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(Encyclopedia) beybeybā [key], general title of respect used by Turkish peoples since ancient times. Originally given to tribal leaders, it was later used by the Ottomans to denote a provincial ruler…

Ali Bey

(Encyclopedia) Ali Bey: see Badía y Leblich, Domingo.

Badía y Leblich, Domingo

(Encyclopedia) Badía y Leblich, DomingoBadía y Leblich, Domingodōmēngˈgō bäᵺēˈä ē lāblēkˈ [key], 1766–1818, Spanish traveler, known as Ali Bey. Posing as a Muslim, he set out from Cádiz (1803) and…

Pyramids, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Pyramids, battle of, July, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, battle fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Egyptian Mamluks led by Murad Bey.…

Scanderbeg

(Encyclopedia) Scanderbeg or SkanderbegScanderbegboth: skănˈdərbĕg [key], c.1404–1468, Albanian national hero. His original name was George Castriota or Kastriotes, but the Ottomans called him…

Mariette, Auguste Édouard

(Encyclopedia) Mariette, Auguste ÉdouardMariette, Auguste Édouardōgüstˈ ādwärˈ märyĕtˈ [key], 1821–81, French Egyptologist. On a visit (1850–54) to Egypt to collect Coptic manuscripts for the Louvre…

Cambon, Pierre Paul

(Encyclopedia) Cambon, Pierre PaulCambon, Pierre Paulpyĕr [key]Cambon, Pierre Paulpōl [key]Cambon, Pierre Paul käNbôNˈ [key], 1843–1924, French diplomat; brother of Jules Martin Cambon. Named…

Bourguiba, Habib

(Encyclopedia) Bourguiba, HabibBourguiba, Habibhäˈbēb b&oobreve;rgēˈbə [key], 1903–2000, Tunisian statesman, president of Tunisia (1957–87), b. Monastir. Early active in the Destour party, he was…

Harry Potter Haiku

The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part III Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About Harry Haikus   His…