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Chalukya
(Encyclopedia) ChalukyaChalukyachäˈl&oobreve;kyə [key], several S Indian dynasties that ruled in the Deccan. They claimed descent from Pulakesin I (reigned 543–566), who established himself at…Gaeta
(Encyclopedia) Gaeta Gaeta gäĕˈtä [key], town, in Latium, central Italy, a seaport on a high promontory in…Ascomycota
(Encyclopedia) Ascomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.Deuteromycota
(Encyclopedia) Deuteromycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.Basidiomycota
(Encyclopedia) Basidiomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Fungi.Murcia, autonomous community and former kingdom, Spain
(Encyclopedia) MurciaMurciaSpan. m&oomacr;rˈthyä [key], autonomous community and former Moorish kingdom (2011 pop. 1,462,128), 4,368 sq mi (11,314 sq km), SE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea,…Chronicles
(Encyclopedia) Chronicles, two books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon (the final book of that canon), called First and Second Chronicles in the Authorized Version, and…Cilicia
(Encyclopedia) CiliciaCiliciasĭlĭshˈə [key], ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range. It included a high and barren plateau, Cilicia…Champa
(Encyclopedia) ChampaChampachämˈpä [key], the kingdom of the Chams, which flourished in Vietnam from the 2d cent. a.d. until the 17th cent. At its greatest extent it occupied Annam as far north as…Benin, city and former kingdom, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], city, S Nigeria, a port on the Benin River. Palm nuts and timber…