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EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press A Dictionary of World History © Oxford University Press 2000, 2003 Published by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organisation. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department Oxford University Press. EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Look up a word or term Look up an abbreviation Look up a person Look up a place EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press A Abbas I (or Abbas the Great) (1557–1628) Shah of Persia (1588–1628). He ended an inherited war with the Ottomans by conceding territory (1590) in order to free himself to drive the Uzbek Turks from north-eastern Persia (1598). By 1618 he had strengthened his army by curbing the Turcoman chiefs who supplied his recruits, and by using foreign advisers, and had reconquered the lands ceded to the Ottomans, but he died before the end of a further war over Mesopotamia (1623–29). Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abbasid A dynasty of caliphs ruling in Baghdad from 750 to 1258, claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of the prophet Muhammad. Some were outstanding patrons of culture such as Mamun (813–33). Their power ended with the fall of Baghdad to the Tartars in 1258. Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abbott, Sir John (Joseph Caldwell) (1821–93) Canadian politician, Conservative Prime Minister of Canada (1891–92). Abbott was a compromise choice as Prime Minister after the death of Sir John MACDONALD, but resigned the following year due to ill health. Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abd-al Aziz ibn Saud See SAUD. Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abd el-Krim (1881–1963) Moroccan Berber resistance leader. In 1921 he roused the Rif Berbers, and defeated a Spanish army of 20,000. He held out until 1925, when a joint Franco- Spanish force took him prisoner. He was exiled to Réunion until 1947, when he was given permission to go to France. On the way he escaped to Cairo, where he set up the Maghrib Bureau, or Liberation Committee of the Arab West. After Moroccan independence (1956), he refused to return as long as French troops remained on African soil. Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abdication crisis See EDWARD VIII. Back - New Search

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This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history, seperate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical eve
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