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Mercia briefly regained a political existence separate from Wessex in 955–959, when Edgar became king of Mercia, and again in 1016, when Cnut and Edmund Ironside divided the English kingdom between themselves, with Cnut taking Mercia. [27] Mercia maintained its separate identity as an earldom until the Norman Conquest in 1066. [28]
The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama.
The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th century. For some two hundred years from the mid-7th century onwards it was the dominant member of the Heptarchy and consequently the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Qin's wars of unification: Qin invaded Han. 227 BC: Jing Ke failed in an assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang. 225 BC: Qin conquered Wei. 223 BC: Qin conquered Chu. 222 BC: Qin conquered Yan. Qin conquered Zhao. 221 BC: Qin conquered Qi. The Heirloom Seal of the Realm was carved. 220 BC: Qin Shi Huang took the title Qin Shi Huang, first ...
The Territories of the People's Republic of China. London: Europa Productions, Taylor & Francis. 1-85743-149-9. China. Encyclopædia Britannica. Economic Times Bureau. (December 20, 2009). "Wars that People's Republic of China fought". The Economic Times. Jun, Niu. (August 10, 2012). The birth of the People's Republic of China and the road to ...
The entry reads "Her Ludecan Myrcna cing 7 his fif ealdormenn mid him man ofsloh, 7 Wiglaf feng to rice", [21] which means "Here Ludeca, King of Mercia, was killed, and his five ealdormen with him, and Wiglaf succeeded to the kingdom". In 829, Ecgberht of Wessex successfully invaded Mercia and drove Wiglaf from his throne. [22]
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This category includes historical battles in which independent English Kingdom of Mercia (527–918) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. The main article for this category is Mercia .