Taliban. 1994. Militia created to unite Afghanistan under Sharia, strict Islamic law. Wahabi.

Taliesin. -601. Welsh poet. Book of Taliesin.

Talion. Law.Early Babylonia -18C. “Eye for an eye”.

Tallin. 1219 Danish fortress in Estonia. 1285 Hanseatic League. 1346 Teutonic Knights. 1561 Sweden. 1710 Russia. 1918 Estonia.

Tammany Society. 1789-. Powerful NY Democratic party association.

Tamworth Manifesto. 1834. Peel’s moderate reforms as British Conservative Party platform.

T’ang. 618-907. Chinese dynasty. Golden Age. Overthrown by provincial warlords.

Tannenberg, Battle. 1410. Victory of Poles and Lithuanians ends Teutonic Knights’ expansion. 1914. Germans rout 2 Russian armies, crippling them for rest of WWI.

Tannhäuser. c1200-70. German legendary knight, poet who lived in the court of Venus.

Tantalus. Son of Zeus, punished by receding fruit and water.

Taoism. 6C BC Chinese philosophy. Lao-tzu wrote Tao-te-Ching. Natural course is through passivity, elimination of desire.

Tarbell, Ida. 1857-1944. US Muckraker writer. Life of Abraham Lincoln 1900.

Targowica, Confederation. 1792. Conservative Poles begin war. Second partition 1793.

Tarkington, Booth. 1869-1946. US writer. Alice Adams 1921.

Tarpeian Rock. Rome. Tarpeia, who betrayed Rome to Sabines is buried beneath. Traitors thrown to death from it.

Tasman, Abel. c1603-59. Dutch navigator. Discovered Tasmania, New Zealand. 1642; Fiji, Tonga 1643.

Tatars. Ancient: Mongols who merged with Golden Horde, invaded Europe 13C. Tatarstan.

Tatarstan. 8C Bulgars settle. Tatars. 13C Golden Horde. 1552 Russia. 1991 Independent Republic within Russian Federation.

Tawney, Richard. 1880-1962. British critic of affluent society. Acquisitive Society.

Taxation. On Income 1193. On Cooking Oil: 1000BC Egypt. Foreigners: 400BC Greece. Imports 1CBC Rome. Property: 453BC Greece, 1642 England. Sales: 49BC Rome. 1973 UK VAT. Inheritance: 23BC Rome. Salt: 1286-1790 France. Hair Powder: 1795-1869 Hearths: 1663-89. Cards: 1615. Whiskey. Eisphora. Boadicea. Godiva. Danegeld. Domesday Book. Tithes.

Tay Son Rebellion. 1771-88. Vietnam. Tay Son brothers take power. 1788-93. Defeat invading Chinese. Social reforms.

Taylor, Maxwell. 1901-87. US WWII air commander.

Taylor, Zachary. 1784-1850. US Mexican War hero. President 1849-. “Old Rough and Ready”. Last slave owning- president.

Tchaikovsky, Peter. 1840-93. Russian composer of operas and ballets with emotional appeal. Swan Lake 1877. Sleeping Beauty 1890. Nutcracker 1892.

Teach, Edward. =Blackbeard.

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