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  2. Europa Universalis IV - Wikipedia

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    The Europa Universalis game (eventually named Europa Universalis: The Price of Power) was designed by Eivind Vetlesen of Aegir Games and has a solo mode by David Turczi. Jonathan Bolding of PC Gamer described a preview version as "something between a high player count Twilight Imperium and A Game of Thrones with a dash of Napoleon in Europe ".

  3. Paradox Development Studio - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, the studio debuted a new game engine, called Clausewitz Engine in Europa Universalis III. [10] Named after the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz , the new engine is written in the C++ programming language and provides a 3D view of part or the totality of the world map, depending on the played game.

  4. Rockall Bank dispute - Wikipedia

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    On their behalf, Denmark claims continental shelf rights in the Hatton-Rockall area. [ 12 ] A communiqué issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 7 May 1985 announced the designation of not only the seabed in the immediate vicinity of the Faroes but also a vast area of the Rockall plateau to the south west.

  5. Prussian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Krümpersystem was also the beginning of short-term (3 years') compulsory service in Prussia, as opposed to the long-term (5 to 10 years') conscription previously used since the 1650s. [48] Because the occupying French prohibited the Prussians from forming divisions, the Prussian Army was divided into six brigades , each consisting of seven ...

  6. Fabian strategy - Wikipedia

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    The Fabian strategy is a military strategy where pitched battles and frontal assaults are avoided in favor of wearing down an opponent through a war of attrition and indirection.

  7. Electoral Palatinate - Wikipedia

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    When France invaded the Palatinate in September 1688 to enforce its claim, these wider connections meant the conflict rapidly escalated, leading to the outbreak of the Nine Years' War. The French were forced to withdraw in 1689 but before doing so, destroyed much of Heidelberg, another 20 substantial towns and numerous villages. [ 6 ]

  8. Treaty of Ribe - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Ribe (Danish: Ribe-brevet meaning The Ribe letter; German: Vertrag von Ripen) was a proclamation at Ribe made in 1460 by King Christian I of Denmark to a number of Holsatian nobles enabling himself to become Count of Holstein and gain control of the Duchy of Schleswig (Danish: Sønderjylland, i.e. South Jutland).

  9. Iqta' - Wikipedia

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    According to Shafiite scholars such as Al-Mawardi postulated in his book Al-Ahkam al-Sultania w'al-Wilayat al-Diniyya, the earliest practice of Iqta rooted in the tradition of the Companions of the Prophet, such as when Muhammad given Iqta' (taxable land) plot for Zubayr who later design the land for his own horse training.