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Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as "Supreme Head", "Supreme Ruler" or "Paramount Ruler", is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. The position is often categorized as "King" in English, since from a Western political science perspective, Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a monarch as head of state.
Yang Dezhi Yang Dezhi was the commander in China during the Sino–Vietnamese War or Third Indochina War, a brief but bloody border war fought in 1979 between the China and the Vietnam. China launched the offensive largely in response to Vietnam's invasion and subsequent occupation of Cambodia, a war which ended the genocidal reign of PRC-backed Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge.
Yang Fu Yang Fu a notable tactician of Liang, that at one time revolted against Ma Chao, which ultimately drove him off along with the help of Xiahou Yuan. Following the event of Cao Zhen's army finding much trouble at Chang Yu, by meeting a large army under Shu, Yang Fu was the one who advised that advised retreat.
Yang Guifei Yáng Guìfēi (), Yáng: (a common surname), Guìfēi: 'highest-ranking imperial concubine' (literally means 'precious princess consort'), (June 1, 719 — July 15, 756), born Yáng Yùhuán (楊玉環), was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was the beloved consort of the Xuanzong emperor.
Yang Hong Yang Hong an adviser of the Three Kingdoms Period, and one of the men under Yuan Shu. He admonished Yuan Shu by telling him of the old tale of King Wen of Zhou, who rendered service to the Emperor, even though he possessed only 2/3 of the land.
Yang Hu Yang Hu (羊祜) (221-278), courtesy name Shuzi (叔子), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) general whose great advocacy for plans to conquer the Eastern Wu finally persuaded Emperor Wu to carry them out, but he would not live to see the plans implemented. He was known for his humility and foresight.
Yang Huai Yang Huai (楊懷) an officer of the Three Kingdoms Period that served under Liu Zhang, guarding Bai Shui Gate. He later plotted together with Gao Pei to assassinate Liu Bei, but the plot ended up being exposed and he was captured and then executed by Liu Bei.
Yang Huimin Yang Huimin () was a Girl Guide during the 1937 battle of Shanghai who supplied a Republic of China flag and brought supplies to besieged defenders of the Sihang Warehouse. Her actions proved inspiring to the defenders, who flew the flag the next daybreak in front of thousands of watching eyes across the bank of the Suzhou Creek.
Yang Chien-hou Yang Chien-hou (Jianhou) (1839-1917), was the younger son of the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in late Qing dynasty China. Yang Chien-hou's older brother, Yang Pan-hou, was the senior of Chien-hou's generation, and also an important instructor of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
Yang Ching-shun Yang Ching-shun (born 3 April 1978) is a Taiwanese pocket billiards player. During the 2006 Men's World 9-Ball Championship he survived the group stages and the round of 64, but was eliminated in the round of 32 by Ralf Souquet.
Yang Chuantang Yang Chuantang () is the vice-director of the National Commission of Ethnic Affairs of the People's Republic of China. He was governor of Qinghai Province from January to December 2004, and party secretary of the committee for Tibet Autonomous Region from December 2004 to May 2006.
Yang Jiang Yang Jiang (Chinese: 楊絳), born 1911 as Yang Jikang (杨季康), is a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. She has written several successful comedies, and is the first person to produce a complete Chinese version of Don Quixote from the Spanish original.
Yang Jingyu Yang Jingyu, 杨靖宇, (1905-1940), Chinese Communist commander-in-chief and political commissar of the First Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, in the guerrilla war in Manchuria against the Japanese campaign to pacify Manchukuo during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Yang Lian Yang Lian (杨炼) is a Chinese poet associated with the Misty Poets (朦胧诗) and also with the Searching for Roots school. He was born in Switzerland in 1955 and raised in Beijing, where he attended primary school.
Yang Liwei Yáng Lìwěi () (born June 21, 1965) is a astronaut of the People's Republic of China. He was the first man sent into space by the space program of China, and his mission, Shenzhou 5, made the PRC the third country to independently send people into space.
