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Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.
Abd al-Mumin. 1094-1163. Founded Almohad Empire in north Africa and Spain. Massacred Almoravids.
Abdul Rahman, Tunku. 1903-90. First Prime Minister of independent Malaya 1957-70. United Malay, Chinese, Indian factions.
Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.
Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.
Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.
Alberoni, Giulio. 1664-1752. Acting Prime Minister, directed Spanish revival 1716-19.
Albertus Magnus, St. c1200-80. Swabian Dominican philosopher influenced Aquinas: independent observation of nature. Alchemist.
Albigenses. (Cathars). Southern French ascetic Neo-Manichean heretic Christian sect. Eliminated by 13th Crusade, 1208-1229 and Inquisition.
Alcmaeonidae. 7-5C BC. Prominent Athenian family. Pericles.
Ali Pasha, Mehmed Emin. 1815-71. Reforming Ottoman Vizier.
Alp-Arslan. c1030-72. Seljuk Sultan. Defeated Byzantines. Turks dominate Asia Minor.
Amin, Idi. c1926-. Uganda dictator 1971-9. Exile to France.
Anaxagoras. c500-428BC. Ionian rational philosopher. Mind can move matter. Eclipses.
Andrássy, Gyula. 1823-90. Hungary’s first Prime Minister. Arranged Dual Alliance.
Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.
Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.
Antoine, Jacques. -1801. Architect of Paris Mint.
Aranjuez, Revolt. 1808. Forced abdication of Charles IV (Spain) and dismissed Prime Minister.
Argos. Greek city-state. Dominated Peloponnesus 7C BC.
Ariadne. Daughter of Minos. Gave Theseus the string to escape the Labyrinth.
Arminianism. 17C-. Christian movement. Free-will is compatible with God’s sovereignty.
Arminius. 18BC-19 AD. German chief who defeated Varus 9 AD.
Asia Minor. = Anatolia.
Asquith, Herbert. 1852-1928. Liberal Prime Minister of England, 1908-16: Pensions and unemployment insurance. Parliament Act.