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Karayazici Abdulhalim (from the article "Jelali Revolts") In 1598 a sekban leader, Karayazici Abdulhalim ('Abd al-Halim), united the dissatisfied groups in Anatolia, ... Karayev, Kara (from the article "Azerbaijan") ...widely attended. Some of Azerbaijan's composers, notably Uzeir Hajjibekov (the operas Ker-Ogly and Leyli and ... Karbala' city, capital of Karbala' muhafazah (governorate), central Iraq. One of Shi'ite Islam's ... [7 Related Articles] Karbala', Battle of (Oct. 10, 680 [10th of Muharram, AH 61]), brief military engagement in which a small ... [4 Related Articles] Karbaschi, Gholamhussein (from the article "Tehran") ...following the end of the war, largely owing to economic and political reform under Pres. ... Karbi language (from the article "Sino-Tibetan languages") ...also Chairel) in Manipur, India, and adjacent Myanmar resemble Kachin; Nung (including Rawang and Trung) ... Kardar, Abdul Hafeez Indian-born Pakistani cricketer and politician who played three Test matches for India and led Pakistan ... Kardelj, Edvard Yugoslav revolutionary and politician, a close colleague and chosen successor of Josip Broz Tito. He ... [2 Related Articles] Kardiner, Abram (from the article "international relations") ...relations studies after World War II. Harold D. Lasswell, for example, explored the relationships between ... kare sansui (from the article "Soami") ...(compiled in 1476). As a landscape gardener, he designed two of the most celebrated Zen ... Kare, Susan (from the article "graphic design") Software for Apple's 1984 Macintosh computer, such as the MacPaint™ program by computer programmer Bill ... Karekin I, Catholicos patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church who was credited with reinvigorating his church after the ... Karel of Minstrberk (from the article "Czechoslovak region, history of") ...intending to heighten the royal authority. 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Karhuhas (from the article "Anatolia") ...9th centuries BC-of the Syro-Hittite world in the west on Assyria to the east-has been ... kari (from the article "South Asian arts") ...with crisscross lines drawn around the eyes. A white flower sits on his nose, and ... Kari, Mosque of (from the article "Istanbul") ...Ayasofya (Little Sophia) and can be considered an architectural parent of Justinian's reconstruction of Hagia ... Kariba town, northern Zimbabwe. Situated on the south bank of the Zambezi River and built on ... Kariba Dam concrete arch dam across the Zambezi River at Kariba Gorge, on the border between Zambia ... [6 Related Articles] Kariba Gorge (from the article "Africa") ...the most spectacular of which is the Victoria Falls. After these falls, the river winds ... Kariba'il Watar (from the article "Arabia, history of") From the early historic period one ruler, named Karib'il Watar, has left a long epigraphic ... Kariba, Lake lake in central Africa, between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was formed by damming the Zambezi ... [4 Related Articles] Kariera Aboriginal tribe of Western Australia that became one of the type groups for the study ... kariginu (from the article "shozoku") ...silk saifuku. Over the saifuku is worn the ho, coloured black, red, or light blue. ... Karikal (from the article "India") ...The company was reconstituted, and over the next 20 years its trade was expanded, and ... Karikalan (from the article "India") ...in the context of Gajabahu's rule in Sri Lanka, which can be dated to either ... Karim Khan Zand (Mohammad) first Zand ruler of Iran. He restored peace to the kingdom after the strife following ... [3 Related Articles] Karim Shahir (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") At Karim Shahir, a site that cannot be accurately tied chronologically to Shanidar, clear proof ... 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[1 Related Articles] Karlovac city in Croatia, southwest of Zagreb at the confluence of the Korana and Kupa rivers. ... Karlovci, Synod of (from the article "Eastern Orthodoxy") ...sees in Russia, retreating with the White armies, and who had found refuge in Sremski-Karlovci ... Karlovitz, B. (from the article "magnetohydrodynamic power generator") Faraday soon turned his attention to other aspects of electromagnetic induction, and MHD power generation ... Karlovy Vary spa city, western Czech Republic. The city lies along the Tepla River where it flows ... [2 Related Articles] Karlskrona town and port, capital of the lan (county) of Blekinge, southern Sweden, on the Baltic ... Karlsruhe city, Baden-Wurttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies at the northern edge ... Karlsruhe, University of (from the article "Physical Sciences") ...for so-called invisibility cloaks. Previously available materials with a negative refractive index worked only in ... Karlstad city and capital of Varmland lan (county), southwest-central Sweden, on the island of Tingvalla and ... [1 Related Articles] Karlstejn Castle (from the article "Bohemian school") The major architectural monuments of the Bohemian school are Charles's palace (Karlstejn Castle) and the ... Karlton, Lawrence (from the article "Religion") ...The decision, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said the law "alleviates exceptional government-created burdens ... Karm Island island, southwestern Norway. It lies in the North Sea just north of the mouth of ... Karm, Dun Malta's national poet, sometimes called "the bard of Malta," or "the Chaucer of Malta." His ... karma in Indian philosophy, the influence of an individual's past actions on his future lives, or ... [21 Related Articles] karma-marga (from the article "Hinduism") ...Bhagavadgita ("Song of the Lord"; c. 100 CE), an extremely influential Hindu ... 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