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Ha Giang provincePlaceHa Giang was a mountainous province in the far north of Vietnam, bordering China, with a population largely of ethnic minorities such as the Hmong and Tày.
Ha Long BayPlaceHa Long Bay is a bay in the Gulf of Tonkin in northern Vietnam, known for its thousands of limestone islands and pillars.
Hà TiênPlaceHà Tiên is a port on the Gulf of Thailand in southern Vietnam, near the Cambodian border.
Ha'ilPlaceHa'il is a city in north-central Saudi Arabia, capital of Ha'il Province, between the Aja and Salma mountains.
Haakon IV of NorwayPersonHaakon IV of Norway reigned from 1217 and brought the long Norwegian civil wars to an end, defeating the rebel Skule Bårdsson in 1240.
Haakon the GoodPersonHaakon the Good (c. 920–961) was king of Norway from about 934, the youngest son of Harald Fairhair.
Haakon VI of NorwayPersonHaakon VI was king of Norway from 1343 to 1380 and also king of Sweden from 1362 to 1364.- Haakon VIIPersonHaakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 to 1957, born Prince Carl of Denmark.
HaapsaluPlaceHaapsalu is a seaside town in western Estonia and the capital of Lääne County, known in German as Hapsal.- HaardtPlaceThe Haardt is the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a range of wooded hills rising steeply above the Upper Rhine Plain.
HaarlemPlaceHaarlem is a city in the Netherlands, capital of the province of North Holland, west of Amsterdam.
Habar GidirPeople / groupThe Habar Gidir are a Somali clan of the Hawiye clan family, belonging to its Hiraab branch and living mainly in central Somalia, in the Mudug and Galguduud regions.
Habba KhatunPersonHabba Khatun was a 16th-century Kashmiri poet, remembered as the wife of Yusuf Shah Chak, one of the last sultans of Kashmir.- Habbus ibn MaksanPersonHabbus ibn Maksan (died 1038) was the Zirid ruler of Granada from about 1019 and the real founder of its Berber dynasty.
Habib BourguibaPersonHabib Bourguiba was the leader of Tunisia's independence movement and the country's first president, from 1957 to 1987.
Habibullah KalakaniPersonHabibullah Kalakani, nicknamed Bacha-i Saqao ('son of the water carrier'), was a Tajik rebel from the Shomali plain north of Kabul.
Habr YunisPeople / groupThe Habr Yunis are a major clan of the Isaaq clan family of the Somali people, living mainly in the Togdheer and Sahil regions of Somaliland and in the Somali Region of…
Habsburg CastleWork / monumentHabsburg Castle is a medieval castle on the Wülpelsberg near Brugg in the Swiss canton of Aargau, built around 1020–1030 by Count Radbot and, according to tradition…
Habsburg dynastyStateThe Habsburg dynasty was one of Europe's leading royal houses, ruling Austria for centuries and holding the title of Holy Roman Emperor almost continuously from the…
Habsburg-LaufenburgPeople / groupHabsburg-Laufenburg was a junior line of the House of Habsburg, founded when the Habsburg lands were divided between brothers around 1232.- Habuba KabiraPlaceHabuba Kabira is an archaeological site on the middle Euphrates in northern Syria, now flooded by Lake Assad behind the Tabqa Dam.
Hachisuka clanPeople / groupThe Hachisuka clan was a Japanese samurai family from Owari province that rose in the service of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Hachisuka IemasaPersonHachisuka Iemasa was a Japanese daimyo, the son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's retainer Hachisuka Masakatsu.
Hachisuka YoshishigePersonHachisuka Yoshishige was the first daimyo of the Tokushima domain on Shikoku.
HaciendaInstitutionA hacienda was a large landed estate in Spanish America, typically producing livestock or crops and relying on dependent or indebted labour.- Hacı I GirayPersonHacı I Giray was the founder of the Crimean Khanate and of the Giray dynasty, which ruled it until 1783.
- Hacı İlbeyPersonHacı İlbey was a 14th-century Turkish commander from the beylik of Karesi who entered Ottoman service after its annexation.
- Hada ChauhansPeople / groupThe Hadas are a branch of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs, who ruled the region of south-eastern Rajasthan named Hadoti after them.
HadadReligion / ideaHadad was the storm and weather god of the ancient Semitic peoples of Syria and Mesopotamia, known in Akkadian as Adad.
Hadad-yith'iPersonHadad-yith'i was a ruler of Guzana, the Aramaean kingdom of Bit-Bahiani in north-eastern Syria, in the 9th century BCE.
Hadadezer of DamascusPersonHadadezer, called Adad-idri in Assyrian records, was a king of Aram-Damascus in the 9th century BCE.- Hadadezer of ZobahPersonHadadezer son of Rehob was a king of Aram-Zobah, an Aramaean kingdom in the Beqaa valley and inland Syria, known from the Hebrew Bible.
