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Abbas I of Persia
Shāh ‘Abbās the Great (or Shāh ‘Abbās I) () (January 27, 1571 – January 19, 1629) was Shah (king) of Iran, and the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. He was the third son of Shah Mohammad.
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Abraham Kidunaia
Saint Abraham the Great of Kidunja (?- d. c. 366) was a Hermit and Priest of the Christian Church.
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Ajax (mythology)
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Akbar
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar), also known as Shahanshah Akbar-E-Azam, Akbar the Great or Mahabali Shahanshah (23 November 1542 – 27 October 1605), was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Humayun, and the grandson of Babur, the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of the northern and central India and was one of the most powerful empires of its age.
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Alain I of Albret
Alain I of Albret (1440-1522), called "The Great", was a powerful French aristocrat. He was 16th Lord of Albret, Viscount of Tartas, the 2nd Count of Graves, and the Count of Castres. He was the son of Catherine de Rohan and Jean I of Albret. He was the grandson and heir of Charles II of Albret, and became head of the House of Albret in 1471.
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Albert the Great
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Albertus Magnus
Saint Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and bishop who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. Those such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages, an opinion supported by contemporaries such as Roger Bacon. He was the first among medieval scholars to apply Aristotle's philosophy to Christian thought. The Catholic Church honors him as a Doctor of the Church, one of only 33 persons with that honor.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (, Mégas Aléxandros), was a Greek king of Macedon. He is the most celebrated member of the Argead Dynasty and the creator of one of the largest empires in ancient history.
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Alfonso III of León
Alfonso III (c. 848–20 December 910), called the Great, was the king of León, Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordoño I. According to some sources he was the first be called "Emperor of Spain", and he may have purchased a former "imperial crown".
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Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (, "elf counsel") (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are described in a work by the Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred was a learned man who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system and military structure. He is regarded as a saint by some Catholics, but has never been officially canonized. The Anglican Communion venerates him as a hero of the Christian Church, with a feast day of 26 October,sfn|Gross|1990|loc= and he may often be found depicted in stained glass in Church of England parish churches.
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Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great (c. 251–356), (Coptic Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ), also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius (Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος), and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers. He is celebrated in many churches on his feast days: 17 January in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Western churches; and Tobi 22, (January 30) in the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church.
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Antiochus the Great
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Ashoka
Ashoka (Devanāgarī: अशोक, IAST: ', , 304–232 BC), popularly known as Ashoka the Great''', was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests. His empire stretched from present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan in the west, to the present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as northern Kerala and Andhra. He conquered the kingdom named Kalinga, which no one in his dynasty had conquered starting from Chandragupta Maurya. His reign was headquartered in Magadha (present-day Bihar, India). He embraced Buddhism from the prevalent Vedic tradition after witnessing the mass deaths of the war of Kalinga, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. He was later dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism across Asia and established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. Ashoka was a devotee of ahimsa (nonviolence), love, truth, tolerance and vegetarianism. Ashoka is remembered in history as a philanthropic administrator. In the history of India Ashoka is referred to as Samraat Chakravartin Ashoka- the Emperor of Emperors Ashoka.
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Ashoka the Great
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Ashot I of Iberia
Ashot I the Great () (died 826/830) was a presiding prince of Iberia (modern Georgia), first of the Bagratid family to have attained to this office c. 813. From his base in Tao-Klarjeti, he fought to enlarge the Bagratid territories and sought the Byzantine protectorate against the Arab encroachment until being murdered c. 830. Ashot is also known as Ashot I Curopalates for the Byzantine title he wore. A patron of Christian culture and a friend of the church, he has been canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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Askia Mohammad I
Askia the Great (ca. 1442 – 1538, also Muhammad Toure) was a Soninke emperor of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century, the successor of Sunni Ali Ber. Askia Muhammad strengthened his country and made it the largest country in West Africa's history. At its peak under Muhammad, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the Mali Empire in the west. His policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and made Islam an integral part of the empire.
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Babai the Great
Babai the Great (ca. 551 – 628) was an early church father of the Church of the East. He set several of the foundational pillars of the Church, revived the monastic movement, and formulated its Christology in a systematic way. He served as an unofficial head of the Nestorian Church from 611 to 628 AD, leaving a legacy of strong discipline and deep religious Orthodoxy. He is revered in the modern Assyrian Church of the East.
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet; , ; see full title below; born 5 December 1927) is the current King of Thailand. Publicly declared "the Great" (Thai: มหาราช, Maharaja), he is also known as Rama IX. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. He was admitted to Siriraj Hospital in September 2009 for flu and pneumonia and has remained in the hospital since. Rumors about his ill-health caused Thai financial markets to tumble in October 2009.
