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The Ya'rubid dynasty-founded about 1624 when a member ... ya-na (from the article "Dagomba") ...group known as the dang, composed of all descendants of a single grandfather or great-grandfather. ... yab-yum (Tibetan: "father-mother"), in Buddhist art of India, Nepal, and Tibet, the representation of the male ... [2 Related Articles] Yabao Lu (from the article "Beijing") ...just east of Longtan Park-once popular with China's national minorities but now largely patronized by ... Yabem language (from the article "Melanesian languages") ...a literary language used by the Methodists on Choiseul Island; Bugotu, a lingua franca on ... Yabis (from the article "Jordan River") ...receives its main tributary, the Yarmuk River, which marks part of the frontier between Syria ... Yablochkov candle (from the article "arc lamp") ...of 2,000 cells to create a 100-millimetre (4-inch) arc between two charcoal sticks. When suitable ... 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Yaghma (from the article "Islamic arts") ...that in Turkey. While the last "classical" poet, Qa'ani (died 1854), had been displaying the ... Yaghmurasan (from the article "'Abd al-Wadid Dynasty") ...loyal vassals to the Almohads, gained the support of other Berber tribes and nomadic Arabs ... Yaghnabi language (from the article "Iranian languages") ...elements from other languages and dialects. Although Sogdian is known in several forms, possibly representing ... Yaghnabis (from the article "Tajikistan") ...Wakhi, Shughni, Roshani, Khufi, Yazgulami, Ishkashimi, and Bartang, all Iranian languages. Another distinct group is ... Yagibasan (from the article "Danishmend dynasty") When Mehmed died (1142), the Danishmend territory was divided among his two brothers-Yagibasan (Yaghibasan) in ... Yagoda, Genrikh Grigoryevich head of the Soviet secret police under Stalin from 1934 to 1936 and a central ... [1 Related Articles] Yahoo! 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