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Denizli
Denizli , city (1990 pop. 203,130), capital of Denizli prov., W Turkey. Picturesquely situated, it is an agricultural market center and the gateway for excursions by tourists to the nearby ruins of Laodicea at Lycum and Hierapolis . The city was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1389. It was badly... Read more
Murad I
Murad I , 1326?-1389, Ottoman sultan (1362?-1389), son and successor of Orkhan to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Murad widened the Ottoman hold on European territory, conquering Macedonia and making Adrianople his residence. He granted Muslims sections of conquered lands as fiefs (see f... Read more
Muhammad I
Muhammad I or Mehmet I (Muhammad the Restorer), 1389?-1421, Ottoman sultan (1413-21), son of Beyazid I. By defeating his brothers he reunited most of his father's empire. He consolidated his authority and thus renewed Ottoman power. His son, Murad II, succeeded him. ... Read more
Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan
Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan , 1343?-1405?, Scottish nobleman; fourth son of Robert II. He held various offices under the crown and was made lord of Badenoch in 1371 and earl of Buchan in 1382. In 1389 he was censured by the church for repudiating his wife. In his rage against the bishops he bur... Read more
Landshut
Landshut , city (1994 pop. 59,640), Bavaria, SE Germany, on the Isar River. Once the capital of Lower Bavaria, it is now a transportation and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, furniture, beer, chocolate, tobacco, and chemicals. A large influx of more than 12,000 refugees after World ... Read more
Thomas de Beauchamp Warwick, earl of
Thomas de Beauchamp Warwick, earl of d. 1401, English nobleman, of an ancient and powerful family. He was one of the governors of the young Richard II . After Richard assumed power, Warwick joined the barons who opposed the acts of Richard's favorite courtiers and was one of the lords appellant (1... Read more
John of Lancaster Bedford, duke of
John of Lancaster Bedford, duke of 1389-1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-month-old nephew, Henry VI, Bedford was designated as regent of France and protector of England. While he was in France... Read more
Thomas of Woodstock Gloucester, duke of
Thomas of Woodstock Gloucester, duke of 1355-97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III . He was betrothed (1374) to Eleanor, heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and became earl of Buckingham at the coronation of Richard II (1377). He was the king's lieutenant in France (1380),... Read more
Hafiz
Hafiz [Arab.,=one who has memorized the Qur'an], 1319-1389?, Persian lyric poet, b. Shiraz. His original name was Shams al-Din Muhammad. He acquired the surname from having memorized the Qur'an at an early age. A teacher of the Qur'an who associated with mystics, his lyrical poetry is acclaimed as ... Read more
Thomas Mowbray Norfolk, 1st duke of
Thomas Mowbray Norfolk, 1st duke of c.1366-1399, English nobleman. He was created earl of Nottingham in 1383, and in 1385 he was made earl marshal of England for life. He joined Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester , and the other baronial opponents of Richard II in 1387 and was one of the fi... Read more

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SIC 1389 Oil and Gas Field Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 1389OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in performing oil and gas field services, not elsewhere classified, for others on a contract or fee basis. Services included are excavating slush pits and cellars; grading and
Urban VI
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Urban VI Urban VI (1318-1389) was pope from 1378 to 1389. During his pontificate began the Great Schism of the Church...to the end of their lives. Urban VI died on Oct. 15, 1389. Further Reading For the pontificate of Urban VI the best...
Richard II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...executed. Revenge and Downfall The lords appellant ruled the country until 1389, when Richard quietly reasserted his authority. Aided by Gaunt, who returned from Spain later in 1389, Richard ruled in comparative peace for the next seven years. After...
Murad I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Murad I , 1326?-1389, Ottoman sultan (1362?-1389), son and successor of Orkhan to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Murad widened the Ottoman hold on European territory, conquering Macedonia and making Adrianople his residence...
Ottoman Dynasty
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Osman (ruled ? – ?1324) Orhan (ruled ?1324 – 1362) Murad I (ruled 1362 – 1389) Bayezid I (ruled 1389 – 1402) Mehmed I (ruled 1413 – 1421) Murad II (ruled 1421 – 1444) Mehmed...
Turin Shroud
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...Henry of Poitiers, Bishop of Troyes. Many years later, in 1389, the Lord of Lirey's son (Geoffrey II) obtained permission...bypassed, much to the anger of d'Arcis, hence his complaint in 1389. Pope Clement resolved the matter by declaring that Geoffrey...
Muscovy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...expand under his grandson Dmitry Donskoy (r. 1359 – 1389) and Dmitry's progeny down to the end of Daniel's subdynasty...incorporation of Nizhny Novgorod and Suzdal under Basil I (r. 1389 – 1425), Tver, Severia, and Novgorod under Ivan...
Cosimo de' Medici
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...de' Medici The Italian merchant prince Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464) was the unofficial and benevolent despot of Florence...Florence until 1494. Cosimo de' Medici was born on Sept. 27, 1389, the son of Giovanni de' Medici, who founded the family...
Yi Sng-gye
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...supporters had them banished and later executed. King Kong-yang was installed in their place (1389). They then enforced a land reform in 1389 and burned the land registers of the old Kory nobility in the following year. The last step was the...
Pope Gregory XII
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...just four months into Urban VII's rule, and set in motion the Great Schism. Urban VII remained in Rome, was succeeded in 1389 by Boniface IX, whose successor upon death was Innocent VII, the pope who would become Gregory XII's mentor. Innocent reigned...

