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 History - Azerbaijan - Asia
From the 4th century bc until the 9th century ad the state of Caucasian Albania (Aghvan) existed in eastern Transcaucasia.
A much-disputed area, eastern Transcaucasia was conquered in the late 7th century ad by Arabs, and Islam predominated thereafter.
In the 16th century Azerbaijan again came under the control of Iran (formerly known as Persia), which was ruled by the Safavid dynasty, and the Shia doctrine of Islam was established as the official religion.
www.countriesquest.com /Asia/Azerbaijan/History.htm   (231 words)

  
 HISTORY OF RAJASTHAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Rajput clans ascendancy in Indian history was during the period from the eighth to the twelfth century AD.
At the beginning of the 13th century AD, the most prominent and powerful state of Rajasthan was Mewar.
The beginning of the 19th Century was marked by the onslaught of the Pindaris.
www.rajgovt.org /History.Shtm   (317 words)

  
 Musical Nirvana - Introduction to Indian Classical Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This work is dated between 6th and 7th century AD But unfortunately, it is incomplete, may be portions of it are lost.
Sangita Makaranda ascribed to Narada is a Sanskrit work (11th century AD) on deshi music, which seems to be inclined towards the tantric stream of religious rituals.
Sarangadeva, the 13th century author of the great treatise "Sangita Ratnakara" refers to the ragas of Jayadeva as "Prakprasiddha" (meaning that the ragas were once in vogue and became obsolete).
www.musicalnirvana.com /introduction/ancient_history5.html   (1052 words)

  
 Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pictures
These include a large arena (1st century AD), which is still in use; the Maison-Carrée (1st century AD), built in a Greek style as a temple and now housing a museum of Roman sculpture; and a temple of Diana (2nd century AD).
Near the city are the Tour Magne, a tower probably built in the 1st century BC, and the Pont du Gard (late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD), a famous aqueduct.
Damaged by the Visigoths in the 5th century AD, the city passed to the counts of Toulouse in the 10th century and to the French crown in the 13th century.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/France/Languedoc-Roussillon/Nimes   (343 words)

  
 ptolemais
12th to 13th centuries AD - The city is most noted for its role as a major stronghold at the time of the Crusades from the beginning of the12th century to the later part of the 13th century AD.
At the beginning of the 13th century, a new residential quarter called Montmusard was founded north of the city.
In the middle of the century, Acre expanded under the sponsorship of Louis IX of France.
www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/galilee/ptolemais.htm   (1927 words)

  
 Global Heritage Fund - Site Profile
It is renowned for its masterful Buddhist sculpture, and as the site of the magnificent garden-city ruins, constructed in the 12th century AD by Parakramabahu I. The city became the primary country residence of the Sri Lankan Kings between the 7th and 11th centuries AD.
Following the death of King Maha Parakramabahu in 1186 AD, the Sinhalese Kingdom was plagued by civil war, leading to the eventual decline of Polonnaruwa in the 13th century AD.
The magnificent 12th century Gal Vihara Temple consists of a group of spectacular stone Buddhas that were originally enclosed within brick walls.
www.globalheritagefund.org /sites/apac/polon.html   (231 words)

  
 www.ancientcoins.ca - ancient artifacts
It was found togather with a hoard of coins, which contained quite a bit of 4th century barbarics, what allowed the more or less precise dating of the coin weight.
Scarce socketed Medieval Iron arrowhead (11st-13th century AD).
Intact socketed Medieval Iron arrowhead (11st-13th century AD).
www.ancientcoins.ca /artifactsf.html   (1350 words)

  
 13th century - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
(12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries)
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300.
Later in the century it vassalises significant parts of modern Thailand, Laos, Burma, and Malaysia.
www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /default.asp?t=13th_century_AD   (240 words)

  
 History of POTTERY AND PORCELAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wares produced in north China during the T'ang dynasty, from as early as the 7th century, have the characteristics of porcelain.
And Islamic potters of the 9th century rediscover an ancient technique, that of tin enamel, which is of great significance in the history of ceramics.
Tin glazes are used by Assyrians and Babylonians, from the 9th century BC, for their famous figurative wall tiles.
www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2150&HistoryID=ab98   (695 words)

  
 Royal Ontario Museum | Exhibitions & Galleries | World Culture Galleries | Gallery of Korea
Examples of ceramics, furniture, metalwork, printing technology, painting and decorative arts, dating from the 3rd to 20th centuries AD, demonstrate the nation’s many artistic, scientific and technological accomplishments.
The world's earliest known woodblock text was printed in Korea in the 8th century AD and the Koreans invented the world’s first metal movable type in the early 13th century AD.
Buddhism, which originated in India, was introduced to Korea during the Three Kingdoms period (37 BC — AD 668) via China and took hold of the royal court and later the general population.
www.rom.on.ca /exhibitions/wculture/wckorea.php   (274 words)

