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Kingdom of Janjero The Kingdom of Janjero (also known as Yamma) was tiny kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia. It lay in the angle formed by the Omo and the Jimma Gibe Rivers; to the west lay the Kingdom of Jimma and to the south the Kingdom of Garo.
Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. It had close connections with the monarchies of Western Europe, but was a relatively minor kingdom in comparison and often lacked financial and military support from Europe.
Kingdom of Jimma The Kingdom of Jimma was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo kingdom of Janjero, and was separated from the Kingdom of Kaffa to the south by the Gojeb River.
Kingdom of Judah Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַמְלֶכֶת יְהוּדָה, Standard Hebrew Yəhuda Maləkôt, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh Maləkôṯ) (c.930 BCE–586 BCE) was one of the successor states to the "United Monarchy" often known as the Kingdom of Israel.
Kingdom of Kashi Kingdom of Kashi is the name given to Kingdom of Maharaja of Kashi (Varanasi), also called as Kashi Naresh. After the independence of India, democracy was accepted as the way of governance and all executive powers were stripped off all kingdoms, and Kingdom of Kashi was no exception.
Kingdom of Kerma The Kingdom of Kerma was a state in Nubia from around 2500 BCE to about 1520 BCE. It was based in the city of Kerma in Upper Nubia and emerged as a major centre during the Middle Kingdom period in Egypt but with a distinct civilization (for example very fine and original ceramics have been found).
Kingdom of Khotan The Kingdom of Khotan is an ancient Buddhist kingdom that was located on the branch of the Silk road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim basin. (The area lies in present day Xinjiang, China).
Kingdom of Kongo The Kingdom of Kongo (1400-1888) (Kongo: Kongo dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo) was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At its greatest extent, it reached from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Kwango River in the east, and from the Congo River in the north to the Kwanza River in the south.
Kingdom of Laos Kingdom of Laos was the authority in Laos from 1947 until the communist seizure of power in December 1975 and the proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.Library of Congress - Laos - GlossaryThe Franco-Lao Treaty of 1953 created a sovereign, independent Laos, but failed to settle the issue of who would rule the country.
Kingdom of Lindsey Lindsey or Linnuis is the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom that lay between the Humber and the Wash, forming its inland boundaries from the course of the Witham and Trent rivers (with the inclusion of an area inside of a marshy region south of the Humber known as the Isle of Axholme), and the Foss Dyke between them. It is believed that Lincoln was the capital of this kingdom, though place-name evidence indicates that the Anglish settlement developed from the Humber coast.
Kingdom of Livonia The Kingdom of Livonia (Low German: Königriek Lyffland, , Ugaunian: Liwi Kuningrikk, Curonian: Liwonijas ķēniņwalsts, Ruthenian: Karalewstwa Inflanty, Polish: Królestwo Inflanty, Russian: Королевство Лифляндия, Swedish: Konungariket Livland) was the smallest and southeasternmost of the Nordic countries 1570 - 1578. Located north of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, west of Muscovy, and east of Sweden, it was located at in northern Europe.
Kingdom of Loango The Kingdom of Loango was a pre-colonial African state from approximately the 15th century to the 19th century in what is now the Republic of Congo. At its height in the seventeenth century the country stretched from Mayombe in the north to almost the mouth of the Congo River.
Kingdom of Loathing Kingdom of Loathing (KoL) is a humorous multiplayer browser game designed and operated by Asymmetric Publications (including creator Zack "Jick" Johnson and writer Josh "Mr. Skullhead" Nite).
Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (; ) (1815 - 1866) was established after the defeat of Napoleon, according to the decisions of the Congress of Vienna (9 June 1815). The Kingdom was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy, in 1866.
Kingdom of Matamba The Kingdom of Matamba was a pre-colonial African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern day Angola. It was a powerful kingdom that long resisted Portuguese attempts to take it over, and only was integrated into Angola in the late nineteenth century.
