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9 hours ago · Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. His reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda ...
- Henry II of England
Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as...
- Henry I of England
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry...
- Stephen, Count of Blois
Stephen Henry (in French, Étienne Henri, in Medieval French,...
- Eustace Iv, Count of Boulogne
Eustace IV (c. 1129/1131 – 17 August 1153) ruled the County...
- Adela of Normandy
Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8...
- William I, Count of Boulogne
Sources. R. H. C. Davis (1967), King Stephen; Thomas K....
- Henry II of England
1 day ago · Aurangzeb. Muhi al-Din Muhammad ( c. 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known as Aurangzeb ( Persian pronunciation: [ʔaw.ɾaŋɡ.ˈzeːb] lit. 'Ornament of the Throne' ), was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. His regnal name is Alamgir I ( Persian pronunciation: [ʔɑː.ˈlam.ˈɡiːɾ] lit.
9 hours ago · A bas-relief of a soldier and horse with saddle and stirrups, from the tomb of Chinese Emperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626–649), c. 650. The adoption of massed cavalry in China also broke the tradition of the chariot-riding Chinese aristocracy in battle, which had been in use since the ancient Shang dynasty (c. 1600 –1050 BC).
1 day ago · Tashkent ( / tæʃˈkɛnt / ), [a] or Toshkent in Uzbek, [b] is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. [c] It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1st 2024. [4] It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan .
9 hours ago · The fall of the Tang Dynasty was destined to be a long and tortuous process. From the Huangchao Uprising to the Central Plains, to the division of feudal towns and towns for power and profit, to the eunuchs stealing the country and controlling the government, the centralization of power has been constantly passive...
9 hours ago · The Tang Dynasty, a once glorious empire, left countless brilliant traces of civilization in the long river of history. However, when the prosperity fell, this powerful dynasty ushered in a heart-wrenching...
9 hours ago · The founder of the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Jun in the Kaiyuan Tianbao period, has now fallen into such a situation. Li Longji, the 76-year-old Tang Xuanzong, sat in a corner of Xingqing Palace, looking at the room full of beauties,...
