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- King Wei of ChuPersonKing Wei of Chu ruled the State of Chu from 339 to 329 BCE, a time when it was at the height of its territorial power.
- King Wei of QiPersonKing Wei of Qi was a ruler of the State of Qi from the Tian family in the fourth century BCE.
- King Wen of ChuPersonKing Wen of Chu ruled the State of Chu from 689 to 677 BCE.
King Wen of ZhouPersonKing Wen of Zhou was the leader of the Zhou people in the Wei River valley in the late Shang period.- King William's TownPlaceKing William's Town is a town on the Buffalo River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, founded in 1835 as a military headquarters during the frontier war against the…
King Wu of ChuPersonKing Wu of Chu, personal name Xiong Tong, ruled the State of Chu from 740 to 690 BCE.
King Wu of ZhouPersonKing Wu was the founding king of the Zhou dynasty.
King Wuling of ZhaoPersonKing Wuling of Zhao ruled the state of Zhao in northern China from 325 to 299 BCE.- King Xiang of ZhouPersonKing Xiang of Zhou was king of the Eastern Zhou dynasty from 651 to 619 BCE.
- King Xiao of ZhouPersonKing Xiao of Zhou was a king of the Western Zhou dynasty in the early 9th century BCE, conventionally dated c. 891–886 BCE.
- King Xie of ZhouPersonKing Xie of Zhou, personal name Yuchen, was a rival king set up after the fall of the Western Zhou capital in 771 BCE, in opposition to King Ping.
King Xuan of ZhouPersonKing Xuan of Zhou was the eleventh king of the Western Zhou dynasty, who came to the throne after the Gonghe regency.- King Yan of SongPersonKing Yan of Song was the last ruler of the state of Song in the Warring States period, taking power around 328 BCE and later assuming the royal title.
King You of ZhouPersonKing You of Zhou was the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty, reigning from 781 to 771 BCE.- King Zhao of ChuPersonKing Zhao of Chu ruled the State of Chu from 516 to 489 BCE.
King Zhao of ZhouPersonKing Zhao of Zhou was the fourth king of the Western Zhou dynasty, reigning in the late tenth century BCE.
King Zhaoxiang of QinPersonKing Zhaoxiang of Qin ruled the State of Qin from 306 to 251 BCE, the longest reign of the Warring States period.
King Zhuang of ChuPersonKing Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613–591 BCE) was a ruler of the State of Chu, counted among the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period.
King's LawWork / monumentThe King's Law (Kongeloven, or Lex Regia) was the fundamental law of absolute monarchy in Denmark-Norway, signed by King Frederick III in 1665 and published in 1709.- Kingdom of AloStateAlo is one of the two traditional kingdoms of the island of Futuna in the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna, covering the eastern part of Futuna and the…
Kingdom of AragonStateThe Kingdom of Aragon was a Christian kingdom in north-eastern Iberia that took part in the Reconquista against the Almoravid and Almohad states of al-Andalus.
Kingdom of CastileStateThe Kingdom of Castile was a Christian kingdom of central Iberia and the leading power of the Reconquista.
Kingdom of DahomeyStateThe Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom centred on Abomey in present-day Benin, known for its centralised monarchy and its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
Kingdom of East AngliaStateThe Kingdom of East Anglia was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, covering modern Norfolk and Suffolk, from the sixth century until 869.
Kingdom of Great BritainStateThe Kingdom of Great Britain was the state created by the union of England and Scotland in 1707.- Kingdom of HollandStateThe Kingdom of Holland was a monarchy created by Napoleon in 1806 to replace the Batavian Republic, with his brother Louis Bonaparte as king.
Kingdom of HungaryStateThe Kingdom of Hungary was a central European kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs from the sixteenth century onwards.- Kingdom of IsraelStateThe Kingdom of Israel was the northern Israelite kingdom of the Levant, with its capital at Samaria.
Kingdom of ItalyStateThe Kingdom of Italy was the unified Italian state proclaimed in 1861 under the House of Savoy, lasting until the republic was established in 1946.
Kingdom of JerusalemStateThe Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Crusader state established in the Levant after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099.- Kingdom of KanemStateThe Kingdom of Kanem was a state to the north-east of Lake Chad, ruled by the Sayfawa dynasty, which converted to Islam around the eleventh century.
Kingdom of KongoStateThe Kingdom of Kongo was a Central African state centred on Mbanza Kongo in present-day northern Angola, flourishing from the fourteenth century.
Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaStateThe Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia was a crown land of the Austrian Empire created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 from the former Duchy of Milan and Republic of Venice.
Kingdom of Luang PhrabangStateThe Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was the northern Lao kingdom formed when Lan Xang split after the death of Sourigna Vongsa, with its capital at Luang Prabang.
