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After serving as First Secretary at the Japanese legation in Paris, France in 1874, he returned to Japan. Nishi's son Takeichi with Olympic steed, Uranus. In June 1886, he was appointed council-general of the Japanese legation to Russia, Sweden and Norway and was elevated in rank to danshaku under the kazoku peerage system. In August 1896, he ...
The Battle of Iconium (sometimes referred as the Battle of Konya) took place on May 18, 1190, during the Third Crusade, in the expedition of Frederick Barbarossa to the Holy Land. As a result, Iconium , the capital city of the Sultanate of Rûm under Kilij Arslan II , fell to the Imperial forces.
The first time we hear the term Asante in history is out of the mouth of the king of Denkyira, Ntim Gyakari before his execution. He uttered " esa nti "—meaning "because of war"—as it was because of war with the Denkyiras that the Akan city-states that would form the Asante Union joined.
Alulim (Sumerian: 𒀉 𒇻 𒅆, romanized: Álulim; transliterated: a₂.lu.lim) was a mythological Mesopotamian ruler, regarded as the first king ever to rule. He is known from the Sumerian King List, Ballad of Early Rulers, and other similar sources which invariably place him in Eridu and assign a reign lasting thousands of years to him.
3.4 Kuninda Kingdom (c. 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE) 3.5 Indo-Greek Kingdom (Yavanarajya) ... then the first Tomara king can be dated to 747 CE (429+318), which ...
Lady Mary Grey (born 1545), third daughter of Frances Brandon; Lady Margaret Clifford (born 1540), only daughter of Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, deceased younger daughter of Mary; Upon his death, the first person in line per Edward's Device was proclaimed Queen Jane. Within days, Lady Mary claimed the throne as Mary I.
The 8th-century saint had predicted the rule of the kings when he arrived in the state. In 1642, Phuntsog Namgyal was crowned as Sikkim's first Chogyal in Yuksom. The crowning of the king was a great event and he was crowned by three revered lamas who arrived there from three different directions, namely the north, west, and south.
As the army wouldn't pay for the horse, Nishi bought Uranus with his personal funds. Nishi and Uranus competed in competitions around Europe, doing well. In 1932, when Nishi was a first lieutenant, they participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, winning a gold medal in Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics show jumping individual.