HadamarPlaceHadamar is a small town in Hesse, Germany, near Limburg an der Lahn.
HadejiaPlaceHadejia is a town in Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, on the Hadejia River.
HadewijchPersonHadewijch was a Brabantine mystic and poet of the thirteenth century, probably a beguine living in or near Antwerp or Brussels.
Hadhrami Bedouin LegionInstitutionThe Hadhrami Bedouin Legion was a British-officered force raised in 1939 in the Eastern Aden Protectorate, modelled on the Arab Legion of Transjordan.
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq YahyaPersonAl-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya ibn al-Husayn was the founder of the Zaydi imamate of Yemen.
HadibuPlaceHadibu, formerly Tamrida, is the main town of the island of Socotra, Yemen, on its north coast.
Hadiqat al-HaqiqaWork / monumentThe Hadiqat al-Haqiqa, or Walled Garden of Truth, is a long didactic poem by the Persian poet Sana'i of Ghazni, completed around 1131 and dedicated to the Ghaznavid…- HadithReligion / ideaHadith are reports of the sayings, actions and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, transmitted through chains of narrators.
HadiwijayaPersonHadiwijaya, known in legend as Jaka Tingkir, was the founder and only significant ruler of the Pajang Sultanate in Central Java.- Hadiyya languageTermHadiyya is a Highland East Cushitic language spoken by the Hadiya people of southern Ethiopia, south-west of Addis Ababa, by more than a million people.
HadotiPlaceHadoti is a region of south-eastern Rajasthan, India, around the cities of Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar.
Hadramautic languageTermHadramautic was one of the Ancient South Arabian languages, written in the Kingdom of Hadramawt in what is now eastern Yemen from the early first millennium BCE until…
Hadrian's VillaWork / monumentHadrian's Villa is the vast country residence built by the Roman emperor Hadrian near Tibur, modern Tivoli, east of Rome, between about 118 and 138.
Hadrian's WallWork / monumentHadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier wall across northern England from the Tyne to the Solway Firth, begun in 122 CE on the orders of Emperor Hadrian.
Hadım Suleiman PashaPersonHadım Suleiman Pasha was an Ottoman commander and governor of Rumelia under Mehmed II.
HaeburuPersonHaeburu is a king of Buyeo in Korean tradition who, according to the Samguk sagi, moved his court east on divine advice and founded Eastern Buyeo, traditionally in 86…
HaeinsaPlaceHaeinsa is a major Buddhist temple on Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, founded in 802.- Haeju Choe clanPeople / groupThe Haeju Choe clan is a Korean lineage that rose to prominence in the Goryeo period through the scholar and chief minister Choe Chung.
HafezPersonHafez was a Persian poet of Shiraz, the most celebrated master of the ghazal, or lyric love poem.
Hafez al-AssadPersonHafez al-Assad was a Syrian air force officer and Ba'ath party leader who seized power in 1970 and was President of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
HaffonPersonHaffon, also written Huffon, was the last independent king of Whydah, or Hueda, on the coast of present-day Benin, reigning from 1708.
Hafiz Rahmat KhanPersonHafiz Rahmat Khan was a Rohilla Afghan leader who governed Rohilkhand as regent for the sons of Ali Muhammad Khan after 1748, leading a confederacy of Rohilla chiefs…
Hafizullah AminPersonHafizullah Amin was an Afghan communist leader of the Khalq faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which seized power in the Saur Revolution of April…
Hafsid dynastyStateThe Hafsid dynasty ruled Ifriqiya, centred on Tunis, from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century.- Haft LangPeople / groupThe Haft Lang is one of the two main divisions of the Bakhtiari tribal confederation of south-western Iran, the other being the Chahar Lang.
HagakureWork / monumentHagakure, meaning 'hidden by leaves', is a guide to the conduct of the samurai drawn from the sayings of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a retainer of the Nabeshima lords of Saga.
HaghartsinWork / monumentHaghartsin is a medieval monastery in the forested hills near Dilijan in the Tavush province of Armenia.
Haghpat MonasteryWork / monumentHaghpat Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastery in the Lori region of northern Armenia.
Hagia SophiaWork / monumentThe Hagia Sophia is a great domed church in Constantinople completed in 537 CE under the emperor Justinian I.- HagnonPersonHagnon was an Athenian general and politician who founded the colony of Amphipolis on the Strymon river in 437 BCE.
The HaguePlaceThe Hague is a city in the western Netherlands and the seat of the Dutch government, parliament and monarchy, although Amsterdam is the constitutional capital.- Haguenau ForestPlaceThe Haguenau Forest is one of the largest forests in France, covering about 190 square kilometres in northern Alsace around the town of Haguenau.
