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Rulers of the Roman Empire
Rulers of the Roman Empire Rulers of the Roman Empire ( including dates of reign ) Augustus, grandnephew of Julius Caesar, 27 BC-AD 14 Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, AD 14-AD 37 Caligula, grandnephew of Tiberius, 37-41 Claudius, uncle of Calig... Read more
Rulers of England and Great Britain
Rulers of England and Great Britain Rulers of England and Great Britain ( including dates of reign ) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802-39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839-58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858-60 Æ... Read more
Albrecht
Albrecht For rulers thus named, use Albert. ... Read more
Jaime
Jaime For Spanish rulers thus named, use James. ... Read more
Ladislas
Ladislas For rulers thus named, use Ladislaus; Lancelot; Uladislaus. ... Read more
Pedro
Pedro For Spanish and Portuguese rulers thus named, use Peter. ... Read more
Pippin
Pippin For Frankish rulers thus named, use Pepin. ... Read more
Waldemar
Waldemar For Russian rulers thus named, use Vladimir. ... Read more
Artemisia
Artemisia , fl. 4th cent. BC, ruler of the ancient region of Caria. She was the sister, wife, and successor of Mausolus and erected the mausoleum at Halicarnassus in his memory. A strong ruler, she conquered Rhodes. She also patronized the arts. An earlier Artemisia ruled part of Caria under Xer... Read more
Tiridates
Tiridates , d. 211 BC, king of Parthia (c.248-211 BC), 2d ruler of the Arsacid dynasty (see under Arsaces ). He absorbed Hyrcania and, with the ruler of Bactria, successfully resisted the attacks of Seleucus II of Syria. ... Read more

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Infant Rulers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society Infant Rulers Infant rulers are infants formally exercising supreme power, political or spiritual. Infant rulers have appeared in many cultures and civilizations. Their role and...
Rulers of the Roman Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of the Roman Empire Rulers of the Roman Empire ( including dates of reign ) Augustus, grandnephew...Emperors in the East (until the fall of Rome; see table entitled Rulers of the Byzantine Empire for later emperors) Arcadius, son of Theodosius...
Rulers of Spain since 1474
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of Spain since 1474 Rulers of Spain since 1474 (including dates of reign) Union of Castile and Aragón Isabella I (of Castile), ruled jointly with Ferdinand II (of Aragón), 1474-1504 Ferdinand II, ruled jointly...
Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of the Byzantine Empire Rulers of the Byzantine Empire Emperor (or Empress) Dates of Reign Constantine I (the Great) 330-37 Constantius 337-61 Julian (the Apostate) 361-63 Jovian 363-64 Valens 364-78 Theodosius I (the Great...
Rulers of England and Great Britain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of England and Great Britain Rulers of England and Great Britain ( including dates of reign ) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802-39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839-58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858-60 Æ...
Rulers of France since 987
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of France since 987 Rulers of France since 987 ( including dates of reign ) The Capetians Hugh Capet, 987-96 Robert II (the Pious), son of Hugh Capet, 996-1031 Henry I, son of Robert II, 1031-60 Philip I, son of Henry I, 1060...
Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (including dates of rule) House of Rurik Ivan III (the Great), 1462-1505 Vasily III, 1505-33 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533-84 Feodor I, 1584-98 House of Godunov...
Taxation
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...dues, towns imposed customs duties, and rulers levied state taxes. Although there were...To meet growing costs of war and debt, rulers across Europe raised taxation to unprecedented...it reinforced social inequality, as rulers created fiscal alliances with elites and...
United Arab Emirates
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...very important among Emiratis, whose rulers are drawn from the leading families of...Gulf. A series of treaties between these rulers and Britain codified Britain's predominant...reinforce the leading role of the local rulers and create a powerful political status...
Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al-Nahyan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and competing, sometimes quarreling, rulers. It was here that he asserted himself...federation of the competing city-states. The rulers of the various lower shaykhdoms had...vulnerable to outside threats. Their rulers were especially concerned with the threat...