Yang Lu-ch'an Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪, also known as Yang Fu-k'ui (楊福魁) (1799-1872), born in Kuang-p'ing (Guangping), was an influential teacher of the soft style martial art known as T'ai Chi Ch'uan in China during the second half of the 19th century, known as the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan. According to several accounts, Yang first started studying T'ai Chi in the Ch'en family village from Ch'en Chang-hsing in 1820.
Yang Qiu Yang Qiu (楊秋) was a warlord joining Ma Chao's rebellion against Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Upon the coalition's defeat in the Battle of Tong Pass, he fled to Anding (安定) but soon surrendered to Cao Cao and was awarded a post as a marquis.
Yang Ruifu Yang Ruifu (), courtesy name Jieqing, was a Chinese military officer. Born in 1902 in Jinghai County, Tianjin, he joined the National Revolutionary Army in 1921, assigned the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division.
Yang style Tai Chi Chuan Yang style (楊氏) T'ai Chi Ch'uan in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the second in terms of seniority among the primary five family styles of T'ai Chi.
Yang Shuo Yang Shuo (; April 28 1913, Penglai, Shandong Province - August 3, 1968) was a Chinese lyricist and essayist who produced over a hundred works. He committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution by overdose on sedatives.
Yang Ti-liang Sir Ti Liang Yang GBM JP(楊鐵樑) (born 1929 in Shanghai, China) is a retired judge in Hong Kong and a former Chief Justice of Hong Kong (1988-1996). He was the first ethnic Chinese to hold the office under British colonial rule.
Yang Tung-yi Yang Tung-yi (陽東益) born December 20, 1978, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as shortstop for the Lions.
Yang Wei (gymnast) Yang Wei (Simplified Chinese: 杨威, pinyin: Yáng Wēi) (born February 8 1980 in Xiantao, Hubei province) is a male gymnast from China. He earned a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics behind Alexei Nemov as well as a gold medal with his team.
Yang Wenjun Yang Wenjun, born 25 December 1983 in Sichuan province, is a Chinese flatwater canoer. He won the Canadian canoe C-2 500m gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with partner Meng Guanliang - China's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.
Yang Xianyi Yang Xianyi (Chinese:楊憲益), (Wade Giles: Yang Hsien-yi), born 1915, is a Chinese translator, known for rendering many ancient and a few modern Chinese classics into English, including Dream of the Red Chamber.
Yang Xingmi Yang Xingmi (楊行密) (d. 905) was a military commander and the founder of the Wu State in Southern China in the final years of the Tang Dynasty, leading to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of Chinese history.
Yang Yang (song) "Yang Yang" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1972 on the album "Approximately Infinite Universe", and on the B-side to the "Death of Samantha" single. It is an angry feminist rock song about a male warlord who abuses his female subjects.
Yang Zengxin Yang Zengxin (Chinese: 楊增新/杨增新, 1859-1928), born in Mengzi County in Yunnan in 1859, was the local paramount leader of Xinjiang after the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 until his death in 1928, whose reign make the region relatively peaceful compared to other parts of Mainland China which were war-torn at all.
Yang Zhi Yang Zhi (楊志), nicknamed the 'Blue-Faced Beast' (青面兽), had incredible ability as a warrior was a major character of the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. He was one of the most skilled warriors of Liangshan.
Yang Zhichao Yang Zhichao, Born in 1963 in Gansu province China, is a Chinese painter and extreme performance artist living and working in Beijing. After graduating from the Art Department, Northwest Normal University in 1986, he became a painter but moved into performance as a way of critiqueing the society in which he lives.
Yang Zhu Yang Zhu (; 370-319 BCE), was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period. An early Hedonist, Epicurean, or Sophist alternative to Confucian thought, Yang Zhu's surviving ideas appear primarily in chapter seven of the Liezi (列子).