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Bolesław I Chrobry
Bolesław I the Brave (or the Valiant) (, ) (967 – 17 June 1025), in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great (Wielki), was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death. He also ruled as Boleslav IV, Duke of Bohemia during 1002-1003.
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Bruno the Great
Bruno the Great (or Bruno I) (925–965) was Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 953 until his death, and Duke of Lotharingia from 954. He was the brother of Otto I, king of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor.
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Catherine the Great
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Chandragupta II
Chandragupta II the Great (very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya in Sanskrit; also known to the Greek world as Sandrokottos) was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire. His rule spanned 375-413/15 CE, during which the Gupta Empire achieved its zenith. The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. Chandragupta II the Great was the son of the previous ruler, Samudragupta the Great. He attained success by pursuing both a favorable marital alliance and an aggressive expansionist policy. In this his father and grandfather set the precedent.
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Charlemagne
Charlemagne (; , meaning Charles the Great; possibly 74228 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800. This temporarily made him a rival of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne helped define both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. He is numbered as Charles I in the regnal lists of France, Germany (where he is known as Karl der Große), and the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne wished to expand his kingdom by "the sword and the cross". He wished to see his kingdom grow, but he also wanted Christianity to be taught in all the kingdoms he conquered as well. Charlemagne was a Catholic and a strong believer in his faith.
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Chlothar II
Chlothar II (or Chlotar, Clothar, Clotaire, Chlotochar, or Hlothar, giving rise to Lothair; 584 – 629), called the Great (le Grand) or the Young (le Jeune), King of Neustria, and, from 613 to 629, King of all the Franks, was not yet born when his father, King Chilperic I died in 584. His mother, Fredegund, was regent until her death in 597, at which time the thirteen-year-old Chlothar began to rule for himself. As king, he continued his mother's feud with Brunhilda, queen of Austrasia, with equal viciousness and bloodshed.
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Chulalongkorn
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (), or Rama V (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang (พระพุทธเจ้าหลวง - The Royal Buddha). He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam. His reign was characterized by the modernization of Siam, immense government and social reforms, and territorial cessions to the British Empire and French Indochina. As Siam was threatened by Western expansionism, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, managed to save Siam from being colonized. All his reforms were dedicated to Siam’s insurance of survival in the midst of Western colonialism, so that Chulalongkorn earned the epithet Phra Piya Maharat (พระปิยมหาราช - The Great Beloved King).
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Cnut the Great
Cnut the Great (; Old Norse: Knūtr inn rīki; c. 985 or 995 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute or Knut, was a Viking king of Denmark (Cnut II), England, Norway and parts of Sweden. As a statesman, with notable successes in politics and the military, and the importance of his legacy – if now obscure – Cnut seems to have been one of the greatest figures of medieval Europe. Until recently though, after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his achievements were largely lost to history.
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Constantine I
Flavius Valerius Aurelius ConstantinusIn Latin Constantine is the first Christian emperor. Constantine's official imperial title was IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS CONSTANTINVS PIVS FELIX INVICTVS AVGVSTVS, Imperator Caesar Flavius Constantine Augustus, the pious, the fortunate, the undefeated. After 312, he added MAXIMVS ("the greatest"), and after 325 replaced ("undefeated") with VICTOR, as invictus reminded of Sol Invictus, the Sun God. (c. 27 February 272 – 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Best known for being the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of Christians throughout the empire.
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Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great (Old Persian:
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Darius I of Persia
Darius I, known as Darius the Great, was the third "king of kings" (emperor) of the Achaemenid Empire. Darius held the empire at its peak, then including Egypt, northern India, and parts of Greece. The decay and downfall of the empire commenced with his death and the coronation of his son, Xerxes I.
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Darius the Great
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Emmy the Great
Emma-Lee Moss (born 1984), known by her stage name Emmy the Great, is a London-based singer-songwriter. Moss was born in Hong Kong to an English father and Chinese mother, and emigrated with her family to London at the age of 12. After moving to the UK, she attended the Michael Hall Rudolf Steiner School in West Sussex.
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Euthymius the Great
Saint Euthymius (377-473), often styled the Great, was an Abbot in Palestine.
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Franks
The Franks ( or gens Francorum) were a West Germanic tribal confederation first attested in the third century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a kingdom on Roman-held soil that was acknowledged by the Romans after 357. In the climate of the collapse of imperial authority in the West, the Frankish tribes were united under the Merovingians and conquered all of Gaul except Septimania in the 6th century. The Salian political elite would be one of the most active forces in spreading Christianity over western Europe.