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Millenarianism: Islamic
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Sunni and Shiite Muslim dynasties and rulers have used messianic or millenarian slogans...justify their rule. The first seven Abbasid rulers all took messianic titles for their regnal...power through the ninth century, other rulers appropriated or manipulated these beliefs...
Nation
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...the Norman conquest in 1066, "English" rulers and elites were drawn, and were conscious...Saxon institutions were taken over by the new rulers; they married English-speaking women; later rulers identified with the land of their conquest...
Anticolonialism: Middle East
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...to a series of treaties with various local rulers between the 1820s and 1916, under which the rulers generally agreed not to grant or dispose...Exclusive treaties were signed with the tribal rulers of the interior, and in 1937 the area was...
élite
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...theory, the distinguishing mark of the rulers and therefore the explanation for their...political dominance over the ruled lay in the rulers' superior organization. But the dominance...from Machiavelli, Pareto termed those rulers moved by the first of these residues...
Religion: Middle East
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...chosen by the community and were the best rulers the community has ever had. With the...dynasty, the moral level declined and rulers were sometimes corrupt, but they were...In more recent centuries the Ottoman rulers up to 1924 gained wide recognition as...
monarchy
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...alien hands. The first three Norman rulers were powerful. Their significance is seen more in relations with the other rulers in the British Isles than in domestic...efficacy varied greatly. Under strong rulers, the monarchy advanced, royal justice...
Jennings, Talbot
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Marie Antoinette (Van Dyke) 1939 Rulers of the Sea (Lloyd) 1940 Northwest Passage...on the Bounty, Northwest Passage, and Rulers of the Sea. He was also skilled at adaptation...Americans. Jennings coauthored an original, Rulers of the Sea, with Frank Cavett and Richard...
warlords
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History warlords Chinese regional military rulers of the first half of the 20th century...1916, China was divided among many local rulers who derived their power from control of...over most warlord areas, but military rulers persisted in the far west of China into...
Islamic Monarchy
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...complicated court protocol. Military Rulers The ninth and tenth centuries witnessed...who were fast becoming the de facto rulers in the Islamic world. This period also...manuals on the proper behavior of military rulers, who had no claims to religious authority...
Empire and Imperialism: Asia
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...neighboring countries. Then, by ranking their rulers hierarchically below him in fictive kinship...paterfamilias. He expected and welcomed these rulers to send tribute-bearing missions to...century, a succession of powerful Manchu rulers not only conquered the declining Ming...

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civil
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...civil responsibilities synonyms : civic, municipal, public, community, local. See civic.   3. civil government/rulers synonyms : civilian, lay, nonmilitary, nonreligious, secular.   4. a civil young man | in a civil manner synonyms...
ruler
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...president, premier, governor; overlord, chief, chieftain, lord; dictator, autocrat. See table. antonym: subject. Rulers aga Caesar caliph emir emperor empress kaiser king khan maharajah mikado monarch Negus pharaoh prince princess queen raja rani...

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Rulers agree to help ensure Malay unity (HL)
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/25/2000; ; 560 words ; ...Singh New Straits Times 03-25-2000 Rulers agree to help ensure Malay unity (HL...Mahathir Mohamad said today the Conference of Rulers has agreed to help strengthen unity among...Prime Minister said the Conference of Rulers, which met over two days, had agreed...
Rulers' role in religious conflicts
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Akmar New Straits Times 03-22-2000 Rulers' role in religious conflicts Byline...affairs are under the purview of the Malay Rulers. They are the heads of the religion in...Mohamad broached the subject on how the Rulers could play a role in the current religious...
`Malay Rulers must keep with the times'
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/28/2004; 700+ words ; ...New Straits Times 07-28-2004 `Malay Rulers must keep with the times' Edition: Main...Nation SINGAPORE, Tues. - The Malay Rulers, although steeped in tradition, must...the Constitution in 1993 affecting the Rulers' immunity, the institution proved itself...
Hadi: Umno manipulating Rulers' stand on SAR issue
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/17/2003; 587 words ; ...03-17-2003 Hadi: Umno manipulating Rulers' stand on SAR issue Edition: Main...manipulating the stand of the Conference of Rulers on Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) or People...issued on Friday by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, Tan Sri Engku Ibrahim Engku Ngah...
Rulers endorse Government's solutions on Islamic education
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/14/2003; ; 431 words ; ...Mohd New Straits Times 03-14-2003 Rulers endorse Government's solutions on Islamic...KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The Conference of Rulers today endorsed the solutions undertaken...Islamic education. The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, in a statement here, said the...
Who were the rulers, by right?
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Straits Times 03-01-2004 Who were the rulers, by right? Byline: Khoo Kay Kim Edition...that the British were de facto (in fact) rulers of Malaya. But they were not legally (de jure) rulers of the country. A Malay Mail reader made...
Pas petitions Rulers on SAR, hopes funding will resume
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/8/2003; 350 words ; ...Straits Times 03-08-2003 Pas petitions Rulers on SAR, hopes funding will resume Edition...making a final attempt to get the Malay Rulers to intervene in the SAR (Sekolah Agama...copies of its memorandum on SAR to the Rulers. Its Youth chief Mahfuz Omar handed 13...
Malay Rulers eminently qualified to foster unity of the ummah
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/23/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...New Straits Times 03-23-2000 Malay Rulers eminently qualified to foster unity of...Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the Malay Rulers can play a greater role in fostering unity...this can be done but we do not want the Rulers to be involved in politics." The solution...
Rulers urged to allocate 5pc of GNP to education.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 6/1/2008; 700+ words ; Karachi, June 01 (PPI): Rulers are deliberately ignoring state-run...He said in Pakistan the faces of rulers had changed, but there is no change...meaningless routine exercise, as the rulers had already opened the floodgates of...
Rulers to pick new chief justice next week
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/6/2008; ; 661 words ; ...Anbalagan New Straits Times 10-06-2008 Rulers to pick new chief justice next week Byline...Section PUTRAJAYA: The Conference of Rulers will meet for three days in Kuala Terengganu...Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad on Oct 17. The rulers will also decide on the elevation of three...