Kingdom of Ma'inStateThe Kingdom of Ma'in was an ancient South Arabian state of the Minaeans in the Jawf valley of northern Yemen, with its capital at Qarnaw and a religious centre at…
Kingdom of MacedonStateThe Kingdom of Macedon was an ancient Greek kingdom in the northern Balkans.
Kingdom of NavarreStateThe Kingdom of Navarre was a small Christian kingdom in the western Pyrenees of northern Iberia.
Kingdom of PolandStateThe Kingdom of Poland, also known as the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, was the Polish state that entered a union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Kingdom of PortugalStateThe Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy on the Atlantic coast of Iberia, formed during the Reconquista against the Almoravid and Almohad states.- Kingdom of PrussiaStateThe Kingdom of Prussia was a German state ruled by the Hohenzollern dynasty from 1701, known for its efficient bureaucracy and powerful army.
- Kingdom of SigaveStateSigave is one of the two traditional kingdoms of the island of Futuna in Wallis and Futuna, covering the western part of the island around the village of Leava.
Kingdom of SineStateThe Kingdom of Sine was a Serer kingdom in present-day Senegal, located in the region dominated by the Jolof Empire.
Kingdom of StrathclydeStateThe Kingdom of Strathclyde was a Brittonic kingdom of the early medieval north, centred first on Dumbarton Rock, called Alt Clut, and after a Viking siege of 870 on…
Kingdom of the LombardsStateThe Kingdom of the Lombards was a Germanic kingdom established in Italy after the Lombard invasion of 568.
Kingdom of the NetherlandsStateThe Kingdom of the Netherlands is the Dutch monarchy established in 1815 after the Napoleonic Wars, succeeding the Dutch Republic.
Kingdom of the Two SiciliesStateThe Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the largest state of pre-unification Italy, formed in 1816 when the Bourbon king Ferdinand I merged the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily.- Kingdom of TylisStateThe Kingdom of Tylis was a Celtic state in eastern Thrace founded by Gauls under Comontorius after the Celtic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BCE.
Kingdom of Upper MesopotamiaStateThe Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia was a state built by the Amorite ruler Shamshi-Adad I in northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
Kingdom of ZimbabweStateThe Kingdom of Zimbabwe was the state centred on Great Zimbabwe on the Zimbabwe plateau, which flourished from about the twelfth to the fifteenth century.- KingiseppPlaceKingisepp is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, on the Luga River.
- KingkitsaratPersonKingkitsarat was the first king of Luang Phrabang, ruling from 1707 to 1713.
- KingkitsarathPersonKingkitsarath was the first king of Luang Prabang, a grandson of King Sourigna Vongsa of Lan Xang.
Kingston, JamaicaPlaceKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, on a deep natural harbour on the south-east coast.
Kingston, OntarioPlaceKingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, at the eastern end of Lake Ontario where it flows into the St.
KingstownPlaceKingstown is the capital and chief port of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the south-west coast of Saint Vincent.
Kinkaku-jiWork / monumentKinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto, Japan.
KinmenPlaceKinmen, also called Quemoy, is a group of islands governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) lying only a few kilometres off the city of Xiamen in mainland China.
Kinnaird HeadPlaceKinnaird Head is a headland at Fraserburgh on the north-east corner of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the coast turns west along the Moray Firth.
KinnaurPlaceKinnaur is a mountainous district in north-eastern Himachal Pradesh, India, on the border with Tibet, crossed by the Sutlej river.
Kinross-shirePlaceKinross-shire is a historic county of central Scotland, one of the smallest in the country, centred on the town of Kinross and Loch Leven, where Mary, Queen of Scots…
KinshasaPlaceKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the south bank of the Congo River opposite Brazzaville.
Kinta ValleyPlaceThe Kinta Valley is a valley of the Kinta river in Perak, Malaysia, around the city of Ipoh.- KintamaniPlaceKintamani is a highland district of Bangli Regency in Bali, Indonesia, on the rim of the great caldera of Mount Batur.
- KintuPersonKintu is the first man and founding hero of Buganda in Ganda tradition.
KintyrePlaceKintyre is a long peninsula in the south-west of Argyll, Scotland, whose southern tip, the Mull of Kintyre, lies about 20 kilometres from Ireland.- KinyarwandaTermKinyarwanda is the Bantu language of Rwanda, spoken by nearly the whole population and closely related to Kirundi of Burundi.
Kinzig (Main)PlaceThe Kinzig is a river in Hesse that flows south-west between the Vogelsberg and the Spessart through Gelnhausen to join the Main at Hanau.
Kinzig (Rhine)PlaceThe Kinzig is a river of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg, flowing west through Wolfach, Haslach, Gengenbach and Offenburg to join the Rhine at Kehl.