Kingdom of Mide The Kingdom of Mide (Old Irish pronunciation ; English pronunciation ) existed as a kingdom since at least the early historic era. Its name means "middle", denoting the fact that it was situated in the very centre of Ireland,
Kingdom of Monomatapa Kingdom of Monomatapa was a kingdom that ruled much of what is now Mozambique during the 15th century. The city was a large transport center for the gold, which then went to Sofala, which eventually made its way to Arab (Moorish) traders which was one of the principal items in the Indian Ocean trade.
Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about AD 1400 by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India.
Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of southern Italy after of the secession of the island of Sicily from the old Kingdom of Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. King Charles I of Sicily (Charles of Anjou) was forced to leave the island of Sicily by Peter III of Aragon's troops.
Kingdom of Navarre Though the details are largely legendary, the Kingdom of Pamplona, later renamed as Navarre, evolved from the county of Pamplona, its traditional capital, when the Basque leader Enneco Aresta (Basque: Eneko Haritza, Spanish: Iñigo Arista or Aiza) was chosen King in Pamplona (traditionally in 824) and led a local revolt against the Franks. For centuries it was the independent Basque kingdom, until it was annexed to the Castilian crown in 1513.
Kingdom of Nekor The Kingdom of Nekor () was an emirate in the Rif area of modern day Morocco, with its capital initially at Temsaman but later at Nekor. It was founded by an immigrant of southern Arabian origins, Salih I ibn Mansur al-Himyarī in 710 AD, by Caliphal grant.
Kingdom of Osraige The Kingdom of Osraige (also spelt Ossory, Osraighe or Osraighibh), was an ancient kingdom of Ireland. It was largely a buffer state between Leinster and Munster, yet one that retained its independence, at least nominally, well into the historic era.
Kingdom of Poland (1025–1138) The Kingdom of Poland was the Polish state in the years between the coronation of Bolesław I the Brave in 1025 and the death of Bolesław III the Wrymouth in 1138. The legal basis for the existence of this Christian kingdom was established in 1000 during the Congress of Gniezno, when Poland was recognized as the state by Holy Roman Empire and the Pope.
Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385) The Kingdom of Poland of the later Piasts was the Polish state in the years between the coronation of Władysław I the Elbow-high in 1320 and the death of Casimir III in 1370. After two centuries of fragmentation, the period of feudal dissolution ended when Władysław the Elbow-high united the various principalities of the Kingdom of Poland.
Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state in the years between the death of Casimir III in 1370 and the Union of Lublin in 1569. Between 1370 and 1385, the Kingdom was ruled by the following Angevin kings:
Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918) The Kingdom of Poland, also informally called Regency Kingdom of Poland (), was the state proposed by the Act of November 5 issued by Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary. It was to be created within the former Russian territory of Congress Poland (however with no defined borders) in 1916 and would exist as a satellite state of Germany.
Kingdom of Powys The Kingdom of Powys was a Welsh successor state that emerged during the Dark Ages, after the Roman withdrawal from Britain. Based on the Romano-British tribal lands of the Cornovii, its boundaries originally extended from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to include the modern West Midlands region in the east.
Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia () was a kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire. It took its name from the territory of Prussia, although its power base was Brandenburg.
Kingdom of Romania From 1859 to 1877, Romania evolved from a personal union of two vassal principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) under a single prince to a full-fledged independent kingdom with a Hohenzollern monarchy. In 1918, at the end of World War I, Transylvania, Eastern Moldavia (Bessarabia), and Bukovina united with the Kingdom of Romania, resulting in a "Greater Romania".
Kingdom of Saguenay The name "Kingdom of Saguenay" (French: Royaume du Saguenay) has its origin in an Algonquin legend learned by the French during French colonisation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. According to the Algonquin Indians, there was a kingdom to the north, of blond men rich with gold and furs, in a place they called Saguenay.
Kingdom of Saxony The Kingdom of Saxony (), lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire, before finally being absorbed into the Weimar Republic of Germany in 1918 after the end of World War I.
Kingdom of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland () was a state located in Western Europe, in the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It existed from 843 until the Acts of Union 1707 which united it with the Kingdom of England (927–1707) to form the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800).