Yang Zuo Yang Zuo (楊祚) was an officer of the Three Kingdoms Period who led a front of over 80,000 troops along with Bei Yan. Yang Zuo then engaged Sima Yi during a protracted battle, but ended up being lured out by Sima Yi and defeated.
Yang–Mills existence and mass gap The Clay Mathematics Institute has offered the prize of USD 1,000,000 for each of 7 great problems in mathematics. One of them is a proof that Yang-Mills theory exists according to the rigorous standards of mathematical physics (i.
Yangbajing tunnel The Yangbajing tunnel is the longest tunnel of some 3,345-meters long of the Qingzang railway (Qinghai–Xizang railway) which links Mainland China with the Tibetan capital of Lhasa across the high plateau of north-east China. It is 4,264 meters above sea level and located 80 kilometres NW of the regional capital, Lhasa.
Yangban The Yangban were a well educated scholarly class of male Confucian scholars who were part of the ruling elite within Korea prior to 1910 and the republics period of Korean history. The name yangban, literally "both classes," refers to two kind of classes it consists of: munban (문반;文班), the literary class, and muban (무반;武班), the martial class.
Yangdong Village of Gyeongju Yangdong Village of Gyeongju or Yangdong Folk Village is a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty. The village is located in Gangdong-myeon, sixteen kilometers northeast of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, along the Hyeongsan River.
Yangel' (crater) Yangel' is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the irregular terrain to the north of the Mare Vaporum. It is a relatively solitary crater formation, and the nearest larger craters lie more than 100 kilometers distant.
Yangji Lee Yangji Lee (March 15 1955–May 22 1992) was a second-generation Zainichi Korean Japanese novelist born in Nishikatsura, Yamanashi, Japan. When she was in grade school, her parents acquired Japanese citizenship, and her nationality became Japanese at that time.
Yangjia Jiang Yangjia Jiang (Chinese: 杨家将; lit. Generals of the Yang Clan) is a series of novels and plays which detail the exploits of the Yang military family over four generations of peace and turmoil during the Song Dynasty.
Yangjiang Yangjiang () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
Yangmingshan Yangmingshan () refers to the Yangmingshan National Park () and its surrounding area. One of the six national parks in Republic of China (Taiwan), the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and Taipei County.
Yangon River The Yangon River (also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is an estuary that runs from Yangon to the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and is thus plays a critical role in the economy of Myanmar.
Yangpachen Yangpachen is a Tibetan town approximately 87 kilometers (54 miles) north-west of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The town lies in an upland lush green valley surrounded by the tents of Nomads with grazing yak and sheep populating the hillside.
Yangpu District Yangpu District (杨浦区), meaning "Willow Bank", is one of the 19 districts in Shanghai. It is located in the northeast of Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west and Baoshan District in the north.
Yangsanjab Yangsanjab, Prince Ă–ndĂĽr, was a Mongol prince of Khorchin Left Wing Middle Banner in southeastern Mongolia. He struggled against Chinese colonization of Mongolia. Unlike Ghada Meyiren, he rarely comes under the spotlight, probably because he was from the ruling class and unfit for the Marxist framework of class struggle.
Yangshan The Yangshan deep-water port (洋山深水港) is a port in Shanghai. It is a new project of deep water port to broad of the town of Shanghai on the islands Yangshan, it is connected to it thanks to the Donghai Bridge inaugurated on December 1, 2005, the longest bridge of the world, on 32,5 km - including 26 km uninterrupted above the sea.
Yangtze Freshwater Dolphin Expedition 2006 The Yangtze Freshwater Dolphin Expedition 2006 (长江淡水豚类考察) was a six-week search expedition undertaken in November and December 2006 in the city of Wuhan in central China in an attempt to locate continued proof of the existence of the endangered Baiji Yangtze Dolphin (Chinese River Dolphin). It was carried out under the direction of the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan and the Swiss-based baiji.