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Frederick the Great
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Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan ( or ; Mongolian: or ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ, ', or '), ; probably 1162–1227), born B. Temüjin (, was the founder, Khan (ruler) and Khagan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.
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Henry IV of France
Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610) was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France. His parents were Queen Jeanne III and King Antoine of Navarre.
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Herod the Great
Herod (, Hordos, Greek: , Hērōidēs), also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (born 71, 73 or 74 BCE, died 4 BCE in Jericho, according to other data, 1 BCE), was an Edomite Jewish Roman client king of the Roman provinces of Judea, Galilee and Samaria (present-day Israel). He was described as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis." He is also known for his colossal building projects in Jerusalem and other parts of the ancient world, including the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, sometimes referred to as Herod's Temple. Some details of his biography can be gleaned from the works of the 1st century CE Roman-Jewish historian Josephus Flavius.
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Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great (898 – 16 June 956) was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987. His family is known as the Robertians.
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Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III Vasilevich () (22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow), also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Rus" (Великий князь всея Руси). Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state. He was one of the longest-reigning Russian rulers in history.
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John I of Portugal
John I (or João I, ; Lisbon, São João da Praça (extinct), 11 April 1358 – Lisbon, Castle, 14 August 1433), called the Good (sometimes the Great) or of Happy Memory, more rarely and outside Portugal the Bastard, was the tenth King of Portugal and the Algarve and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta. He was the natural son of Peter I by a woman named Teresa Lourenço, who some say was a noble Galician, daughter of Lourenço Martins, o da Praça, and wife Sancha Martins. In 1364 he was created Grand Master of the Order of Aviz, by which title he was known. He became king in 1385, after the 1383–1385 Crisis.
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John II of Aragon
John II the Great (June 29, 1398 – January 20, 1479) was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque. John is regarded as one of the most memorable and most unscrupulous kings of the 15th century.
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Justinian I
Justinian I (; lang-el|; 483 – 13 or 14 November 565), commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the classical Roman Empire.
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Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I (ca. 1758 – May 8, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule. Kamehameha is remembered for the Kanawai Mamalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered Paddle", which protects human rights of non-combatants in times of battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea.
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Kanishka
Kanishka (, Bactrian language: , Middle Chinese: 迦腻色伽) was a king of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia, ruling an empire extending from Bactria to large parts of northern India in the 2nd century of the common era, and famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. His main capital was at Purushpura (Peshawar in present day northwestern Pakistan) with regional capitals at the location of the modern city of Taxila in Pakistan, Begram in Afghanistan and Mathura in India.
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Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great (, ), full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, (c. 1172 11 April 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales. He is occasionally called Llywelyn I of Wales. By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for forty years.
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Louis I of Hungary
Louis the Great (, , , , , , , , Czech: Ludvík I. Veliký, (5 March 1326, Visegrád 10 September 1382, Nagyszombat/Trnava) was King of Hungary from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370 until his death. (See Titles section)
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Louis XIV of France
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Macarius of Egypt
Macarius of Egypt (ca. 300-391) was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great and The Lamp of the Desert.
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Mongol
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Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I Vladimirovich the Great () (June 1, 1076, Turov – April 14, 1132, Kiev) was the Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (1125-1132), the eldest son of Vladimir II Monomakh by Gytha of Wessex. He figures prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name Harald, taken to allude to his grandfather, Harold II of England.
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Narai
Somdet Phra Narai ( 1633 - 11 July 1688) or Somdet Phra Ramathibodi III () was the king of Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688 and allegedly the most famous Ayutthayan king. His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayutthaya period and saw the great commercial and diplomatic activities with foreign nations including the Persians and the West. During the later years of his reign, Narai gave his favorite – the Greek adventurer Constantine Phaulkon – so much power that Phaulkon technically became the chancellor of the state. Through the arrangements of Phaulkon, the Siamese kingdom came into close diplomatic relations with the court of Louis XIV and French soldiers and missionaries filled the Siamese aristocracy and defense. The dominance of French officials led to frictions between them and the native mandarins and led to the turbulent revolution of 1688 towards the end of his reign. Narai’s reign was also known for a small war with England in 1687 and the invasion of Burmese Lanna in 1662.
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Naresuan
Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat () or Somdet Phra Sanphet II () (1555, 25 April - 1605) was the King of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1590 until his death in 1605. Naresuan was one of Siam's most revered monarchs as he was known for his campaigns to free Siam from Burmese rule. During his reign numerous wars were fought against Burma, and Siam reached its greatest territorial extent and influence.
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Odo the Great
:For the later duke of Aquitaine, and also Gascony, with the same name, see Odo of Gascony.