Kingdom of Sedang The Kingdom of Sedang (French: Royaume des Sedangs; sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of the Sedang) was an ephemeral political entity established in the latter part of the 19th century by a French adventurer Charles-Marie David de Mayréna in part of what is present-day Vietnam.
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes election, 1923 The 1923 election in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes for the National Assembly took place on March 18, 1923. The seats were divided up by the political borders which existed before the Kingdom's formation and distributed using the population statistics of 1910.
Kingdom of Strathclyde Strathclyde (Gaelic: Srath Chluaidh) (lit. "Valley of the Clyde"), also known as Alt Clut, the Brythonic name for Dumbarton Rock, was one of the kingdoms of the Brythons in southern Scotland during the post-Roman, Early and High Medieval periods.
Kingdom of Sunda and Galuh The Kingdom of Sunda and kingdom of Galuh are twin kingdoms in West Java that emerged from the division of Tarumanagara kingdom. According to Tome Pires (1513) in his travel log, he mentioned that Dayo (Dayeuh) or capital city of Sunda is lies two days travel to south from Kalapa harbour or Sunda Kelapa (now Jakarta) right on the mouth of Ciliwung river.
Kingdom of the Iclingas The Kingdom of the Iclingas was the precursor of the Kingdom of Mercia in the history of Anglo-Saxon England, established around the year 520. Its name is derived from Icel, father of Cynewald, grandfather of Cnebba, and great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia.
Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) is a federacy established in 1954, currently consisting of three constituent parts: the Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland), Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), and Aruba. It is a monarchy with the Queen of the Netherlands as head of state.
Kingdom of the Outlands The Kingdom of the Outlands (herein referred to only as the Outlands) is the 12th Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism encompassing New Mexico, eastern Colorado, eastern Wyoming, the panhandle of Nebraska, and El Paso and Hudspeth counties of Texas.
Kingdom of Tungning The Kingdom of Tungning (Chinese:東寧王國; pinyin: Dōngníng Wángguó ) was the first Han Chinese government to exist on Taiwan, between 1661 and 1683. It was a pro-Ming Dynasty kingdom, and was founded as Tungtu / Dongdu by Koxinga, after the destruction of the Ming Dynasty by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Kingdom of UĂ­ Failghe UĂ­ Failghe seems to have existed as a kingdom since at least the early historic era, and successfully fought off encroachments by the UĂ­ NĂ©ill, the EĂłganachta, and most especially the Normans. From the mid eleventh century its dynasty adopted the surname Ua Conchobhair Failghe, or O Connor Faly (they were unrelated to the other notable Ua Conchobhair dynasties of Connacht and Kerry).
Kingdom of Westphalia The Kingdom of Westphalia was a historical state that existed from 1807-1813 in parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of France, ruled by Napoleon's brother JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a kingdom in the Balkans which existed from the end of World War I until World War II. It occupied an area made up of the present-day states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and most of present-day Slovenia and Croatia.
Kingdom of Zhao King of Zhao was a title used by several rebellion leaders during the collapse of the Qin Dynasty in ancient China. By using the old Warring State name Zhao, they claimed to be the rightful rulers of the old Zhao territory (now Shanxi province and South Hebei).
Kingdom O' Magic Kingdom O' Magic is a video game released by SCi in 1996. It is a comic point and click adventure game, or as stated in the manual first published in 1876 under the title "101 fun things To Do with Trolls".
Kingdom theology Kingdom theology is a system of Christian thought based on the various teachings on the kingdom of God found throughout the New Testament, which speak of the coming of the kingdom of God as a future event in some places, but in other places as an ongoing or even a completed event. It is often associated with the Vineyard movement.
Kingdom under fire: circle of doom Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom is an Action RPG game based on the universe of Kingdom Under Fire series. Where as the previous Kingdom Under Fire series were Action RTS titles that recreated realistic fantasy battlefields of massive scale, Circle of Doom focuses on the development of one character with easy-to-learn game system and control mechanics.
