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- (from the article "Heights of Buildings") In 2003 the Taipei 101 (Taipei Financial Center) building in Taipei, Taiwan, exceeded the records for the first three categories, respectively, with the following heights: 1,667 feet (508 metres); 1,437 feet (438 metres); and 1,470 feet (448 metres). The record ...
- Taiping
- (from the article "Xuanzong") In 712 the ineffectual Ruizong abdicated in favour of his son (who took the temple name Xuanzong), but, at the urging of Ruizong's ambitious sister (the princess Taiping), he remained "Supreme Emperor," a sort of regent with control over appointments ...
- Taiping
- town, northwestern Peninsular (West) Malaysia. The town is situated on a coastal plain just west of the Bintang Range. It originated as a Chinese mining settlement in the Larut district, where large-scale tin mining developed in the 1840s. Its importance ...
- Taiping Rebellion
- (1850-64), radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century. It ravaged 17 provinces, took an estimated 20,000,000 lives, and irrevocably altered the Qing dynasty (1644-1911/12). [32 Related Articles]
- Taira Family
- Japanese samurai (warrior) clan of great power and influence in the 12th century. The genealogy and history of the family have been traced in detail from 825, when the name Taira was given to Prince Takamune, grandson of Kammu (the ... [6 Related Articles]
- Taira Kiyomori
- first of the Japanese soldier-dictators, whose victories in the Hogen and Heiji disturbances marked the ascendancy of the provincial warrior class to positions of supreme power. [6 Related Articles]
- Taira Masakado
- Japanese rebel leader descended from the emperor Kammu (reigned 781-806). [2 Related Articles]
- Taira Masamori
- warrior responsible for the rise to power of the Taira clan in Japan. [2 Related Articles]
- Taira Tadamori
- warrior whose military and diplomatic skills made the Taira clan the most powerful family in Japan and laid the groundwork for his son Kiyomori's assumption of virtual control over the country. [2 Related Articles]
- Taira Tadatsune
- (from the article "Taira Family") ...in the southern part of Kanto, styling himself shinno ("new emperor") in opposition to the Emperor in the capital at Kyoto, but was subdued in 940. In 1028, when Taira Tadatsune attempted to reestablish Taira domination over the Kanto, the ...
- Taira Takamochi
- (from the article "Taira Family") ...sent out into the provinces. The name of "Taira" was given to Prince Takamune, the son of Prince Kuzuhara and grandson of Kammu, the 50th emperor. His descendants were accordingly called Taira of Kammu. Takamochi, a nephew of Takamune, arrived ...
- Taira Takamune
- (from the article "Taira Family") ...of the drain on the finances, collateral Imperial branches were given surnames (the Imperial family had none) and sent out into the provinces. The name of "Taira" was given to Prince Takamune, the son of Prince Kuzuhara and grandson of ...
- tairo
- in Japanese history, office of senior minister or chief councillor, the highest administrative post in the shogunate during the Tokugawa period (1603-1867). The office of tairo stood above the other senior councillors (roju), and so resembled the position of prime ... [1 Related Articles]
- Tairona
- Indians of the northern Colombian Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known only from occasional references in Spanish colonial writings and from archaeological study. The Tairona used stone to build houses, tombs, bridges, and terraced platforms. Their crafts are represented by ... [2 Related Articles]
- Tairov, Aleksandr Yakovlevich
- original name Aleksandr Kornblit founder and producer-director (1914-49) of the Kamerny (Chamber) Theatre in Moscow, which, during the era of the Revolution, rivaled the Moscow Art Theatre in professional competence. [2 Related Articles]
- Taishan Niangniang
- (from the article "Tai, Mount") ...Daoism, changed to Taiyue Dadi ("Grand Emperor of Mount Tai"). In Ming times (1368-1644) the centre of the popular cult was transferred from the spirit himself to his daughter, Taishan Niangniang ("The Lady of Mount Tai")-also called Bixia Yunjun ("Goddess ...
- Taisho
- the 123rd ruling descendant of the Japanese imperial family, the emperor who reigned from 1912 to 1926 during a period in which Japan continued the modernization of its economy. [1 Related Articles]
- Taisho period
- (from the article "education") ...intensified leftist movement and the terrible Kanto earthquake of 1923 caused uncertainty and confusion among the Japanese. Nevertheless, the period was one that earned the name of the "Taisho democracy" era, which featured the dissemination of democratic and liberal ideas. ...