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Ostrogoths
The Ostrogoths () were a branch of the Goths (the other branch being the Visigoths), an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in political events of the last decades of the Roman Empire. The Ostrogoths established the Kingdom of Italy, a relatively short-lived successor state of the Western Roman Empire.
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Peter III of Aragon
Peter the Great (, , ; 1239, Valencia – 2 November 1285) was the King of Aragon (as Peter III) of Valencia and of Majorca (as Peter I), and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II) from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282. He was one of the greatest of medieval Aragonese monarchs.
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Peter the Great
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov () ( – ) ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V.
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Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are among the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus. The word Plautine () is used to refer to Plautus's works or works similar to or influenced by his.
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Pompey
Pompey (Latin nominative Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus), also known as or Pompey the Great (Classical Latin abbreviation: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. He came from a wealthy Italian provincial background, and established himself in the ranks of Roman nobility by successful leadership in several campaigns. Sulla addressed him by the cognomen Magnus (the Great) and he was awarded three triumphs.
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Pompey the Great
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Pope Gregory I
Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), better known in English as Gregory the Great, was pope from 3 September 590 until his death. Gregory is well-known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope.
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Pope John Paul II
The Venerable Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005, born Karol Józef Wojtyła) reigned as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005. His was the second-longest documented pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer (St. Peter the Apostle is reputed to have served for more than thirty years as the first pontiff, but documentation is too sparse to definitively support this). He has been the only Slavic and Polish Pope to date, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1522.
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Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, or Pope Saint Leo the Great (ca. 400 – November 10, 461), was pope from September 29, 440 to November 10, 461.
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Pope Nicholas I
Pope Saint Nicholas I, (Rome c. 800 – November 13, 867), or Nicholas the Great, reigned from April 24, 858 until his death. He is remembered as a consolidator of papal authority and power, exerting decisive influence upon the historical development of the papacy and its position among the Christian nations of Western Europe, and is considered a saint.
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Prokop the Great
Prokop or Prokop the Great () (b. about 1380 – d. 30 May 1434 at Lipany) was one of the most prominent Hussite generals of the Hussite Wars. His name has also been given as "Prokop Holý" ("the Shaven") and "Procopius the Great".
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Radama I
Radama I "the Great" (c. 1793-1828), the first king of Madagascar, united the island under his rule. He had twelve Great Wives, one of them his adopted sister Ranavalona I who would emerge victorious in the struggle for succession.
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Raja Raja Chola I
Rajaraja Chola I ( born Arulmozhi Thevar),(also called as Arunmozhi Varman and respectfully as Periya Udayar), popularly known as Raja Raja the Great, is one of the greatest emperors of the Tamil Chola Empire who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE. He established the Chola empire by conquering the kingdoms of southern India expanding the Chola Empire as far as Sri Lanka in the south, and Kalinga (Orissa) in the northeast. He fought many battles with the Chalukyas in the north and the Pandyas in the south. By conquering Vengi, Rajaraja laid the foundations for the Later Chola dynasty. He invaded Sri Lanka and started a century-long Chola occupation of the island.
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Rajendra Chola I
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Ram Khamhaeng
"Ram Khamhaeng", "Ramkhamhaeng" or "Ram Kham Haeng" may refer to:
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Rhodri the Great
Rhodri the Great (in Welsh, Rhodri Mawr; occasionally in English, Roderick the Great) (c. 820 – 878) was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called 'Great', and the first to rule most of present-day Wales. He is referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annals of Ulster. In some later histories, he is referred to as "King of Wales" but he did not rule all of Wales nor was this term used contemporaneously to describe him.
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Roman the Great
Roman Mstislavich (Russian and Ukrainian: Роман Мстиславич), also Roman Mstyslavych or Roman the Great, (after 1160 – Zawichost, October 14, 1205) was a Rus’ prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty).
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Samudragupta
Samudragupta the Great, ruler of the Gupta Empire (c.AD 335 – 375), and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V.A Smith. His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests (Samudra referring to the 'oceans'). Samudragupta the Great is believed to have been his father's chosen successor even though he had several older brothers. Therefore, some believe that after the death of Chandragupta I, there was a struggle for succession in which Samudragupta prevailed.
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Shapur II
Shapur II the Great was the ninth King of the Persian Sassanid Empire from 309 to 379. During his long reign, the Sassanid Empire saw its first golden era since the reign of Shapur I (241–272).
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Simeon I of Bulgaria
Simeon (also Symeon) I the Great (, transliterated Simeon I Veliki ) ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927, during the First Bulgarian Empire. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it the most powerful state in contemporary Eastern Europe. His reign was also a period of unmatched cultural prosperity and enlightenment later deemed the Golden Age of Bulgarian culture.
