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3 days ago · The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
3 days ago · The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592 ( Korean : 임진왜란; Hanja : 壬辰倭亂 ), a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 ( 정유재란; 丁酉再亂 ). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces [1] [20 ...
1 day ago · Politics portal. v. t. e. The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution was the culmination of a decade of agitation, revolts, and uprisings.
3 days ago · The First Opium War ( Chinese : 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin : Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng ), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
Apr 8, 2024 · Qin Shi Huang (“First Sovereign Emperor”), emperor (reigned 221–210 BCE) of the Qin dynasty and creator of the first unified Chinese empire. Learn more about his life, death, and huge burial complex, which includes a life-size terra-cotta army, in this article.
1 day ago · Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی [mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː pæhlæˈviː] ⓘ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), commonly referred to in the Western world as Mohammad Reza Shah ( محمدرضا شاه ), or just simply The Shah, was the last monarch of Iran. He began ruling the Imperial State of Iran after succeeding ...
3 days ago · The Han dynasty ordered the castration of Li Yannian (musician) as punishment for a crime. [24] [25] Li Yannian's sister Lady Li was a concubine of the Han dynasty emperor. The Han dynasty ordered the castration of its envoy, Ge Du (Ke Too) because he did not kill the "Mad King" of the Wusun who deserved death in the eyes of the Han dynasty and ...
