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Monarchs and their voivodes Voivode of Transylvania

the mongols comprehensively plundered eastern territories of kingdom of hungary, including transylvania, during both invasion in 1241 , withdrawal following year. consolidation of province main task of lawrence of aba clan, appointed béla iv , held office 10 years 1242. 1 of successors, appointed béla iv, banus ernye of Ákos clan, dismissed in 1260 king s son, stephen had taken on transylvania title of duke. duke s action showed emerging tensions between father , son, rather conflicts between duke , banus. the first years of reign of minor ladislaus iv characterized armed conflicts between parties of leading noble families. although roland borsa, voivode in 1282 , between 1284 , 1294, among nobles assisting king in consolidating royal power, himself became source of new conflicts. first prevented canons of gyulafehérvár chapter collecting income in 1289. next unlawfully compelled noblemen , saxon landowners in transylvania accommodate him , retinue. later borsa fought bishop of várad (...

Transportation Manhattan

1 transportation 1.1 public transportation 1.2 taxis 1.3 bikes 1.4 streets , roads 1.5 river crossings 1.6 heliports transportation public transportation grand central terminal national historic landmark. the staten island ferry, seen battery, crosses upper new york bay, providing free public transportation between staten island , manhattan. manhattan unique in u.s. intense use of public transportation , lack of private car ownership. while 88% of americans nationwide drive jobs, 5% using public transport, mass transit dominant form of travel residents of manhattan, 72% of borough residents using public transport work, while 18% drove. according 2000 united states census, 77.5% of manhattan households not own car. in 2008, mayor bloomberg proposed congestion pricing system regulate entering manhattan south of 60th street. state legislature rejected proposal in june 2008. the new york city subway, largest subway system in world number of stations, primary means of travel within city, li...

Characteristics Pseudoarchaeology

1 characteristics 1.1 lack of scientific method 1.2 opposition archaeological establishment 1.3 nationalist motivations 1.4 religious motivations characteristics william h. stiebing jr. argued despite many differences, there set of core characteristics pseudoarchaeological interpretations shared. believed because of this, pseudoarchaeology categorised single phenomenon. went on identify 3 core commonalities of pseudeoarchaeological theories: unscientific nature of method , evidence, history of providing simple, compact answers complex, difficult issues, , tendency present being persecuted archaeological establishment, accompanied ambivalent attitude towards scientific ethos of enlightenment. idea there core characteristics of pseudoarchaeologies shared other academics. lack of scientific method academic critics have pointed out pseudoarchaeologists typically neglect use scientific method. instead of testing evidence see hypotheses fits, pseudoarchaeologists press-gang archaeologi...

2011/2012 season: fourth World Championship title Ronnie O'Sullivan

ronnie o’sullivan playing in final of 2012 german masters o sullivan won 10th premier league title of career. after topping table in league stage, defeated mark williams reach final, defeated ding junhui 7–1. next tournament uk championship, lost in second round 5–6 against eventual champion judd trump. @ masters, again lost against trump, time 2–6 in quarter-finals. @ german masters, reached first ranking final since 2010 world open, , won 9–7 against stephen maguire, despite having trailed 0–4 against andrew higginson in first round. reached semi-finals of welsh open, , quarter-finals of china open, lost 2–6 against mark selby , 4–5 against maguire. at world championship o sullivan saw off former world champions in each of first 3 matches. beat peter ebdon 10–4 in first round, mark williams 13–6 in second, , neil robertson 13–10 in quarter-finals. beat two-time runner-up matthew stevens 17–10 in semi-finals, , defeated ali carter 18–11 in final, win fourth world title. aged 36, , 40 ...

Return to power Heungseon Daewongun

the daewongun enjoyed brief return power during imo incident in 1882. on second day of mutiny, group of rioters received daewongun, reportedly exhorted them bring down min regime , expel japanese . king gojong asked father, daewongun come palace. daewongun’s appearance, escorted 200 mutineers, put immediate end wild melee. gojong gave daewongun small , large matters of government , daewongun resumed rule. both japanese , chinese forces headed towards korea put down rebellion, , ma chien-chung, chinese diplomat in korea, decided time remove daewongun. the chinese had 3 reasons wanted remove daewongun: first, attempted overthrow pro-chinese min faction. second, created situation invited japanese troops korea, precipitating danger of military conflict between japan on 1 hand , korea , china on other. , third, taewongun [daewongun]-inspired disturbance threatened foundation of lawfully constituted government in dependent nation . ma arrested daewongun on charge of disrespect empero...

Medical List of British Jews

^ jewish chronicle, 14 january 2000, p.14 knighthood goes diabetes pioneer ^ oxford dictionary of national biography ^ concise dictionary of national biography: born of jewish parents of russian origin ^ jyb 2007 p197, 222 ^ times obituary, 17 october 2007 ^ oxford dictionary of national biography: son of jewish parents ^ concise dictionary of national biography: jewish physician ^ guardian, saturday october 23, 1999 ^ http://www.granta.com/extracts/159 ^ [1] ^ jyb 1980 p182

Boroughscapes Manhattan

ten-mile manhattan panorama 120th street battery, taken june 2017 weehawken, new jersey. the skyline of midtown manhattan, looking downtown (south) toward lower manhattan, in april 2017 view of lower manhattan @ sunset, jersey city, new jersey. 1 world trade center, @ center, tallest skyscraper in western hemisphere. (november 2014)