Kinzua DamWork / monumentThe Kinzua Dam is a flood-control dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania, completed in 1965.
Kionga TrianglePlaceThe Kionga Triangle is a small area of land at the mouth of the Rovuma river, on the border between Tanzania and Mozambique.
Kipchak languagesTermThe Kipchak languages are a branch of the Turkic languages spoken from eastern Europe to Central Asia, including Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir, Karakalpak, Nogai and…
KipchaksPeople / groupThe Kipchaks were a Turkic nomadic people who formed the western wing of the Kimek confederation on the Irtysh and from the 11th century spread across the steppe from…
Kiram-Bates TreatyTreaty · 1899The Kiram-Bates Treaty was an agreement signed in August 1899 between the United States, represented by General John C.
Kirana gharanaPeople / groupThe Kirana gharana is one of the main stylistic schools of Hindustani classical singing, named after the town of Kirana in Uttar Pradesh.- Kirat Singh of DholpurPersonKirat Singh was a Jat Rana of Gohad who became the first ruler of the princely state of Dholpur.
- Kirat Singh of KishtwarPersonKirat Singh was a Raja of Kishtwar in the hills east of Kashmir in the 17th century.
KirataPeople / groupKirata is the name given in ancient Indian literature, including the Vedas, the Mahabharata and the Puranas, to peoples of the Himalaya and the hills of the north-east…
Kirchheim unter TeckPlaceKirchheim unter Teck is a town in the Esslingen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at the foot of the Swabian Jura below the castle of Teck.
KiribatiPlaceKiribati is an island republic in the central Pacific Ocean, made up of 33 atolls and reef islands in the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line groups, with its capital at South…- Kirillo-Belozersky MonasteryInstitutionThe Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery is a monastery at Kirillov in Vologda Oblast, Russia, founded in 1397 by the monk Cyril of White Lake on the shore of the Siverskoye…
KiritimatiPlaceKiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is a large coral atoll in the Line Islands of the central Pacific and part of Kiribati.
KirkukPlaceKirkuk is a city in northern Iraq, east of the Tigris, on the site of ancient Arrapha, capital of a Hurrian kingdom in the 15th and 14th centuries BCE.
KirkwallPlaceKirkwall is the main town of Orkney, on the island of Mainland in northern Scotland.
KirnPlaceKirn is a town on the Nahe River in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the edge of the Hunsrück hills.- KirovPlaceKirov is a city on the Vyatka river in north-eastern European Russia, the centre of Kirov Oblast.
- KirrhaPlaceKirrha was an ancient town on the Gulf of Corinth below Delphi, serving as the port for pilgrims to the oracle.
- Kirthar MountainsPlaceThe Kirthar Mountains are a range in south-western Pakistan, running about 300 kilometres north to south along the border between Sindh and Balochistan.
Kirti Mandir, PorbandarWork / monumentKirti Mandir is a memorial in Porbandar, Gujarat, built beside the ancestral house where Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869.
Kirti Sri RajasinhaPersonKirti Sri Rajasinha was king of Kandy from 1747 to 1782, of the Nayak dynasty of south Indian origin.- KirtipalaPersonKirtipala was a son of Alhana of Naddula who captured the hill fort of Jalor in Rajasthan from the Paramaras around 1160 and founded the Chahamana branch of Jalor…
KirtipurPlaceKirtipur is an old Newar town on a ridge south-west of Kathmandu, Nepal.- Kirtivarman IPersonKirtivarman I was king of the Chalukyas of Badami from about 566 to 597, son of the founder Pulakeshin I.
- Kirtivarman IIPersonKirtivarman II was the last king of the Chalukya dynasty of Badami, succeeding his father Vikramaditya II in 746.
KisanganiPlaceKisangani is a city on the Congo River in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the head of navigation below the Boyoma Falls.- KishPlaceKish was an ancient Sumerian city in central Mesopotamia, associated in tradition with the first kingship after the flood.
- Kishan Singh of KishangarhPersonKishan Singh was a Rathore Rajput prince, a son of Raja Udai Singh of Marwar, who founded the state of Kishangarh near Ajmer in 1611 with territory granted by the…
Kiso RiverPlaceThe Kiso is a river of central Honshu, Japan, about 230 kilometres long, flowing from the mountains of Nagano Prefecture through Gifu and Aichi to Ise Bay.- Kisra (Borgu tradition)PersonKisra is a legendary conqueror in the traditions of Borgu, in present-day Benin and Nigeria, said to have come from the east and to be the ancestor of the ruling…
KissamosPlaceKissamos is a town on the Gulf of Kissamos in north-western Crete, Greece, also known as Kastelli.
Kissi peoplePeople / groupThe Kissi are a West African people living where the borders of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia meet, in Liberia mainly in Lofa County.