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1 day ago · The Yuezhi are powerful near Dunhuang, near the western end of the Hexi corridor, and control the jade trade from the Tarim basin. Somewhere west are the Wusun, [18] and further east near the Ordos plateau are the Xiongnu or their precursors. 215 BCE: The Xiongnu are defeated by the Qin dynasty and retreat northwards into the Mongolian Plateau ...
1 day ago · 1. Randolph Severn " Trey " Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. [ 1][ 2] He is best known for co-creating South Park (since 1997) and The Book of Mormon (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school and ...
1 day ago · Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev[ b][ c] (15 April [ O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev stunned the communist world with his denunciation of his predecessor ...
1 day ago · Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand) or the Sun King ( le Roi Soleil ), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. [ 1][ a] An emblematic character of the Age of Absolutism in ...
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