Yangzhou Yangzhou (; former spellings: Yang-chou, Yangchow; literally "Rising Prefecture") is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south.
Yanchep Beach Road, Perth Yanchep Beach Road is an east-west road in Perth which provides access to the outermost northern coastal suburbs of Yanchep and Two Rocks from Wanneroo Road as it leaves the Perth metropolitan area. The road is mostly a single carriageway with one lane in each direction, and commences in the Yanchep National Park near Lake Yonderup.
Yanic Truesdale Yanic Truesdale (born 17 March 1970) is a Canadian actor with dual United States and Canadian citizenship. He is best known for his portrayal of Michel Gerard in the TV series Gilmore Girls, a role that prompted Daily Variety to name him one of "10 Actors to Watch".
Yanick Dupre Yanick Dupre (November 20, 1972 - August 16, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for five seasons in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. He died after a 16-month battle with leukemia.
Yanick Dupre Memorial The Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award is an award that honors the memory of Yanick Dupre, who died on August 16, 1997, at the age of 24 after a 16-month battle with leukemia. Dupre played parts of three seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers after he was originally drafted by them in the third round (50th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
Yanina Korolchik Yanina Korolchik (Яніна Карольчык in Belarusian, Янина Корольчик in Russian, born December 26, 1976) is a Belarusian shot putter who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and a gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.
Yanjing Beer Yanjing beer is a malty, smooth lager] [[beer from China. It is the most commonly available beer throughout Beijing, is the official state beer of China, and is one of the major sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Yank (physics) In physics, yank is the derivative of force with respect to time or mass multiplied by jerk. Though not universally accepted as an official term for this quantity, the term yank is commonly used among physics enthusiasts.
Yank Lawson John Rhea Lawson(born May 3, 1911 in Trenton, Missouri; died 1995 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was a jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland and also some swing music. He was known as "Yank Lawson" for most of his life.
Yank, the Army Weekly Yank was a weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. Founded and edited by Major Hartzell Spence (1908-2001), the magazine was written by enlisted rank soldiers only and was made available to the soldiers, sailors and airmen serving overseas.
Yanka Maur Yanka Maur (Belarusian: Я́нка Маўр; Russian: Я́нка Мавр Yanka Mavr), (May 11, 1883 - August 3, 1971) was a famous Belarusian writer. Yanka Maur was actually his pseudonym, while his real name was Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau (Belarusian: Іва́н Міха́йлавіч Фёдараў).
Yankari National Park Yankari National Park is a large wildlife park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in Northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about 2,244km2 (870mi2) and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Yankee The term Yankee refers to those Americans from New England whose ancestors arrived from Great Britain before 1700; by extension it is applied to any resident of the Northeast (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and upper Great Lakes states), to any Northerner during and after the American Civil War, or to other citizens of the United States. In certain Commonwealth countries - notably UK, Australia and New Zealand - "Yank" refers to any American and is sometimes mistakenly applied to Canadians.
Yankee Air Museum The Yankee Air Museum, housed in a hangar at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a museum dedicated to preserving and displaying historic aircraft and other artifacts pertaining to aviation history. The Museum is also known as Yankee Air Force Inc.
Yankee Boy Basin Yankee Boy Basin is an alpine basin in Ouray County, Colorado in the United States and is located in the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is well renowned for its display of wildflowers during the Spring and for the twin falls on Sneffels Creek.
Yankee class submarine The Yankee class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. In the USSR, they were produced under Project 667.
Yankee Candle Company The Yankee Candle Company is the largest US manufacturer of scented candles. Founded in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and now located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts it is one of the largest employers in the Pioneer Valley.
Yankee Dime Yankee Dime, a rarely-used slang term found in the American South to indicate a kiss, for example; "If you bring me a glass of sweet, iced tea, I will give you a Yankee Dime." Sometimes the term refers to an insincere kiss, or it can, in some cases, just be a joking matter.
