavated settlement mound near Bremerhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany, occupied from the first century BCE to the fifth century CE.
Federal Charter of 1291Work / monumentThe Federal Charter of 1291 is a Latin alliance document dated to early August 1291, in which the valley communities of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden promised each other…
Federal Convention (German Confederation)InstitutionThe Federal Convention, usually called the Federal Diet, was the only central institution of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866.
Federal Electoral InstituteInstitutionThe Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) was the body that organised federal elections in Mexico from 1990 to 2014.
Federal PactTreaty · 1831The Federal Pact was an alliance signed in January 1831 by the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos against the Unitarian League of General José…
Federal Republic of Central AmericaStateThe Federal Republic of Central America was a federation of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, formed after independence from Spain and the end…
Federal TreatyWork / monumentThe Federal Treaty was the constitution of the Swiss Confederation from 1815 to 1848, sworn on 7 August 1815 after the fall of Napoleon.
Federal WarWar · 1859–1863The Federal War was a civil war in Venezuela from 1859 to 1863 between the Conservatives and the Liberals, who demanded a federal system.
FederalismTermFederalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent units.
Federated States of MicronesiaPlaceThe Federated States of Micronesia is an island country in the western Pacific made up of four states, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, spread across the Caroline Islands.
Federation of Arab Emirates of the SouthStateThe Federation of Arab Emirates of the South was formed in 1959 under British sponsorship by six states of the Western Aden Protectorate, including Beihan, Dhala…
Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandStateThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, or Central African Federation, joined the British territories of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953…
Federico da MontefeltroPersonFederico da Montefeltro was lord of Urbino from 1444 and its first duke from 1474, and one of the most successful condottieri of Renaissance Italy.
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of MantuaPersonFederico II Gonzaga, son of Isabella d'Este, ruled Mantua from 1519 and was raised from marquis to duke by Charles V in 1530.
Federico Ponce VaidesPersonFederico Ponce Vaides (1889–1956) was a Guatemalan general who became provisional president in July 1944 after protests forced the dictator Jorge Ubico to resign.
Federico Tinoco GranadosPersonFederico Tinoco Granados was a Costa Rican army officer and war minister who overthrew President Alfredo González Flores in January 1917 and ruled as a dictator.
FederseePlaceThe Federsee is a lake in Upper Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, surrounded by the largest moor in south-western Germany.- Feidlimid mac CrimthainnPersonFeidlimid mac Crimthainn was king of Munster from 820 to 847 and also a churchman, counted as an abbot and bishop.
- Feigned retreatTermThe feigned retreat is a tactic in which an army pretends to flee in order to draw the enemy into breaking formation, then turns to attack.
- Feis TemroEventThe Feis Temro, or Feast of Tara, was a ceremony held at Tara in early medieval Ireland, in which a new king of Tara was inaugurated through a symbolic marriage to the…
- FeldkirchPlaceFeldkirch is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on the Ill near the borders with Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- Felek al-Din Dundar BeyPersonFelek al-Din Dundar Bey was the founder of the Hamidid beylik in the Lakes Region of south-western Anatolia, a grandson of Hamid Bey, a Turkmen commander of the Seljuks.
- FeletheusPersonFeletheus, also called Feva, was king of the Rugians north of the Danube in the late 5th century, son of King Flaccitheus.
Felice BaciocchiPersonFelice Baciocchi was a Corsican army officer who married Napoleon's sister Elisa Bonaparte in 1797.
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana RooPlaceFelipe Carrillo Puerto is a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the centre of the Yucatán Peninsula.- Felipe GonzálezPersonFelipe González is a Spanish politician who led the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and was prime minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996, the longest term of the…
Felipe Guaman Poma de AyalaPersonFelipe Guaman Poma de Ayala was an Andean nobleman of Peru who wrote the Nueva corónica y buen gobierno, a chronicle of about 1,200 pages addressed to the king of Spain…
Felipe Santiago SalaverryPersonFelipe Santiago Salaverry was a Peruvian general who seized power in 1835 and ruled as Supreme Chief of Peru.
Felipe VI of SpainPersonFelipe VI is King of Spain, succeeding on the abdication of his father Juan Carlos I in June 2014.
Felix and RegulaPersonFelix and Regula are the patron saints of Zürich, a brother and sister said by legend to have been soldiers of the Theban Legion who fled to Zürich and were beheaded…
Felix DzerzhinskyPersonFelix Dzerzhinsky was a Polish-born Bolshevik revolutionary who founded and led the Cheka, the Soviet secret police, from December 1917.
Félix ÉbouéPersonFélix Éboué was a French colonial administrator born in French Guiana, the first Black governor of a French colony.
Félix GouinPersonFélix Gouin was a French Socialist politician who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic in January 1946, serving…
Félix Houphouët-BoignyPersonFélix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Ivory Coast, from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.- Felix ManzPersonFelix Manz was a Swiss Anabaptist leader from Zürich and a former follower of Zwingli.
