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Moors
(Encyclopedia)Moors, nomadic people of the northern shores of Africa, originally the inhabitants of Mauretania. They were chiefly of Berber and Arab stock. In the 8th cent. the Moors were converted to Islam and bec...Templewood, Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Templewood, Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount, 1880–1959, British statesman. He entered parliament as a Conservative in 1910, served (1922–24, 1924–29) as secretary of state for air, and in...Hittites
(Encyclopedia)Hittites hĭtˈīts [key], ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria, who flourished from 1600 to 1200 b.c. The Hittites, a people of Indo-European connection, were supposed to have entered Cappadocia c....Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of dŭfˈərĭn, äˈvə, āˈvə [key], 1826–1902, British diplomat. He served on numerous missions abroad, as governor-ge...Amanullah
(Encyclopedia)Amanullah ăməno͝olˈə [key], 1892–1960, emir (1919–26) and king (1926–29) of Afghanistan. To win popular support for his rule he invaded India in an attempt to free Afghanistan from British-...Munger
(Encyclopedia)Munger or Monghyr both: mŭngˈgĭr [key], city (1991 pop. 150,112), Bihar state, NE India, on the Ganges River. It is a district administrative center and a grain market, with important road, rail, a...Ross, Sir Ronald
(Encyclopedia)Ross, Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician, b. Almora, India. He studied malaria in India as a member (1881–99) of the Indian Medical Service, was professor of tropical medicine at University ...Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of ĕlˈənbûrˌə [key], 1790–1871, British statesman; son of the 1st Baron Ellenborough. He served as president of the Board of Control of the East India Compan...Cunha, Tristão da
(Encyclopedia)Cunha, Tristão da dä ko͞oˈnyə [key], c.1460–1514?, Portuguese navigator. His most important voyage was undertaken in 1506, when he set out with 15 ships for India. He discovered three volcanic...Gwalior
(Encyclopedia)Gwalior gwäˈlēôr [key], city and former princely state, central India. Part of Madhya Pra...Browse by Subject
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