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  1. 2 days ago · 13th century: The earliest form of mechanical escapement, the verge escapement in Europe. 13th century: Buttons (combined with buttonholes) as a functional fastening for closing clothes appear first in Germany. 13th century: Explosive bomb in Jin dynasty Manchuria: Explosive bombs are used in 1221 by the Jin dynasty against a Song Dynasty city.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Golden_HordeGolden Horde - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The Golden Horde, self-designated as Ulug Ulus ( lit. 'Great State' in Kipchak Turkic ), [8] was originally a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. [9] With the division of the Mongol Empire after 1259, it became a functionally separate khanate.

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  4. 2 days ago · The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, attempted invasions of Southeast Asia, and ...

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  5. 5 days ago · Giovanni Cimabue (13th Century) From The Columbia Encyclopedia Florentine painter, whose real name was Cenni di Pepo or Peppi. The works with which his name is associated constitute a transition in painting from the strictly formalized Byzantine style, hitherto prevalent in Italy, to the freer expression of the 14th cent.

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  6. 4 days ago · A collection of handwritten observations by a towering 13th century “waka” poet has been rediscovered after lying in storage for over a century. An expert likened the find to a “national ...

  7. 4 days ago · Bishops in the Political Community of England, 1213-1272. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, ISBN: 9780198754022; 256pp.; Price: £60.00. The bishops in 13th-century England have often received individual historiographical attention as key figures; the likes of Stephen Langton and Peter des Roches as major political actors, or Robert ...

  8. 4 days ago · The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN: 9780198749202; 560pp.; Price: £85.00. When it comes to Scotland, English historians are often still guilty of presuming that, before the Wars of Independence at least, the government of their northerly neighbour was unsophisticated and in ...

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