the Kalmucks

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• KALMUCKS —    the name given to the Western Moguls, inhabiting Central Asia, and considerably intermingled with their neighbours, the Russians, Persians, and Turks; they are Buddhists, nomadic, and have herds of horses and cattle …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Kalmucks — Calmucks Cal mucks, n. pl.; sing. {Calmuck}. A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of the Calmucks. [Written also {Kalmucks}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Congress of the Peoples of the East — The Congress of the Peoples of the East was held in Baku in September 1920. The congress was first planned by Mirsäyet Soltanğäliev and the National Communists. However Stalin prevented Soltanğäliev from attending the congress, fearing that he… …   Wikipedia

• Location of the Kamboja Kingdom — Kamboja was the name of an ancient country and the Indo Iranian warrior tribe settled therein. The country is listed as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas or great nations in ancient Buddhist texts. The Kambojas are attested to have both Indian as… …   Wikipedia

• Europe — • The conception of Europe as a distinct division of the earth, separate from Asia and Africa, had its origin in ancient times Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Europe     Europe    …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Tamerlaine — Tamerlane Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamerlane — Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333: died 1405.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Timour — Tamerlane Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Timur — Tamerlane Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Timur Bey — Tamerlane Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Timur-Leng — Tamerlane Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English