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51Li Yifu — (李義府) (614 666) was a chancellor of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He became particularly powerful because of his support for Emperor Gaozong s second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) when her… …
52amnesty — /am neuh stee/, n., pl. amnesties, v., amnestied, amnestying. n. 1. a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. 2. Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp.… …
53amnesty — am·nes·ty / am nəs tē/ n pl ties: an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals illegal alien farm workers seeking amnesty National Law Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
54Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions — The Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions (黨錮之禍) refers to two incidents in which a number of Confucian scholars who served as officials in the Han imperial government and opposed to powerful eunuchs, and the university students in the capital… …
55List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament, 1660 to 1699 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after that date see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers… …
56Revolt of the Germanies — The Revolt of the Germanies ( ca. Revolta de les Germanies, es. Rebelión de las Germanías, Revolt of the Brotherhoods ) was a revolt by artisan guilds against the government of King Charles I in the Kingdom of Valencia, part of the Crown of… …
57Declaration of Breda — There are also two contemporary treaties known as the Treaty of Breda. The Declaration of Breda (issued on April 4, 1660) was a proclamation by Charles II of England in which he promised a general pardon for crimes committed during the English… …
58Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou — ((北)周武帝) (543 578), personal name Yuwen Yong (宇文邕), nickname Miluotu (禰羅突), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou. As was the case of the reigns of his brothers Emperor Xiaomin and Emperor Ming, the early part of his reign… …
59Hulü Guang — (斛律光) (515 572), courtesy name Mingyue (明月), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. During the late years of the dynasty the reigns of Emperor Wucheng and Gao Wei, traditionally viewed as a period of corruption and debauchery when… …
60Desmond Rebellions — The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569 1573 and 1579 1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond – head of the FitzGerald dynasty in Munster – and his followers, the Geraldines and their allies against the… …