Yankee Girl Yankee Girl is a fictional character who appears in the Femforce comic published by AC Comics. The character is based on an obscure Golden Age superheroine, who appeared in one issue of Red Seal Comics #17 (1946), published by Harry "A" Chesler.
Yankee Global Enterprises LLC Yankee Global Enterprises LLC (Yankee Global) was formed in 1999, and is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball club and the YES Network cable channel. It was originally created through a merger between the Yankees and the New Jersey Nets basketball team, known at the time as YankeeNets.
Yankee killer A Yankee Killer is a Major League Baseball player, typically a pitcher, who has a reputation for being able to defeat the New York Yankees on a regular basis. The term dates back at least to Johnny Podres, the famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who in 1955 led the team to its first World Series Championship against the seemingly invincible New York Yankees.
Yankee Poodle Yankee Poodle (real name Rova Barkitt) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, an anthropomorphic poodle. Yankee Poodle is a superhero who lives on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C, an alternate Earth populated by sentient animals.
Yankee Quill Award The Yankee Quill Award is a prestigious regional American journalism award that recognizes excellence in the print media of New England. It is administered by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors and the New England Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in Boston, Massachusetts.
Yankee Stadium Station (Metro-North) The Yankee Stadium Metro North Station is a planned new Metro North Commuter Railroad station. As planned, it will provide service on all three east of the Hudson Metro North lines to and from the New Yankee Stadium in the Bronx when the New York Yankees are playing home baseball games.
Yankee White Yankee White is a security clearance given in the United States for personnel working with the President. Obtaining such clearance requires, in part, a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) by the Department of Defense.
Yankeeography Yankeeography is a biography style television program that chronicles the lives and careers of the players, coaches, and other notable personnel associated with the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. The series is aired on the YES Network and is produced by MLB Productions The series is hosted by Yankees radio personality John Sterling].
Yankees Magazine Yankees Magazine is a show on the YES Network, which provides in depth coverage of New York Yankees players, coaches and alumni on and off the field. It is an extension of the Yankees Magazine periodical which has been in circulation for the past 27 years.
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is one of the longest and most bitter rivalries in American professional sports. For over 100 years, baseball's New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox of the American League have been chief rivals, compounded by their geographic proximity.
Yankev Shternberg Yankev Shternberg (in English language texts occasionally referred to as Jacob Sternberg; ; ) (1890, Lipcani, Bessarabia - 1973, Moscow, USSR) was a Yiddish theater director, teacher of theater, playwright, avant-garde poet and short-story writer, best known for his theater work in Romania between the two world wars.Bercovici 1998.
Yankov Gap =Yankov Gap (Yankova Sedlovina 'yan-ko-va se-dlo-vi-'na) is an ice-covered saddle linking Melnik Ridge and Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island. The gap is at an elevation of 575 m and extends 800m in the north-south direction from Melnik Peak to Asparuh Peak.
Yanks Yanks is a 1979 John Schlesinger film, set in World War II in the village of Dobcross, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, England. Starring Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave and Lisa Eichhorn.
Yanks Air Museum The Yanks Air Museum is a non-profit organization focused on American aviation located at the Chino Airport in Chino, California. The aircraft collection numbers about 120 aircraft from biplanes to the jet age.
Yankton Indian Reservation The Yankton Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Yankton subgroup of the Sioux tribe of Native Americans. The reservation occupies the southeasternmost 60 percent of Charles Mix County in southeastern South Dakota, USA.
Yanmaodao The yanmao dao, or "goose-quill saber", is a type of dao made in large numbers as a standard military weapon from the late Ming thru the end of the Qing dynasty. It is similar to the earlier zhibei dao, is largely straight, with a curve appearing at the center of percussion near the blade's tip.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born March 13 1946) is a French photographer who originally specialised in animal photography and later turned to aerial photography as well. He has produced over 60 books of his landscape photographs taken from helicopters and balloons.