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom is the fourth video game in the Kingdom Under Fire series. It continues the KUF saga on the Xbox 360, this time departing from the action RTS formula and focusing more on RPG elements.
Kingdoms (board game) Kingdoms is a German-style board game for 2-4 players designed by Reiner Knizia and released in 2002 by Fantasy Flight. The game is based on Knizia's original German game Auf Heller und Pfennig, but has been given a Medieval Fantasy theme.
Kingdoms in Conflict Kingdoms in Conflict is a work of Christian literature by former US President Richard Nixon's chief counsel, Charles Colson, published in 1988 by Hodder & Stoughton. Its primary focus is to point out the advantages and failings of Christian involvements in war and politics.
Kingdoms of ancient Ireland The earliest known kingdoms or tribes in Ireland are referred to in Ptolemy's Geography, written in the 2nd century. He names the Vennicni, Rhobogdi, Erdini, Magnatae, Autini, Gangani, Vellabori, Darini, Volunti, Eblani, Cauci, Menapii, Coriondi and Brigantes tribes and kingdoms.
Kingdoms of Han Dynasty Wangs of Han Dynasty can be divided as two categories: Yixing Wang (Kings) and Tongxing Wang (Princes). Yixing Wang literally means "Wangs with a different family name than the emperors" while Tongxing Wang means "Wangs with the same family name as the emperors".
Kingdoms of Kalamar The Kingdoms of Kalamar is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting created by Kenzer and Company and released in 1994. Shortly after Wizards of the Coast announced the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, they announced jointly with Kenzer & Company that Kenzer had acquired a license to produce official Dungeons & Dragons material.
Kingery Expressway The Robert Kingery Expressway, formerly called the Tri-State Highway, is a three-mile-long (5 km), six-lane expressway in northeastern Illinois. It carries Interstates 80 and 94 from the Illinois/Indiana border at the Borman Expressway west to Illinois Route 394, Interstate 294 (the Tri-State Tollway), and the southern end of the Bishop Ford Freeway (where Interstate 94 turns north to downtown Chicago).
Kingfish (album) Kingfish is a self titled 1976 studio album by the band Kingfish, which at that time featured Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Dave Torbert and Matt Kelly. Weir left the band soon after this album and some live performances.
Kinghorn Kinghorn (Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth opposite Edinburgh.
Kingigtorssuaq Runestone The Kingigtorssuaq Runestone (GR 1 M) was found in 1824 in a cairn on the top of the mountain on Kingigtortagdlit Island (near ) north of Upernavik in Western Greenland. The stone is now located at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Kingler are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Kingler in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Kinglet The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice. They have representatives in North America and Eurasia.
Kinglet primary Kinglet was a boosted fission primary used in two designs of American thermonuclear weapons, the W-55 and the W-58; and was also adapted by the British as a super-hardened primary known as Harriet used in the Chevaline improvements to the British Polaris A-3TK missile.
Kingmaker "Kingmaker" is a term originally (1599) applied to the activities of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick during the Wars of the Roses in England. The term has come to be applied more generally to a person or group that has great influence in a royal succession, without being a viable candidate.
Kingmaker scenario A kingmaker scenario, in a game of three or more players, is an endgame situation where a player unable to win (see: lame duck) has the capacity to determine which player among others is the winner. Said player is referred to as the kingmaker or spoiler.
Kingman Army Airfield Kingman Army Airfield was a World War II United States Army Air Force training field located near Kingman, Arizona in Mohave County. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 40 (heading west from Flagstaff and east from California) and U.
Kingman Hall Kingman Hall is a student-run co-operative house for 50 residents, known as Kingmanites, in Berkeley, California, owned by the University Students' Cooperative Association. It is named after Harry Kingman, the former YMCA director who inspired 14 students to start the USCA in 1933.
Kingman Reef Kingman Reef is a one square-kilometer tropical coral reef located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at . It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and represents unincorporated territory of the United States, administered from Washington, DC by the U.
Kingpin (comics) The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters, most often The Punisher, Spider-Man, and Daredevil. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr.
