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Literally meaning "filial and martial". Emperor Wu of Han ( Simplified Chinese: 汉武帝; Traditional Chinese: 漢武帝; pinyin: hànwǔdì ), (156 B.C.E. [1] –March 29, 87 B.C.E. ), personal name Liu Che (劉徹), was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 B.C.E. to 87 B.C.E. Emperor Wu is best remembered for the ...
Mutsuhito [a] (3 November 1852 – 30 July 1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji, [b] [c] was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. His reign is associated with the Meiji Restoration, a ...
May 19, 2024 · Henry V (born Aug. 11, 1086 [not Nov. 8, 1081]—died May 23, 1125, Utrecht, Friesland) was the German king (from 1099) and Holy Roman emperor (1111–25), last of the Salian dynasty. He restored virtual peace in the empire and was generally successful in wars with Flanders, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland. As the son of Henry IV, he continued his ...
Jul 3, 2020 · The Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) was the second dynasty of Imperial China (the era of centralized, dynastic government, 221 BCE - 1912 CE) which established the paradigm for all succeeding dynasties up through 1912 CE. It succeeded the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and was followed by the Period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280 CE).
The House of Palaiologos (pl. Palaiologoi; Greek: Παλαιολόγος, pl. Παλαιολόγοι, female version Palaiologina; Greek: Παλαιολογίνα), also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to power and produced the last and longest-ruling dynasty in ...
This article explains the history of the Joseon dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. The history of Joseon is largely divided into two parts: the early period and the late period; some divide it into three parts, including a middle period. The standard for dividing the early and the late periods is the Imjin War (1592–1598).
In 1616 Nurhachi proclaimed a new dynasty, and overwhelming victories over Ming forces in 1619 and 1621 gave him control of the whole northeastern segment of the Ming empire, south to the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan. The Chongzhen emperor (reigned 1627–44) tried to revitalize the deteriorating Ming government.
