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In the English-speaking world, the Italian word vendetta is used to mean a blood feud; in Italian, however, it simply means (personal) 'vengeance' or 'revenge', originating from the Latin vindicta , while the word faida would be more appropriate for a blood feud. In the English-speaking world, "vendetta" is sometimes extended to mean any other ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Minor wars (1,000–9,999) Conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world ...
Ongoing conflicts in World List of ongoing armed conflicts Chronological List of wars: before 1000 List of wars: 1000–1499 List of wars: 1500–1799 List of wars: 1800–1899 List of wars: 1900–1944 List of wars: 1945–1989 List of wars: 1990–2002 List of wars: 2003–present Ongoing military conflicts; Maps of ongoing conflicts
On 11 August 1920, following World War I, the Treaty of Sèvres with the defeated Ottoman Empire granted the island to Greece, who joined the war in Allies' side in May 1917. The new Turkish Government of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , based in Ankara, which was not party to the treaty, overthrew the Ottoman government, which signed but did not ...
English rebels 1487 1492 1487 Flemish Revolt Holy Roman Empire: Flemish separatists 1487 1487 War of Rovereto: 1487 1487 Battle of Magari Rokkaku clan Iga–Kōka alliance: Ashikaga shogunate: 1487 1488 Kaga Rebellion: Ikkō-ikki Motoori clan Yamagawa clan Other rebels Togashi clan: 1489 1489 Yorkshire rebellion 1489: Kingdom of England: Tax ...
Anglo-French Wars: 1109: 1815: 706 years Roman–Persian Wars: 54 BC: 628: 681 years Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: 680: 1355: 675 years Roman-Germanic wars: 113 BC: 476: 588 years [2] Arab–Byzantine wars: 629: 1180: 551 years Yaqui Wars: 1533: 1929: 396 years Yemeni–Ottoman conflicts: 1538: 1911: 373 years Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts ...
The English word "clan" is derived from old English word clann [1] meaning "children", "offspring", "progeny" or "descendants". According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "clan" was introduced into English in around 1406, as a descriptive label for the organization of society in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
Below is a set of articles which each provide a list of wars within a specific time period, each covering at least several decades or more. List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars ...