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Damascus
History; World history

Largely Greek city of Syria, adopted by the Umayyads as their capital. Its political importance waned when the Abbasids shifted the seat of power east in 750.

Damietta
History; World history

City at the mouth of the Nile, a frequent target for 13th-century crusades launched against the Ayyubids who controlled Jerusalem from Egypt. It was captured in the Fifth Crusade ...

Danegeld
History; World history

Tax (geld) imposed in England from 991 by the Vikings. It remained a general military tax until 1162.

Danelaw
History; World history

Eleventh-century name for the area of northern and eastern England settled by the Danes (Vikings) in the 9th and 10th centuries. Danish laws, language and customs prevailed over ...

Daniel
History; World history

Prince (r.1263-1304) and founder of the principality of Moscow. He fortified the town and expanded its territory through his military conquests.

Danishmend emirate
History; World history

A Turkish dynasty ruling in northern Anatolia and Cappadocia from the 1080s until 1178. Its founder, Danishmend, took advantage of the First Crusade to occupy Melitene and other ...

Dao De Jing
History; World history

The central text of Daoism, ascribed to Lao Zi (6th century BC), but composed in about 240 BC. It consists of about 40 short, allusive pieces of advice to a ruler or sage, ...

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