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  2. Casimir III the Great - Wikipedia

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    Mother. Jadwiga of Kalisz. Signature. Casimir III the Great ( Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king from the Piast dynasty .

  3. Durian - Wikipedia

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    Durian. The durian ( / ˈdʊəriən /, / ˈdjʊəriən /) [ 1] is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [ 2][ 3] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market.

  4. List of airline codes - Wikipedia

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    Former name: Atlantic Air Transport; former IATA codes: 7M, DG, transferred to Atlantic Flight Training in 2014. QB AAJ Air Alma: AIR ALMA Canada Ceased operations 10/01/2002; former IATA code: 4L ACS Air Cess: Liberia defunct ADT Air Dorval: AIR DORVAL Canada defunct AHN Air Hungaria: AIR HUNGARIA Hungary AHR Air Adriatic: ADRIATIC Croatia ...

  5. Ugyen Wangchuck - Wikipedia

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    Gongsar[ 1] Ugyen Wangchuck ( Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926. In his lifetime, he made efforts to unite the fledgling country and gain the trust of the people. Kings of the Wangchuck dynasty. Ugyen.

  6. Moctezuma I - Wikipedia

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    Moctezuma I (c. 1398 –1469), also known as Montezuma I, Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōmah Ilhuicamīna [motɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ilwikaˈmiːna]) or Huehuemoteuczoma (Huēhuemotēuczōmah [weːwemotɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ]), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan.

  7. Buddhism in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    The Bamar adoption of Buddhism accelerated in the 11th century during the reign of king Anawrahta (Pali: Aniruddha, 1044–1077) who transformed the Bagan Kingdom into a major power in the region through the conquest of the Irrawaddy river valley, which included the Mon city of Thaton. During his reign, Mon Buddhist culture, architecture and ...

  8. Tsang Tsou-choi - Wikipedia

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    Gau2 lung4 wong4 dai3. One of Tsang's public art works at Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier (c. 2005) Tsang Tsou-choi ( Chinese: 曾灶財 ), commonly referred to as the " King of Kowloon " ( Chinese: 九龍皇帝) (12 November 1921 – 15 July 2007) was a Hong Kong citizen known for his distinctive calligraphy graffiti .

  9. Legacy of Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    The propaganda focused on two episodes of the Egyptian campaign (1798-1800). First when he ordered the massacre of Turkish prisoners. Second when he ordered the death by poison of French soldiers suffering from the plague. The painting showed a compassionate Napoleon visiting the sick at the plague hospital.