  
 13th century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 to 2000, or (informally) 1900 to 1999.
The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
Upon initial examination, this would seem to be a strong candidate for "hottest resource" in the category of surface-level introductions to the world of the PNAC and beyond.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-13th_century.html   (1289 words)

  
 - - Sukhothai - -
Since the 7thcentury AD, their inhabitants had relations with people in the central and northeastern areas which were under the influence of Dvaravati culture.
The continuous diffusion of the Khmer culture from the 12th century to the 13th century AD is evidently proved by such an ancient edifice as Ta Pha Daeng shrine in the ancient town of Sukhothai.
Around the 13th century AD, there was a great change in the Khmer Kingdom when King Jayavarman VII adopted Mahayana Buddhism as the main religion of the Kingdom.
www.su.ac.th /sukhothai/Sukhothai/html_about/sukhothai_eng_about1.html   (454 words)

  
 Thorr ThunderWolf ~ Paganism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Well, during the 4th century BC to 13th century AD, most people who lived in cities or large communities had been exposed to at least one of the major religions.
At the time the word neo-pagan was created, sometime between the 4th century BC and 4th century AD, the new pagans were people who were defined as pagan, but further defined themselves as nature or earth based believers.
The Romans reigned their corner of the world between the 2nd century BC to almost the 4th century AD.
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 Christianity and After, Petra
Subsequently a series of strong earthquakes damaged the city and one in the mid 8th century AD may have dealt the deathblow.
The Crusaders built some fortifications in Petra in the 12th century AD on the top of the hill of Al-Habees as an outpost to their large castle at Shobak, 30 kilometers north of Petra.
After once again becoming a stopping place for caravans in the 13th to 15th centuries AD, albeit without its former wealth and glory, the city lost its commercial importance.
www.atlastours.net /jordan/petra_christ.html   (243 words)

  
 Travel & Tours in Kyrgyzstan - A brief history of Kyrgyzstan
The modern nation of Kyrgyzstan is based on a civilisation of nomadic tribes who for centuries have been moving across the eastern and northern sections of the present-day Central Asia.
centuries BC a part of the Kyrgyz tribes moved to Enisey and Baikal regions of the present-day south central Siberia.
century AD), which became the centre for consolidation of the Kyrgyz and formation of its culture.
www.sitara.com /kyrgyz/history.html   (1254 words)

  
 Tuneinir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Robert Smith records Ilkanid (14th century) house walls and a tannur (Arabic, bread oven) discovered close to the surface at the summit of the tell in Square 1 during the 1987 season.
AD 1260; first exposed in the 1987 field season.
Ayyubid Period (13th century AD) Blue and Black glaze bowl from Area 1, Square 15, Locus 22; discovered during the 1989 field season.
users.stlcc.edu /mfuller/area1islamic.html   (294 words)

  
 t11e in fm97
Consequently, it is suggested that sealevel was similar to the present one 2,000 ago, it was higher by nearly 0.8 m during the 5th - 9th Centuries, and lower by approximately 1 m in the 12th - 13th Centuries.
AD and the eastern portion was already restricted by a sand bar by this time.
AD 400 and AD 1928 earthquakes occurred on the Corinth fault, (3) earthquakes on the Corinth fault subsided 4-kmwide Kechries Bay by 50 to 75 cm during each of the last three events.
www.agu.org /cgi-bin/SFgate/SFgate?&listenv=table&multiple=1&range=1&directget=1&application=fm97&database=/data/epubs/wais/indexes/fm97/fm97&maxhits=200&="T11E"   (2663 words)

  
 BANGLAPEDIA: Samatata
Samatata was a distinct entity, well-known and well-recognised since Samudragupta's time (4th century AD), and its earliest reference is found in the Allahabad Prashasti, where it is mentioned as an eastern frontier state along with Davaka, kamarupa, Nepala and Karttrpura.
The Brhatsanghita (6th century AD) refers to it and vanga as separate states.
The Mehar copperplate of Damodaradeva (13th century) grants land in the vicinity of Mehar (14.5 km south-east of Comilla).
www.banglapedia.net /HT/S_0052.HTM   (386 words)

  
 13th century castles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Young users may name the castle, which is based on a 13th century...
The main cathedral, at the right and bottom, was built in the 13th century.
These castles were used extensively by medieval soldiers throughout the late 13th and early 14th...
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 Thanjavur.com History
Chola kings were ruling till 13th Century AD with Thanjavur as their capital.
Sevvappa Nayak (AD 1549-1572), an erstwhile viceroy of the Vijayanager empire assumed independence and founded the dynasty of the Thanjavur Nayaks.
In 1799 AD Thanjavur became a British principality and its ruler Sarafoji II was given the fort of Thanjavur and an area outside it.
www.thanjavur.com /history.htm   (509 words)

