Tecumseh. 1768-1813. American Shawnee Indian chief. Fought US in War of 1812.

Texas Rangers. 1835. Vs Indians, border patrol, cattle rustlers. 1935 Merged with Highway Patrol.

Thames, Battle. 1813. US defeats British, Indians.

Thugs. Indian religious sect suppressed by British. Killed travellers to offer to goddess Kali.

Tilak, Bal. 1856-1920. Indian leader. United Hindus, Moslems vs British 1916.

Timurids. 15C. Turkish dynasty established by Tamerlane. Prosperous to 1447, then anarchy. Established Mogul dynasty in India 1526-.

Tippecanoe, Battle. 1811. US defeat Shawnee Indians. Ends Tecumseh power. Harrison.

Tipu Sahib. 1753-99. Indian Sultan of Mysore. Killed in Mysore War.

Tulsidas. c1543-1623. Indian religious poet. Ramcaritmanas 1574-6. Influenced Hindu culture.

Tupac Amaru. c1742-81. Peruvian Indian revolutionary vs Spanish rule 1780-1. Mutilated, drawn, quartered, beheaded.

Uncas. c1588-c1683. Founder, chief of Mohegan Indian tribe.

Vellore Mutiny. 1806. Indians resenting removal of caste markings kill 130 British soldiers.

Victoria. 1819-1901. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-. Empress of India 1876-. Colonial expansion. Strict moralist. Lost Hanover Crown by Salic Law.

Walking Purchase. 1737. Americans cheat Indians in buying Delaware land by running instead of walking to determine land size. French-Indian Wars 1754-63.

Wandiwash, Battle. 1760. British defeat French at Madras. French leave India.

Wellesley, Richard. 1760-1842. British Governor General to India 1798-1805. Expanded British power. Wellington’s brother.

Wounded Knee. 1890. 200 Sioux Indians massacred by US troops.

Wyoming Massacre. 1778. British Loyalists, Indians attack American settlement while men away in Washington’s army. 360 women, children killed.

Yakima Indian Wars. 1855-8. Indians resist move to reservations. Defeated by US troops.

Yemen. ~10CBC Minaean, Saba’, Qataban, Himyarite Kingdoms. 1C Jews settle. 4C Christians settle. 525 Abyssinia. 575 Persia. 7C Moslem. 9C ’Alid Zaydi dynasty. 1173 Ayyubid. c1229 Rasulid. 1517 Ottoman. 1962 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen). 1990 Merged with c100BC Himyarite. 1229 Rasulis. 1635 Zaydi. 1735 Divided South: 1802 British protection. 1839 British East India Company. 1937 Aden British Protectorate. 1963 Federation of South Arabia. 1967 People’s Republic of Yemen. 1735 North: 1872 Ottoman. 1920 Tribal. 1962 Yemen Arab Republic 1990 merged=Yemen.

Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.

Abolition Act. 1833. Ends slavery in British Empire.

Abstract Art. 20C. Color, line and form without subject. Begun by Cezanne.

Abstract Expressionism. 1940s New York style of Pollock, Rothko. Spontaneous expression, free of traditional values. Expressionism.

Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.

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