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Tughril Beg
(Encyclopedia) Tughril BegTughril Begt&oomacr;gˈrēl bĕg [key], 990–1063, founder of the Seljuk Turk dynasty ruling (11th–14th cent.) parts of Anatolia, Iraq, Persia, and Syria. He was early…Kut-el-Amara
(Encyclopedia) Kut-el-Amara: see Al Kut, Iraq.Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(Encyclopedia) Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: see Islamic State.Baker, James Addison, 3d
(Encyclopedia) Baker, James Addison, 3d, 1930–, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton, he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas…ISIS, in Iraqi and Syrian history
(Encyclopedia) ISIS, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: see Islamic State.Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
(Encyclopedia) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: see Islamic State.Annan, Kofi Atta
(Encyclopedia) Annan, Kofi AttaAnnan, Kofi Attakōˈfē äˈtä ănˈən [key] 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2006) and the first person to hold that…ISIL
(Encyclopedia) ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: see Islamic State.Mandaeans
(Encyclopedia) Mandaeans or MandeansMandeansmănˈdēənz [key], a small religious sect who maintain an ancient belief resembling that of Gnosticism and that of the Parsis. They are also known as…Basra
(Encyclopedia) Basra Basra bŭsˈrə [key], Arabic al Basrah, city (2020 est. pop. 1,352,000), SE…Trending
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