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  • 51Carbine — Car bine, n. [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. ? a throwing down,… …

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  • 52Mameluke — Mam e*luke, n. [F. mamelouk, cf. Sp. mameluco, It. mammalucco; all fr. Ar. maml[=u]k a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one s power, p. p. of malaka to possesses.] One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted …

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  • 53Faramir — Tolkienchar image character = image caption = character name = Faramir character alias = character title = See Names and titles character race = Men character culture = Dúnedain, House of Húrin character birth = ME date|TA|2983 Harvnb|Return of… …

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  • 54Charles Lee (general) — For other people of the same name, see Charles Lee (disambiguation). Charles Lee …

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  • 55Eric II of Denmark — Erik II Emune (c. 1090 ndash; July 18, 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. His nickname means the Memorable . Erik was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark. Erik was the Count of Lolland and rebelled against King Niels who was… …

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  • 56Bahlul Khan Lodhi — (d.1489) was the first Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. He was born into an Afghan family of traders, and became a renowned warrior and governor of …

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  • 57Maharbal — (fl. 2nd century BC) was Hannibal s cavalry commander during the Second Punic War. He was often critical to the success of the side of Carthage over Rome. Throughout his Italian campaign Hannibal maintained an advantage in mounted soldiers and… …

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  • 58Simone Boccanegra — (died 1363) was the first doge of Genoa. His story was popularized by Giuseppe Verdi s opera Simon Boccanegra . Boccanegra was elected as doge for life on September 24, 1339, as the candidate of the popular Ghibelline faction. Boccanegra was… …

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  • 59Chhibber — (alternatively Chibber or Chhiber) is a Brahmin clan from the Punjab. They are one of the seven clans of the Mohyals who are Saraswat Brahmins of the Punjab. The other six clans are Bali, Bhimwal, Datt/Dutt, Lau, Mohan and Vaid. Punjabi Brahmins… …

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  • 60Poland in Antiquity — Peoples belonging to numerous archeological cultures identified with Celtic, Germanic and Baltic tribes lived in various parts of Poland from about 400 BC. Other groups were no doubt also present, as ethnic composition of archeological cultures… …

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