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  • 21Mohism — or Moism (Chinese: 墨家; pinyin: Mòjiā; literally School of Mo ) was a Chinese philosophy developed by the followers of Mozi (also referred to as Mo Tzu (Master Mo), Latinized as Micius), 470 BC–c.391 BC. It evolved at about the same time as… …

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  • 22Egbert of Wessex — Infobox Monarch name = Egbert caption=Egbert s name, spelled Ecgbriht, from the 827 entry in the C manuscript of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle title=King of Wessex reign = 802 839 issue =Æthelwulf date of death = 839 place of death = place of burial …

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  • 23Jean-Baptiste Colbert — (August 29, 1619 September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. He was described by Mme de Sévigné as Le Nord as he was cold and unemotional. His relentless hard work and… …

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  • 24Jean-Philippe Rameau — (pronounced|ʒɑ̃filip ʀaˈmo in French) (September 25, 1683 – September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is …

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  • 25Faisal of Saudi Arabia — *Abdullah *Muhammad *Sara *Luluwa *Khalid *Saud *Sa d *Abd al Rahman *Bandar *Latifa *Munira *al Jauhara *al Anud *Misha il *Fahda *Nura *Turki *HaifaFaisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1324 1395 AH) (1903 or 1906 mdash;March 25 …

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  • 26Wang Mang — Infobox Monarch name = Wang Mang reign = 9 23 date of birth = 45 BC date of death = October 6, 23 (aged 68) dynasty = Xin Dynasty predecessor = Emperor Ruzi (Han) successor = Emperor Gengshi (Han) spouse = Empress Wang Empress Shi children = 6… …

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  • 27Tom McClintock — Infobox State Senator honorific prefix = name = Tom McClintock honorific suffix = small state senate = California district = 19th term start = 2000 term end = preceded = Cathie Wright succeeded = Incumbent birth date = birth date and… …

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  • 28Emperor Jing of Han — Liu Qi Reign 157 BC – 141 BC Spouse Empress Bo Empress Wang Zhi Consort Li, concubine Consort Cheng, concubine Consort Jia, concubine Consort Tang, concubine Consort Wang, concubine Issue Liu Rong, Prince Min of Linjiang (臨江閔王劉榮) Liu De, Prince… …

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  • 29Emperor Guangwu of Han — Emperor Guangwu (January 13, 5 BC March 29, 57), [Bielenstein, 245.] born Liu Xiu, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in AD 25 and thus founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han (the restored Han Dynasty). He ruled… …

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  • 30Hereford (cattle) — A Hereford bull …

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