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Richard II
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Pole and de Vere. The return of John of Gaunt from Spain in 1389 brought a renewed sense of purpose and direction to government...Merciless Parliament was undone, as far as was possible, in 1389, and Richard wisely did not revert to the excesses which had...
Ailly, Pierre D’
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...University of Paris, where he received his doctorate of theology in 1381. He was grand master of Navarre from 1384 to 1389, and from 1389 to 1395 he was chancellor of the University of Paris. In 1395 d ’ Ailly became bishop of LePuy, and...
Antoninus, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Antoninus, St (1389–1459), Abp. of Florence. He became a Dominican in 1404/5 and was among those who sought to restore the primitive...
Medici, Cosimo de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Medici, Cosimo de (1389–1464) Florentine banker, the first member of the Medici family to rule Florence. In Florence the struggle for power...
Janissaries
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...to the service of the OTTOMAN sultans. They were originally raised from prisoners of war, but from the time of BAYEZID I (1389–1403) they were largely recruited by means of the devshirme (‘gathering’), a levy of the...
Bayezid I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Bayezid I (known as Yildirim ‘ Thunderbolt’ ) (1347–1403) Ottoman sultan (1389–1402). He succeeded his father Murad I and absorbed rival Turkish principalities in western Asia Minor, took Trnovo...
Pole, Michael de la
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...in 1385. When Richard lost control of the government in 1386, Pole was impeached for supposed malpractices concerning the French war which was going badly. Stripped of all his lands and honours he died in exile in Paris in September 1389.
Arundel, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...and promoted to the archbishopric of York in 1388. He was replaced as chancellor after Richard's resumption of authority in 1389, but again held the office from 1391 until he was translated to Canterbury in 1396. Next year, Richard destroyed the leadership...
Bajazet
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Bajazet ruler of the Ottomans (1389–1402), who overran the provinces of the eastern Empire and besieged Constantinople, but was defeated and taken prisoner by Timor ( Tamerlane ).
Turin Hours
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Netherlandish artists, one of whom was possibly Jan van Eyck . The history of the manuscript is complex. It was begun in 1389 for Jean, Duc de Berry (the great-uncle of van Eyck's patron Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy ), but it was not finished...

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S.Africa to reproduce rare Chinese map dated to 1389
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 9/26/2002; 408 words ; ...to reproduce rare Chinese map dated to 1389 JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 26 (Xinhua...that it will reproduce a rare map dated to 1389 which will be exhibited for the first time...and reproduce the map. The map dated to 1389 is believed to be the earliest surviving...
More history than you can consume: Kosovo FAQs ; When does 1389 seem like only yesterday? When you set your watch to Balkan time.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 3/5/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...you can consume: Kosovo FAQs ; When does 1389 seem like only yesterday? When you set...with Byzantine churches of that era. In 1389, it was the site of a climactic battle...to give it back to Mexico? Q: Isn't 1389 a long time ago? A: These old passions...
Security Council decides UN Sierra Leone mission will provide wide-ranging support for May elections; Resolution 1389 (2002), unanimously adopted; Also authorizes increase in United Nations Civilian Police.
M2 Presswire; 1/17/2002; 700+ words ; ...support for May elections; Resolution 1389 (2002), unanimously adopted; Also authorizes...stability. Unanimously adopting resolution 1389 (2002), the Council decided UNAMSIL...Resolution The full text of resolution 1389 (2002) reads, as follows: "The Security...
You want 1389? We can do that, with air power
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/26/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Kosovo is another decade we will set your country back by pulverizing you. You want 1950? We can do 1950. You want 1389? We can do 1389, too. If we can frame the issue that way, Milosevic will blink, and we may see his first flutter. Will this...
Present strike has ancient beginnings; A 1389 battle, a speech by Milosevic, oppression and reprisal form the tangled and passionate claims on the region. Serbs call it their Jerusalem; Albanians say their forebears were there first.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/24/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...that Serbia lost, with disastrous consequences. The year was 1389. Serbia's empire had already begun to break up. The armies...strong Serbian majority. In the centuries of Ottoman rule after 1389, most Albanians became Muslims, while most Serbs remained Orthodox...
Coalition for Indexed Products Applauds S.1389.
Newspaper article from: Insurance Weekly News; 7/17/2009; 683 words ; ...Products ("the Coalition") today praised the introduction of S.1389, introduced by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and cosponsored...companion bill to the recently-introduced Meeks-Price Bill, S.1389 seeks to clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts...
Kosovo's roots run deep, to 1389 when a prince lost a battle and maybe his head.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/29/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...now engulfs Europe. The roots go back 610 years, to June 15, 1389, when Serbian Prince Lazar was defending Kosovo Polje _ the...harassment, and in 1987, on the same spot where the battle of 1389 was fought, the Serbs waged their own demonstrations, and violent...
Coalition for Indexed Products Applauds S.1389
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/29/2009; 501 words ; ...Products ("the Coalition") today praised the introduction of S.1389, introduced by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and cosponsored...companion bill to the recently-introduced Meeks-Price Bill, S.1389 seeks to clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts...
Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe, 1100-1389
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe, 1100-1389. By Dawn Marie Hayes. [Studies in Medieval History and Culture.] (New York and London: Routledge. 2003. Pp. xxiii, 193...
SERBS VIEW KOSOVO AS SACRED GROUND HISTORICAL DIVISIONS TRACED TO 1389 BATTLE; U.S. WORRIES TURKEY, GREECE MAY JOIN FRAY.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/5/1998; 651 words ; ...the situation: Q - What are the roots of the Kosovo conflict? A - Kosovo, site of a bloody battle between Serbs and Turks in 1389, is considered hallowed ground by Serbs. Even though the province is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, the Serb claim to the land...