Félix María CallejaPersonFélix María Calleja was a Spanish army officer who led royalist forces against the Mexican insurgents from 1810.
Felix MendelssohnPersonFelix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist and conductor born in Hamburg, the grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.- Felix of AquitainePersonFelix of Aquitaine was a Gallo-Roman nobleman of Toulouse who ruled Aquitaine as duke or patrician around the 660s, largely independent of the Merovingian kings.
Felix of BurgundyPersonFelix of Burgundy was the missionary bishop who brought Christianity to East Anglia.
Felix zu SchwarzenbergPersonFelix zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian prince and statesman who became minister-president of the Austrian Empire in November 1848, during the revolutions of that year.
Felou FallsPlaceThe Felou Falls are rapids and falls on the Senegal River near Médine, a few kilometres upstream from Kayes in western Mali.- Feltrino GonzagaPersonFeltrino Gonzaga was a son of Luigi Gonzaga, the first Gonzaga lord of Mantua.
Fen RiverPlaceThe Fen River is the second-largest tributary of the Yellow River and the longest river of Shanxi province, China, flowing about 700 kilometres south through Taiyuan to…- Feng BaPersonFeng Ba, known as Emperor Wencheng of Northern Yan, was a general of Han Chinese family in the service of Later Yan.
Feng DaoPersonFeng Dao was a Chinese official who served as chief minister under several dynasties of the Five Dynasties period, including the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and…- Feng HongPersonFeng Hong was the last ruler of the Northern Yan state in the Liaoxi region, seizing power in 430 after killing many of his brother Feng Ba's sons.
- Feng RiverPlaceThe Feng River is a southern tributary of the Wei River in Shaanxi, China, flowing north from the Qinling Mountains west of Xi'an.
FengjingPlaceFengjing, or Feng, was a capital of the Western Zhou dynasty on the west bank of the Feng River, south-west of present-day Xi'an.
FengxiangPlaceFengxiang is a district of Baoji in western Shaanxi, China, on the plain north of the Wei River.- Fengyang Flower DrumWork / monument"Fengyang Flower Drum" is a traditional Chinese folk song from Fengyang County in Anhui Province, developed during the late Ming dynasty.
Fenoarivo AtsinananaPlaceFenoarivo Atsinanana, formerly Fénérive, is a town on the east coast of Madagascar north of Toamasina and the capital of the Analanjirofo region.
The FensPlaceThe Fens are a low-lying region of former marshland around the Wash in eastern England, in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
Feodor I of RussiaPersonFeodor I was tsar of Russia from 1584 to 1598, the son of Ivan IV and the last of the Rurikid line to rule Muscovy.
Feodor III of RussiaPersonFeodor III was tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682, the eldest surviving son of Alexis.
FeodosiaPlaceFeodosia is a port city on the south-east coast of Crimea.- Ferchar FotaPersonFerchar Fota, 'the Tall', was a king of Cenél Loairn in northern Argyll who in the late 7th century also held the kingship of Dál Riata, displacing the rival Cenél…
Ferdinand Christian BaurPersonFerdinand Christian Baur was a German Protestant theologian, professor at Tübingen from 1826 and founder of the Tübingen school of biblical criticism.
Ferdinand de LessepsPersonFerdinand de Lesseps was a French diplomat and entrepreneur who developed the Suez Canal, opened in 1869.
Ferdinand I of AragonPersonFerdinand I, known as Ferdinand of Antequera, was King of Aragon from 1412 to 1416.
Ferdinand I of AustriaPersonFerdinand I of Austria was emperor from 1835 to 1848, also king of Hungary, Bohemia and Illyria.
Ferdinand I of BulgariaPersonFerdinand I of Bulgaria, a German prince of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha family, was elected prince of Bulgaria in 1887.
Ferdinand I of LeónPersonFerdinand I, called the Great, was a son of Sancho III of Navarre who received the county of Castile and became king of León in 1037 after killing Bermudo III in battle.
Ferdinand I of NaplesPersonFerdinand I, known as Ferrante, was King of Naples from 1458 to 1494, the illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon.
Ferdinand I of RomaniaPersonFerdinand I of Romania, of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family, succeeded his uncle Carol I in 1914.
Ferdinand I of the Two SiciliesPersonFerdinand I of the Two Sicilies was a Bourbon king who ruled Naples as Ferdinand IV from 1759.
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorPersonFerdinand I was the younger brother of Charles V, who gave him the Austrian lands in 1521.
Ferdinand II of AragonPersonFerdinand II of Aragon was king of Aragon whose marriage to Isabella of Castile united the two crowns.
Ferdinand II of the Two SiciliesPersonFerdinand II of the Two Sicilies was the Bourbon king of Naples and Sicily from 1830 to 1859.
Ferdinand II, Archduke of AustriaPersonFerdinand II, Archduke of Austria, was a son of Emperor Ferdinand I who ruled Tyrol and Further Austria from 1564.
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorPersonFerdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and ruled from Graz before becoming emperor in 1619.