Encyclopedia: U
413 entries under U · page 5 of 5: Uysyn – Uzziah
- UysynPeople / groupThe Uysyn are a tribe of the Senior Jüz of the Kazakhs, living in southern and south-eastern Kazakhstan.
- UzamaPeople / groupThe uzama were the hereditary noble chiefs of the Benin kingdom, who held significant power under the earlier Ogiso system.
- Uzana I of PinyaPersonUzana I was king of Pinya in central Burma from 1325 to 1340, a son of the Pagan king Kyawswa and stepson of Thihathu, founder of Pinya.
Uzbek KhanPersonUzbek Khan was khan of the Golden Horde from 1313 to 1341, the longest reign in its history.
UzbekistanPlaceUzbekistan is a country in Central Asia covering much of historic Transoxiana, including the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Tashkent.- UzbeksPeople / groupThe Uzbeks are a Turkic people of Central Asia whose name derives from the nomadic confederation that formed in the fifteenth century.
UzgenPlaceUzgen is a town in the Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan, in the eastern Fergana Valley.- UzhhorodPlaceUzhhorod is a city on the Uzh river in western Ukraine, the administrative centre of Zakarpattia Oblast on the border with Slovakia.
UžicePlaceUžice is a city in western Serbia on the Đetinja river.
Uzun HasanPersonUzun Hasan was the ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu Turkmen confederation, who died in 1478.- Uzun-HajiPersonUzun-Haji was a Naqshbandi sheikh from Dagestan who opposed Russian rule in the North Caucasus and spent years in exile and prison.
UzuncaburçPlaceUzuncaburç is a village in Mersin Province in southern Turkey, in the hills above Silifke, on the site of the sanctuary town of ancient Olba, later called Diocaesarea.
UzziahPersonUzziah, also called Azariah, was king of Judah for much of the 8th century BCE.