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Dah Sun Cotton Mill (from the article "Nantong") ...district. After the disasters of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, Zhang decided to abandon politics ... Dahab (from the article "Egypt") On April 24, the eve of the anniversary of the return by Israel of the ... Dahae (from the article "Vologeses I") ...(AD 54-63). A peace was finally concluded by which Tiridates was acknowledged as a Roman ... Dahe culture (from the article "China") ...and Machang (last half of 3rd millennium) cultures. Some two-thirds of the pots found in ... Dahir al-'Umar (from the article "Palestine") ...most outside influences. The prosperity of 16th-century Ottoman Palestine was followed by an economic and ... Dahl, Carl F. (from the article "papermaking") ...From these crude beginnings, modern papermaking machines evolved. By 1875 paper coated by machinery was ... Dahl, Ole-Johan Norwegian computer scientist (b. Oct. 12, 1931, Mandal, Nor.-d. June 29, 2002), was cocreator of ... Dahl, Roald British writer, a popular author of ingenious, irreverent children's books and of adult horror stories. Dahl, Robert (from the article "political science") The American political theorist Robert Dahl, who had long been a scholar of the topic, ... Dahlak Archipelago (from the article "Eritrea") Off the coast in the Red Sea is the Dahlak Archipelago, a group of more ... Dahlbeck, Eva Swedish actress and writer played strong, wise women in several early films by Swedish director ... Dahlbergh, Eric, Count Swedish soldier, civil servant, and graphic artist who served with distinction in the Swedish war ... Dahlem Museums (from the article "Berlin") ...for its many excellent museums. Because the prewar museum sites and parts of the old ... Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard American inventor of the smooth-bore cannon that was, from its shape, familiarly known as the ... Dahlia genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, containing about 30 species of tuberous-rooted herbs that ... Dahlia bipinnata (from the article "Dahlia") ...been bred for cultivation as ornamental flowers. Wild species of dahlias have both disk and ... Dahlia coccinea (from the article "Dahlia") ...Great Britain from Spain in 1789, and countless varieties of dahlias, many of them double-flowered, ... Dahlia variabilis (from the article "Dahlia") ...was first introduced into Great Britain from Spain in 1789, and countless varieties of dahlias, ... Dahlmann, Friedrich prominent liberal historian and advocate of German unification along Kleindeutsch ("Little German," or anti-Austrian) lines, ... Dahlonega city, seat (1833) of Lumpkin county, northern Georgia, U.S. Gold was discovered in the locality ... Dahmer, Jeffrey American serial killer whose arrest in 1991 provoked controversy and resulted in an upsurge of ... [1 Related Articles] Dahn, Felix German jurist, historian, poet, and novelist who made his greatest contribution as a scholar of ... 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Daiei (from the article "Japan") In October Daiei, Japan's supermarket giant, asked the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan (IRCJ) to ... Daiei Motion Picture Company leading Japanese motion-picture studio that produced some of the major post-World War II film classics, ... Daigak Guksa Korean Buddhist priest who founded the Ch'ont'ae sect of Buddhism. [1 Related Articles] Daigle, France (from the article "Canadian literature") ...Chiasson (Mourir a Scoudouc [1974; "To Die at Scoudouc"], Conversations [1998; Eng. trans. Conversations]) and ... Daigo 60th emperor of Japan. He was unsuccessful in continuing his father's policy of limiting the ... [3 Related Articles] Daigo, Go- emperor of Japan (1318-39), whose efforts to overthrow the shogunate and restore the monarchy led ... [9 Related Articles] Daikaku Temple (from the article "Japan") ...imperial succession. In the mid-13th century two competing lines for the succession emerged-the senior line ... 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Daing Parani leader of adventurers from the vicinity of Makasar, Celebes, who spearheaded the political penetration of ... Dairo I K Nigerian musician and composer who--as leader from 1957 of the 10-piece Morning Star Orchestra (later ... Dairy Belt (from the article "North America") The Dairy Belt, another recognized division, makes use of a shorter growing season and cooler ... dairy product milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, ... [5 Related Articles] dairying branch of agriculture that encompasses the breeding, raising, and utilization of dairy animals, primarily cows, ... [7 Related Articles] dais any raised platform in a room, used primarily for ceremonial purposes. Originally the term referred ... Daisei-in (from the article "Soami") ...Temple garden, in Kyoto, an outstanding example of kare sansui, a dry landscape technique in ... 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Dajokan council of state of the Japanese imperial government during the Nara and Heian periods (710-857). ... Dajokan (from the article "Dajokan") council of state of the Japanese imperial government during the Nara and Heian periods (710-857). ... Dajokan (from the article "Dajokan") ...and Heian periods (710-857). Following the restoration of imperial power in 1868, the new government's ... Daju (from the article "Chad") ...aristocracy. They constitute a nucleus surrounded by a host of other groups who, while possessing ... Daju languages group of related languages scattered across the Nuba Hills of central Sudan (including Lagowa, Liguri, ... [2 Related Articles] Dakar capital of Senegal and one of the chief seaports on the western African coast. It ... [10 Related Articles] Dakar Rally (from the article "rally") ...and elsewhere, and international competitions were instituted. Weekend rallies came to be common worldwide, ranging ... 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