Kingpin: Life of Crime Kingpin: Life of Crime is a violent first-person shooter computer game developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now Gray Matter Interactive) and published by Interplay in June 1999. In the game, the player takes the place of a gangsta who's beaten up by some of the Kingpin's men.
Kingpriest of Istar The Kingpriest of Istar is the title given to the spiritual and political leader of the Empire of Istar in the fictional world of Dragonlance. He is the representation of Paladine, highest God of Light, in Krynn.
Kings & Queens Kings & Queens is an album of early recordings by The Gits, recorded in 1988 and released in 1996 on Broken Rekids. The album was originally self-released by the band in 1988 under the name Private Lubs but did not receive an "official" release until 1996 when released under the Kings & Queens moniker.
Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song) Kings and Queens is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamlton, Joey Kramer, and Jack Douglas, which is basically every member of the band (except Joe Perry), as well as their producer, who helped the band write many of the songs on Draw the Line.
Kings Bay Affair The Kings Bay Affair was a political issue in Norway that reached its apex in 1963 and brought down the government of Einar Gerhardsen and formed the basis for non-socialist coalition politics in Norway that persisted to the end of the 20th century.
Kings College, Madrid Kings College is a British day and boarding school located in the outskirts of Madrid, Spain founded in 1969 in the District of Chamartín, and now with the main premises located at Soto de Viñuelas, 23 km north of Madrid.
Kings Contrivance, Columbia, Maryland Kings Contrivance is one of the villages in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, and is home to about 11,000 residents. It contains a Village Center (open-air shopping center) and many apartment complexes and housing developments.
Kings County Elevated Railway The Kings County Elevated Railway Company (KCERy) was a builder and operator of elevated railway lines in Kings County, New York, now coextensive with the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Its original services were operated with steam locomotives.
Kings Cross Partnership The Kings Cross Partnership is a not-for-profit private-public partnership formed in 2002 to revitalise Kings Cross Sydney and the eastern City Edge to offer a vibrant, safe and rewarding life style that celebrates creativity and diversity.
Kings Domain, Melbourne Kings Domain is part of the Domain Parklands in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south side of the Yarra River, that incorporates the Alexandra Gardens, Queen Victoria Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kings Domain surrounds Government House Reserve, the home of the Governors of Victoria, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and the Shrine Reserve incorporating the Shrine of Remembrance.
Kings Dominion Kings Dominion is a 400 acre amusement park located in Doswell in Hanover County 23 miles (37 km) north of Richmond, Virginia and 83 miles (134 km) south of Washington, DC on Interstate 95. The park is owned by Cedar Fair, L.
Kings Have Long Arms Kings Have Long Arms (KHLA) are a Sheffield-based "rocktronica" act masterminded by Salford-born Adrian Flanagan (aka "Longy"). Kings Have Long Arms have collaborated with the likes of Phil Oakey from the Human League, Marion from The Lovers and Mira from Ladytron.
Kings Highway (BMT Brighton Line) Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the train at all times and by the on weekdays, it is located at Kings Highway between East 15th and East 16th Streets in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Kings Highway (BMT Sea Beach Line) Kings Highway is a station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Kings Highway and West 7th Street in Brooklyn and is served by trains at all times and a few trains (the first three trains to Manhattan in the morning, the last three trains from Manhattan in the evening).
Kings Highway Conservation District, Dallas, Texas King's Highway is the oldest conservation district in Dallas, and the second oldest in Texas, and is located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). The district is bounded by Stewart Drive on the north, Davis Street on the south, Tyler Street on the east and Mary Cliff Road on the west.
Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish and one of several new villages built in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent since the 1950s (cp Vigo and New Ash Green). Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by the Ministry of Defence as the airfield RAF West Malling.
Kings Chamber Orchestra The Kings Chamber Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra based in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1985 by Gerard Le Feuvre, it performs many times throughout the year in London, the Home Counties, and Jersey.
Kings Mills, Ohio Kings Mills is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, on the western shore of the Little Miami River. It is about three miles east of Mason, two miles southwest of South Lebanon, two and one-half miles north of Fosters, and two miles west of Hopkinsville.