- taishogoto
- (from the article "autoharp") The Japanese autoharp is based on the nichigenkin, a type of two-stringed koto, and is named taishogoto after the Taisho period (1912-26), when it was invented. This instrument continues to appeal to amateurs in ...
- Tait, Archibald Campbell
- archbishop of Canterbury, remembered primarily for his efforts to moderate tension in the Church of England at the height of the Oxford Movement.
- Tait, Peter Guthrie
- Scottish physicist and mathematician who helped develop quaternions, an advanced algebra that gave rise to vector analysis and was instrumental in the development of modern mathematical physics. [1 Related Articles]
- Taittinger, Pierre
- (from the article "fascism") ...and 12 parliamentary deputies. Other fascist movements in France included the short-lived Faisceau (1925-28), led by Georges Valois; the Young Patriots (Jeunesses Patriotes), led by Pierre Taittinger; French Solidarity (Solidarite Francaise), founded and financed by Francois Coty and led by ...
- Taitu
- (from the article "Addis Ababa") ...of the Ethiopian state. Its immediate predecessor, Entoto, was situated on a high tableland and was found to be unsatisfactory because of extreme cold and an acute shortage of firewood. The empress Taitu, wife of Emperor Menilek II (reigned 1889-1913), ...
- Taiwan
- island, located about 100 miles (161 km) off the southeast coast of the China mainland. It is approximately 245 miles (394 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles across at its widest point. The largest city, Taipei, is the seat of ... [77 Related Articles]
- Taiwan earthquake of 1999
- earthquake that began at 1:47 AM local time on Sept. 21, 1999, below an epicentre 93 miles (150 km) south of Taipei, Taiwan. The death toll was 2,400 and some 10,000 people were injured. Thousands of houses collapsed, making more ...
- Taiwan Major League
- (from the article "baseball") ...1982. Taiwan, which has produced several Little League world champion teams, has two professional leagues, the Chinese Professional Baseball League, a four-team league that started in 1990, and the Taiwan Major League, a four-team league that began operations in 1997. ...
- Taiwan Relations Act
- (from the article "Taiwan") ...position that there is but one China and that Taiwan is part of China. It thus precluded itself from any future support for an independent Taiwan. Subsequently, however, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, authorizing continued social and ...
- Taiwan Strait
- arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 km) wide at its narrowest point, lying between the coast of China's Fukien province and the island of Taiwan (Formosa). The strait extends from southwest to northeast between the South and East ... [1 Related Articles]
- Taiwan, flag of
- national flag consisting of a red field (background) with a blue canton incorporating a white sun. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 2 to 3.
- Taiwan, history of
- (from the article "Taiwan") Taiwan was known to the Chinese as early as the 3rd century AD, but settlement by the Chinese was not significant until the first quarter of the 17th century after recurrent famines in Fukien Province encouraged emigration of Fukienese from ...
- Taiwan-Pacific Allies Summit
- (from the article "Palau") ...U.S. Pres. George W. Bush and Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin had instigated. Palau maintained its close association with Taipei and was invited by Taiwanese Pres. Chen Shui-bian to attend the second Taiwan-Pacific Allies Summit, held in the Marshall Islands in ...
- Taiwudi
- (from the article "Daoism") ...of the Southeast, and Kou was given concrete temporal power of a sort that the Xus had not envisaged. Political and economic factors favoured the acceptance of his message at court; Emperor Taiwudi (5th century) of the Northern Wei dynasty ...
- Taiyetos Mountains
- mountain range, southern Peloponnese, Greece. The maximum elevation is approximately 7,905 feet (2,371 m) in the range, which imposes a barrier between the regions of Laconia and Messina. Called the five-fingered mountain by the ancient epic poet Homer, the Taiyetos ... [2 Related Articles]
- Taiyo
- Japanese magazine published from 1895 to 1928 and especially known for its literary criticism, Japanese literature, and translations of Western authors.