  
 Grays Antique Markets
A 13th century ceramic drinking jug from Kasham, Iran with turquoise and fl stripe decoration.
A 3rd century AD silver drinking cup from the Sassnian period.
A 9th century bronze sifting spoon from the Ghaznavid Empire.
www.graysantiques.com /antiquesName.php?dealer=105   (133 words)

  
 TIMELINE 13th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The 13th Century, according to D.E. Smith, "represents the real awakening of the world after a long period of intellectual torpor....a Spirit of the Times was abroad.
It was not a century of great beacon lights, but it was one in which lanterns were hung in all the thoroughfares of the West, promises of the great illumination that was to come with the period of the Renaissance" [p.211-212].
Centuries later, Galileo found experimental evidence for Impetus, and then Isaac Newton improved the concept to the modern notion of Momentum.
www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/timeline13.html   (4950 words)

  
 INDIA JOURNEY- The Complete Travel Guide of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They date from the 8th to the 13th century AD and it is said that at one time the Bindu Sagar tank had over 7000 temples around it
The crowning glory of Oriya temple architecture, the 13th century Sun temple also known as ' the Black Pagoda', comes with a baggage of centuries - old myths and legends.
Built by Raja Narsimhadeva of the Ganga dynasty, in the 13th century AD, the temple is a pageant of human grandeur, in its perception, and in the execution of even the finest details.
www.indiajourney.com /orissanoddsey.htm   (532 words)

  
 Art and Architecture - Arts - India - Asia
Images of the Buddha were carved in the 2nd century ad, and stories of the Buddha are depicted in paintings on temple walls carved in stone cliffs at Ajanta between the 2nd century bc and the 7th century ad.
After the 5th century ad Buddhism’s influence on art declined as that of Hinduism and Jainism rose.
The first surviving examples of miniature paintings are palm leaf manuscripts from the 11th century illustrating the life of Buddha.
www.countriesquest.com /Asia/India/Arts/Art_and_Architecture.htm   (439 words)

  
 Medieval Philosophy: Introductory Outline
century AD Levi Ben Gerson (1288-1344), John Duns Scotus (1265-1308), William of Ockham (ca.
The emergence of Christianity (in the first century) and Islam (in the seventh century).
University of Paris, University of Oxford) and the corelated rise of scholastic theology and philosophy.
www.homestead.com /mscourses/files/Medievalintroductoryoutline.htm   (299 words)

  
 Nabtaea.net: Dicapolis: Amman
Later, in the 3rd century BC it came under Ptolemic rule and the city expanded further.
Later in 106 AD, when the Nabataean Empire was absorbed by the Romans, Philadelphia became part of the new Province of Arabia, and was connected to other cities in the province via the 'Via Nova Traiana' road that linked Aqaba with Damascus.
Decline began in 13th century AD and it was deserted until the late 19th century.
nabataea.net /amman.html   (448 words)

  
 Syria Gate - About Syria - Homs - St. George's Convent (Deir Mar Jurjus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
George's convent/monastery was built by hermits in the late 5th century AD (although some say in the 6th century AD under the Emperor Justinian.
However, parts of the convent were built in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
This monastery has two chapels; one was built in the 13th century and contains an iconostasis in ebony wood, while the other was built in 1857.
www.syriagate.com /Syria/about/cities/Homs/marjurjus.htm   (191 words)

  
 Ancient City of Polonnaruwa - Ancient Architecture of The Medieval Capital
On the north-west side of the Vatadage is the remains of the "house of eight relics", the first temple of the tooth.
Built by King Vijayabahu in the 11 th century, this building had an upper floor made of wood where the tooth relic was kept for protection.
The upper floor(s) and the roof are no longer there, but some fifty-four granite columns, some of them ornately carved, and some of the original brickwork are still in place.
www.polonnaruwa.org /architecture/atadage.html   (112 words)

  
 Polonnaruwa (11th century - 13th century) - Sri Lanka History
After facing several repeated invasions from South India, at the end of 10th century AD Vijayabahu I decided to abandon Anuradhapura and moved further south-east to established Polonnaruwa as his capital and it continuously became a capital of the Sinhalese over the next two centuries.
During the declining period, the internal conflicts that occurred in the country welcomed several incursions from many parties, from 1247 to 1258, the island suffered from raids from Malay pirates, and in 1411, the Chinese admiral kidnapped a local king, and finally the Indian invasion that arose again in the north region of the island.
By the end of the kingdom, in 16th century, tanks were neglected or destroyed and malaria started to spread out as a result of the decay of the irrigation system.
www.sri-lanka-tour.com /history/polonnaruwa.htm   (346 words)

  
 Blessingsonthenet.com
Khammam is town important during the reign of the Kakatiyas of Warangal in the 13th century AD.
The name of the town Khammam seems to have been derived from the name of this hill of Kamba and the district is named Khammam.Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was part of the larger Warangal District, till 1st October, 1953.
Which was constructed during 10th Century and has been the center of administration up to 18th Century.
www.blessingsonthenet.com /Travel/showplace4.asp?place=Khammam   (232 words)

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