Kings Mountain National Military Park Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina, close to the North Carolina border. The park commemorates a pivotal and significant victory by American Patriots over American Loyalists during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War.
Kings of Assyria This page lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. Synchronisms with absolute dates known from Babylonian chronology and the limmu lists, which give the names of eponymous officials for each year, provide good absolute dates for the years between 911 BC AND 649 BC.
Kings of Connacht The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cĂłiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.
Kings of Convenience Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricately subtle guitar melodies.
Kings of Dublin The Vikings invaded the territory around Dublin (Dubh Linn; "Black Pool") in the ninth century, establishing the Norse Kingdom of Dublin. This corresponded to most of present-day County Dublin. Norse Rulers of Dublin were often co-kings, and occasionally also Kings of Jorvik in what is now England. The region was known to the Vikings as Dyflin, pronounced "dyoov-lin" (in either Old Norse or Modern Norwegian). The English later took Old Irish "Dubh Linn" and collapsed it to the modern "Dublin".
Kings of East Breifne The following is a list of the kings of East Breifne, an Irish kingdom situated in modern County Leitrim and County Cavan. The dynasty was part the O Raghallaigh family of Muintir Maoilmhordha and lasted until 1607.
Kings of Hy-Many Hy-Many was the name of a kingdom situated in south Connacht, consisting of all of County Galway east of Athenry, all of southern and central County Roscommon. In prehistory it was believed to have spanned the Shannon, and in the 8th Century even briefly extended its dominion west to Galway Bay.
Kings of Moylurg The Kings of Moylurg were a branch of the SĂ­l Muireadaigh, and a kindred family to the Ua Conchobair Kings of Connacht. Their ancestor, Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, was a brother to Conchobar mac Tadg, King of Connacht 967-973, ancestor of the O Connor family of Connacht.
Kings of Munster The name is derived from the Gaelic Goddess, Muman. The province was once divided into six regions: Tuadh Mhuman (north Munster), Des Mhuman (south Munster), Aur/Ur Mumhan (east Munster), Iar mumhan (west Munster), Ernaibh Muman (the Ernai tribe's portion of Munster), and Deisi Muman (the Deisi tribe's portion of Munster).
Kings of Osraige The Kings of Osraige reigned over what was largely a buffer state between Leinster and Munster. Its southern border were the Suir and Barrow rivers, though it originally extended to the sea and its rulers had some influence over the Norse kings of Waterford.
Kings of Professional Wrestling Kings of Professional Wrestling, Kings of Pro-Wrestling, or most commonly, Kings of Wrestling, is the professional wrestling tag team of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. They are former CZW World Tag Team Champions, CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas, and ROH World Tag Team Champions, and at one point, held all three titles simultaneously.
Kings of SĂ­ol Anmchadha Siol Anmchada was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Hy-Many, and ruled by an off-shoot of the Ui Maine called the Sil Anmchada ("the seed of Anmchadh"), from whom the territory took its name. Some of them were also Kings of Hy-Many.
Kings of Shambhala According to Buddhist legend, the first notable king of Shambhala, King Suchandra (or Chandrabhadra, Tib. Dawa Sangpo), was the one who requested teaching from the Buddha that would allow him to practice the dharma without renouncing his worldy enjoyments and responsibilities.
Kings of Spain family tree This is a collection of the family trees of the kingdom of Spain. The former kingdoms of Aragon, Castile and Navarre (see Kings of Navarre family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in the 15th century to become the country of Spain.
Kings of the Road Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) is a 1976 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie Trilogy" which included Alice in the Cities (1974) and The Wrong Move (1975).
Kings of Tara The title King of Tara represented a very old ideal of sacred kingship in Ireland, imbued with mythical aura stretching back deep into the long-forgotten past, even from the perspective of its earliest historical holders. For these reasons holding the title King of Tara invested the incumbent to a powerful status, at least in the northern half of Ireland, perhaps as an almost totally forgotten tradition of a sacred king of kings, barely remembered yet retained by unknowing tradition.

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