(Encyclopedia) Taiping Rebellion, 1850–64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed and messianic…
(Encyclopedia) ChouChoujō [key], dynasty of China, which ruled from c.1027 b.c. to 256 b.c. The pastoral Chou people migrated from the Wei valley NW of the Huang He c.1027 b.c. and overthrew the…
(Encyclopedia) William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary,…
(Encyclopedia) Owain GwyneddOwain Gwyneddōˈwīn gwĭnˈĕᵺ [key], d. 1170, prince of North Wales (1137–70). During the troubled reign of King Stephen of England, Owain and other Welsh princes were able…
(Encyclopedia) AnqingAnqingän-chĭng [key] or AnkingAnkingänˈkĭng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 318,300), SW Anhui prov., China. A port and trading center on the Chang River, it has petrochemical and…
(Encyclopedia) YibinYibinyē-bĭn [key] or IpinYibinē-bĭn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 261,300), S Sichuan prov., China. It is a commercial and communications center at the junction of the Min and the…
(Encyclopedia) East China Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.480,000 sq mi (1,243,200 sq km), bounded on the E by the Kyushu and Ryukyu islands, on the S by Taiwan, and on the W by China. It is…