Yann Tiersen Yann Tiersen (born June 23 1970) is a French New Age/Avante-Garde Musician and composer known for his versatility, minimalist compositions, and his virtuosity as a multi-instrumentalist. Most of his pieces include piano, accordion, and violin, although many offer a much wider selection of instruments and sounds.
Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright (album) Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright is a collaboration album between French musician Yann Tiersen and Shannon Wright, a female musician, singer and songwriter from USA. All the music and texts on this album were written by Wright and only played by Tiersen, which is unusual for Yann Tiersen works.
Yanni One on One Yanni One on One shows a presentation at Interlochen Center for the Arts - one of the nation's leading artistic institutions. Students at the Interlochen school and from around the world join Yanni in an enlightening and far-reaching debate about music, creative vision, and his unique compositional style.
Yannick Lupien Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec) is a freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. His best Olympic result was the sixth place in the 4x100m Medley Relay in Sydney, Australia (2000).
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah (born May 18 1960, Sedan, Ardennes, France) is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.
Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga (born 19 December, 1983, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo), is a professional rugby union player who plays openside flanker for Toulouse and the France national rugby union team. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship.
Yannick Stopyra Yannick Stopyra (born 9 January, 1961 in Troyes) is a former football (soccer) striker from France, who represented the France national football team, playing 33 matches and scoring 11 goals between 1980 and 1988.
Yannick Vaugrenard Yannick Vaugrenard (born 25 June 1950 in Trignac, Loire-Atlantique) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.
Yannis Goumas Yiannis Goumas (Greek: Γιάννης Γκούμας) was born on 24 May 1975 in the village of Ambelonas, near Larisa. He is one of the many players to emerge from Panathinaikos FC's youth academy and has been in their first team since 1994.
Yanomami The Yanomami (spellings include Yanomamö which may be written with an ogonek under the first 'a' as Yąnomamö; also referred to as Ianomami and sometimes Yanomani) are an indigenous people of Brazil and Venezuela. They were studied by Napoleon Chagnon, who called them "the Fierce People" in his first edition of The Yąnomamö, but later changed his title after spending more time with them and coming to a better understanding of their culture.
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County Yanqi Hui Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 焉耆回族自治县; pinyin:Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 2,429 sq km.
Yanqing County Yanqing County (Simplified Chinese: 延庆县; Traditional Chinese: 延慶縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Yánqìng Xiàn) is situated at the suburb of northwest Beijing. The County has an area of 1,992 sq km and a population of 275,000.
Yanqui Diaz Yamplier ("Yanqui") Azcuy Diaz (born on January 23, 1976 in Pinar Del Rio) is a professional Heavyweight boxer from Cuba. Diaz amassed a ring record of thirtheen wins (eight by way of knockout) and two losses in fifteen professional outings.
Yansab Yansab is the most recent SABIC affiliate in Saudi Arabia and will be the Sabic largest petrochemical complex with an annual capacity exceeding 4 million metric tons (MT) of various petrochemical products including: 1.3 million MT of Ethylene; 400,000 MT of Propylene; 900,000 MT of Polyethylene; 400,000 MT of Polypropylene; 700,000 MT of Ethylene Glycol; 250,000 MT of Benzene, Xylene and Toluene, and 100,000 MT of Butene-1 and Butene-2.
Yantai Yantai () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Bohai Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.
Yantarny Yantarny (; until 1946 ; ) is an urban-type settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies about 40 km from Kaliningrad in the Sambian Peninsula, while neighboring towns are Donskoye to the north and Primorsk to the south.
Yantou Quanhuo Yantou Quanhuo (or, Yen-t’ou Ch’uan-huo) (828-887) was an ancient Ch'an master of China whom was dharma heir to Deshan Xuanjin. He is the subject of many koans, and the story goes that he was murdered by bandits.
Yantra Mandir The Yantra Mandir (commonly known as the Jantar Mantar) is an equinoctial dial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator.

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