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  2. Emishi - Wikipedia

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    Emishi. The Emishi ( 蝦夷) (also called Ebisu and Ezo ), written with Kanji that literally mean " shrimp barbarians ," constituted an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in parts of Honshū, especially in the Tōhoku region, referred to as michi no oku (道の奥, roughly "deepest part of the road") in contemporary sources.

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    the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Bill Newton (8 June 1919 – 29 March 1943) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943. Raised in Melbourne, he joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1938 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in ...

  4. Billie Eilish - Wikipedia

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    Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( / ˈaɪlɪʃ / EYE-lish; [1] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows.

  5. Ranking of Kings - Wikipedia

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    April 14, 2023 – June 16, 2023. Episodes. 10 (19 segments) Anime and manga portal. Ranking of Kings (王様ランキング, Ōsama Rankingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōsuke Tōka. It has been serialized online via Echoes' user-submitted Manga Hack website since May 2017 and has been collected in 18 tankōbon ...

  6. Xi Shi - Wikipedia

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    Xi Shi ( Hsi Shih; Chinese: 西施; pinyin: Xī Shī; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Shih1, lit. '(Lady) Shi of the West' ), also known by the nickname Xizi ,was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (today part of Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) during the end of the ...

  7. Uyghurs - Wikipedia

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    The Uyghurs, [note 2] alternatively spelled Uighurs, [26] [27] [28] Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghurs are recognized as the titular nationality of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.

  8. Xi Jinping - Wikipedia

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    — Xi Jinping during a speech in 2012 Xi vowed to crack down on corruption immediately after he ascended to power. In his inaugural speech as general secretary, Xi mentioned that fighting corruption was one of the toughest challenges for the party. A few months into his term, Xi outlined the Eight-point Regulation, listing rules intended to curb corruption and waste during official party ...

  9. Ho Chi Minh - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Hồ Chí Minh [a] [b] ( né Nguyễn Sinh Cung; [c] [d] [e] [3] [4] 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), [f] colloquially known as Uncle Ho ( Bác Hồ) or just Uncle ( Bác ), [g] [7] and by other aliases [h] and sobriquets, [i] was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary, nationalist, and politician. He served as prime minister of the ...