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(Encyclopedia) SkagwaySkagwayskăgˈwāˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 692), Skagway-Yakutat census div., SE Alaska, in the Panhandle, at the head of Lynn Canal; founded 1897. It is an ice-free port of entry;…Rupert's Land
(Encyclopedia) Rupert's Land, Canadian territory held (1670–1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company, named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company…James I, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) James I, 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), son and successor of Robert III. King Robert feared for the safety of James because the king's brother, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of…Ito, Hirobumi
(Encyclopedia) Ito, HirobumiIto, Hirobumihērōˈb&oomacr;mē ēˈtō [key], 1841–1909, Japanese statesman, the outstanding figure in the modernization of Japan. As a young Choshu samurai, he was a…Maastricht
(Encyclopedia) MaastrichtMaastrichtmäsˈtrĭkhtˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 118,102), capital of Limburg prov., SE Netherlands, on the Maas (Meuse) River and on the Albert Canal system. It is an important…Bonaparte
(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French. Of the second generation of the family the most…Abdul Rahman, Tunku
(Encyclopedia) Abdul Rahman, Tunku,Abdul Rahman, Tunku,t&oobreve;nˈk&oomacr; äbˈd&oobreve;l räˈmän [key], 1903–90, Malaysian political leader. A prince (tunku), he was the fifth son of…Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st marquess of Buckingham
(Encyclopedia) Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st marquess of Buckingham, 1753–1813, British statesman; second son of George Grenville. He sat in the House of Commons from 1774 until 1779, when he…Jean
(Encyclopedia) JeanJeanzhäN [key], 1921–2019, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000); son of Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg, and Felix, prince of Bourbon-Parma. He fought with Great Britain's…Mansur, al-, d. 775, 2d Abbasid caliph
(Encyclopedia) Mansur, al-Mansur, al-äl-mäns&oobreve;rˈ [key] [Arab.,=the victorious], d. 775, 2d Abbasid caliph (754–75) and founder of the city of Baghdad. His name was in full Abu Jafar abd-…Trending
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