- Taiyuan
- city and capital of Shanxi sheng (province), China. One of the greatest industrial cities in China, it lies on the Fen River in the northern portion of the river's fertile upper basin. Taiyuan commands the north-south route ... [1 Related Articles]
- Taiyue Dadi
- (from the article "Tai, Mount") ...people returned to Mount Tai for judgment. The name of the most important spirit, originally Taishan Fujun ("Lord of Mount Tai"), was, with the emergence of organized Daoism, changed to Taiyue Dadi ("Grand Emperor of Mount Tai"). In Ming times ...
- Taize community
- (from the article "Grandchamp and Taize communities") two associated Protestant religious communities founded in the mid-20th century in Switzerland and France.Protestant monasticismmonasticismChristianity...sisterhoods that combined service (teaching and nursing) with prayer, and male communities appeared not long after. ...
- Taizhou
- city, southwest-central Jiangsu sheng (province), eastern China. It is situated about 30 miles (50 km) east of the city of Yangzhou, to which it is connected by the Tongyang Canal; the canal also joins Taizhou to Nantong ...
- taizo-kai
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...images was the ryokai mandara ("mandala of the two worlds"), which consisted of two parts-the kongo-kai ("diamond world") and the taizo-kai ("womb world")-that organized the Buddhist divinities and their relationships in a prescribed gridlike configuration. The deities or spiritual entities ...
- Taizong
- temple name (miaohao) of the second emperor of the Song dynasty (960-1279) and brother of the first emperor, Taizu. He completed consolidation of the dynasty. When the Taizu emperor died in 976, the throne was passed to ... [2 Related Articles]
- Taizong
- temple name (miaohao) of the second emperor (reigned 626-649) of the Tang dynasty (618-907) of China. [10 Related Articles]
- Taizu
- temple name (miaohao) of the leader of the nomadic Juchen (Chinese: Nuzhen, or Ruzhen) tribes who occupied north and east Manchuria. He founded the Jin, or Juchen, dynasty (1115-1234) and conquered all of North China. The Juchen ... [1 Related Articles]
- Taizu
- temple name (miaohao) of the Chinese emperor (reigned 960-976), military leader, and statesman who founded the Song dynasty (960-1279). He began the reunification of China, a project largely completed by his younger brother and successor, the Taizong ... [3 Related Articles]
- taj
- brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn by men and women in Muslim countries. The taj (from the Persian and Arabic words for crown) developed out of the ancient tiaras (see tiara) worn in the Mesopotamian valley. A ...
- Taj Mahal
- mausoleum complex in Agra, northern India, on the southern bank of the Yamuna (Jumna) River. In its harmonious proportions and its fluid incorporation of decorative elements, the Taj Mahal is distinguished as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a blending ... [10 Related Articles]
- Taj, Imtiaz Ali
- (from the article "South Asian arts") Imtiaz Ali Taj (1900-70) was a bridge between Agha Hashr and contemporary Pakistani playwrights. His Anarkali (1922), the tragic love story of a harem girl, Anarkali, and Crown Prince Salim (son of Akbar the Great), unfolds the love-hate relationship of ...
- Taj-ul-Masjid
- (from the article "Bhopal") ...as matches, sealing wax, and sporting goods. Just south lie two large lakes, around which are several palaces and a fort from about AD 1728. Bhopal has several mosques, including the 19th-century Taj-ul-Masjid, the largest mosque in India. Constituted a ...
- Tajik
- the original Iranian population of Afghanistan and Turkistan. The Tajiks constitute almost four-fifths of the population of Tajikistan. In the early 21st century there were more than 5,200,000 Tajiks in Tajikistan and more than 1,000,000 in Uzbekistan. There were about ... [14 Related Articles]
- Tajikistan
- country lying in the heart of Central Asia. It is bordered by Kyrgyzstan on the north, China on the east, Afghanistan on the south, and Uzbekistan on the west and northwest. Tajikistan includes the Gorno-Badakhshan ("Mountain Badakhshan") autonomous region, with ... [30 Related Articles]
- Tajikistan, flag of
- horizontally striped red-white-green national flag with a central gold crown. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.
- Tajikistan, history of
- (from the article "Tajikistan") The Tajiks are the direct descendants of the Iranian peoples whose continuous presence in Central Asia and northern Afghanistan is attested from the middle of the 1st millennium BC. The ancestors of the Tajiks constituted the core of the ancient ...
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