With this rhythmic cry, Duan, in his crumpled old blue suit, pushes a benchlike cart along the street. |
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He chose Duan Qirui, who thus, on 24 November 1924, came back to power against all the odds. |
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Attend the Duan Festival in a Shui village. Discover how Shui people cerebrate this important day. |
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Following the conquest of Dali in 1253, the former ruling Duan dynasty were appointed as Maharajah. |
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Duan then led a considerable army to serve as guides and vanguards for the Mongolian army. |
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A number of kings are named in the Duan Albanach, and in royal genealogies, but these are rather less reliable than we might wish. |
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De Situ Albanie, a late document, the Pictish Chronicle, the Duan Albanach, along with Irish legends, have been used to argue the existence of seven Pictish kingdoms. |
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The version of history in the Duan Albanach was long accepted, although it is preceded by the purely fictional tale of Albanus and Brutus conquering Britain. |
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The city came under national spotlight again in 1917, when Prime Minister Duan Qirui's abrogation of the constitution triggered the Constitutional Protection Movement. |
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