- Haidar Abu Bakr al-AttasPersonHaidar Abu Bakr al-Attas is a Yemeni engineer and politician who became head of state of South Yemen after the civil war of January 1986, serving until the unification…
HaifaPlaceHaifa is a port city in northern Israel on the Bay of Haifa, at the foot of Mount Carmel.
HaigerlochPlaceHaigerloch is a small town on the Eyach in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- HaihayaPeople / groupThe Haihayas were an ancient clan of Indian tradition, described in the Puranas and the Mahabharata as a branch of the Yadus ruling from Mahishmati on the Narmada.
- HaikuTermHaiku is a short form of Japanese poetry, traditionally of three phrases following a five-seven-five syllable pattern and often evoking nature and the seasons.
Haile SelassiePersonHaile Selassie was the last Emperor of Ethiopia, who died in 1975.
HailongtunPlaceHailongtun is a mountain fortress near Zunyi in Guizhou, China, built in 1257 by the Southern Song against the Mongols and later the seat of the Yang chieftains of…- Hailu Tekle HaymanotPersonHailu Tekle Haymanot was an Ethiopian nobleman, son of King Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, who governed Gojjam with the title Ras and became one of the richest lords of the…
HainanPlaceHainan is a large tropical island in the South China Sea, off the southern coast of Guangdong, and the southernmost province of the People's Republic of China.
HainePlaceThe Haine is a river in the Belgian province of Hainaut and the French Nord department, a tributary of the Scheldt.
HaiphongPlaceHaiphong is a port city in northern Vietnam, on the Red River delta near the Gulf of Tonkin, and one of the country's largest cities.
HairunPersonHairun was sultan of Ternate in the Maluku Islands from 1535 to 1570.- Haitham bin TariqPersonHaitham bin Tariq is the Sultan of Oman, who succeeded his cousin Qaboos bin Said in January 2020.
HaitiPlaceHaiti is a Caribbean country that occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola, formerly the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
Haitian CreoleTermHaitian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by almost the whole population of Haiti.
Haitian RevolutionRevolution · 1791–1804The Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804 was an uprising of enslaved people in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the…- Haitian VodouReligion / ideaHaitian Vodou is an Afro-Caribbean religion that developed in Haiti among enslaved Africans and their descendants, combining West and Central African traditions with…
Hajar MountainsPlaceThe Hajar Mountains are the highest range of eastern Arabia, running some 700 km through northern Oman and the eastern United Arab Emirates, with Jebel Shams, about…- Haji Ebrahim Khan KalantarPersonHaji Ebrahim Khan Kalantar was the kalantar (mayor) of Shiraz who in 1791 betrayed the last Zand ruler, Lotf Ali Khan, and handed the city to Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.
- Haji Kerantukh BerzegPersonHaji Kerantukh Berzeg was an Ubykh leader of the Berzeg family and one of the principal commanders of Circassian resistance to the Russian Empire.
- Haji Shah (Atabeg of Yazd)PersonHaji Shah was the last ruler of the Atabegs of Yazd, a local dynasty in central Iran under Ilkhanate overlordship.
- HajjTermThe hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim who is able is expected to make at least once in a lifetime, one of the five pillars of Islam.
al-Hajjaj ibn YusufPersonAl-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was an Umayyad general and governor, the most powerful servant of the caliphs Abd al-Malik and al-Walid I.- Hajji ChelebiPersonHajji Chelebi was a notable of Shaki in north-western Azerbaijan who in 1743 led a rising against the heavy taxes of Nader Shah's Afsharid Empire and defeated the…
- Hajji DavudPersonHajji Davud was a Lezgin leader from Mushkur in northern Shirvan who led a Sunni revolt against Safavid rule in the early 1720s.
HajoPlaceHajo is a town in the Kamrup district of Assam, India, on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, north-west of Guwahati.
Al-Hakam IPersonAl-Hakam I was the Umayyad emir of Córdoba from 796 to 822.
al-Hakam IIPersonAl-Hakam II was the second Umayyad caliph of Córdoba, reigning from 961 to 976 after his father Abd al-Rahman III.
HakataPlaceHakata is a historic port on Hakata Bay in northern Kyushu, now a ward of the city of Fukuoka.- HākauPersonHākau was ruler (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaiʻi around 1500, the son and heir of Līloa.
Hakka peoplePeople / groupThe Hakka are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors migrated in waves from northern China to the hill country of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi, keeping a distinct Hakka…
HakodatePlaceHakodate is a port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tsugaru Strait.
Håkon EirikssonPersonHåkon Eiriksson was the last Earl of Lade, a grandson of Håkon Sigurdsson.- Håkon GrjotgardssonPersonHåkon Grjotgardsson was a Norwegian chieftain from Hålogaland in the late 9th century, the founder of the line of the Earls of Lade.