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Taksin
Taksin (Royal Institute: Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Maharat; or The King of the Thonburi Kingdom; ;; Teochew: Dênchao; Vietnamese: Trịnh Quốc Anh) ; (April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782) was the only King of the Thonburi Kingdom. He is greatly revered by the Thai people for his leadership in liberating Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and the subsequent unification of Siam after it fell under various warlords. He established the city Thonburi as the new capital, as the city Ayutthaya had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders. His reign was characterized by numerous wars, fought to repel new Burmese invasions and to subjugate the northern Thai kingdom of Lanna, the Laotian principalities, and a threatening Cambodia. He was succeeded by the Chakri dynasty and the Rattanakosin Kingdom under his long time friend King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
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Theodoric the Great
Flavius Theodericus, also known as Theodoric the Great (; ; , (''Theυ'ðerichos'', ); ; ; ), 454 – 30 August 526, was king of the Ostrogoths (471 – 526), ruler of Italy (493 – 526), regent of the Visigoths (511 – 526), and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire. His Gothic name "Þiuda reiks" translates into "people's king". He became a hero of Germanic legend.
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Theodosius I
Flavius Theodosius (11 January 347 – 17 January 395), commonly known as Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 378 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War - establishing their homeland south of the Danube within the empire's borders. He is known for making Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, issuing decrees that effectively worked towards melding the Roman state and the Christian Church into a single de facto church-state entity.
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Timur
Timur (from the Perso-Arabic form ', ultimately from Chagatai (Middle Turkic) ' "iron"; 8 April 1336 – 18 February 1405), normally known as Tamerlane (from ) in English, was a fourteenth-century conqueror of Western, South and Central Asia, founder of the Timurid Empire and Timurid dynasty (1370–1405) in Central Asia, and great great grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived until 1857 as the Mughal Empire in India.
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Umar
Umar (, c. 586–590 CE 7 November 644), also known as Omar, was the Prophet Muhammad's father-in-law, one of his companions and the second Muslim ruler after Muhammad's death for 10 years.
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Valentinian I
Flavius Valentinianus (321 – 17 November 375), commonly known as Valentinian I or Valentinian the Great, was Roman Emperor from 364 to 375. He was the last emperor to have de facto control of the entire empire. Upon becoming emperor he made his brother Valens his co-emperor, giving him rule of the eastern provinces while Valentinian retained the west. During his reign, Valentinian fought successfully against the Alamanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians. Most notable was his victory over the Alamanni in 367 at the Battle of Solicinium. His brilliant general Count Theodosius defeated a revolt in Africa and the Great Conspiracy, a coordinated assault on Britain by Picts, Scots, and Saxons. Valentinian was also the last emperor to conduct campaigns across the Rhine and Danube rivers. He rebuilt and improved the fortifications along the frontiers – even building fortresses in enemy territory. Due to the successful nature of his reign and almost immediate decline of the empire after his death, he is often considered the "last great western emperor". He founded the Valentinian Dynasty, with his sons Gratian and Valentinian II succeeding him in the western half of the empire.
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Visigoths
The Visigoths () were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe; the Ostrogoths being the other. Together these tribes were among the barbarians who disturbed the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period. The romanized Visigoths first emerged as a distinct people during the 4th century, initially in the Balkans, where they participated in several wars with Rome. A Visigothic army under Alaric I eventually moved into Italy and famously sacked Rome in 410.
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Vladimir I of Kiev
Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great, also sometimes spelled Volodymer Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь (c. 958 near Pskov – 15 July 1015, Berestovo) was the grand prince of Kiev who converted to Christianity in 988, and proceeded to baptise all of Kievan Rus'. His name is spelt variously: in modern Ukrainian, for example, as Volodymyr (Володимир); in Old Church Slavonic and modern Russian, as Vladimir (Владимир); in Old Norse as Valdamarr; and, in modern Scandinavian languages, "Valdemar".
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Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex () or Kingdom of the West Saxons () was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest of 1016, from 1020 to 1066. After the Norman Conquest there was a dissolution of the English earldoms, and Wessex was split among the followers of William the Conqueror.
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Wilhelm II
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William of Maleval
William of Maleval (or William the Great) (died 10 February 1157) was the founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites, a branch of the Hermits of St. Augustine. He was beatified in 1202.
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Xerxes I
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Bayan Obo
Bayan Obo (, , also Bayun-Obo, '''Baiyun'ebo''') is a mining town in Inner Mongolia, northern China. It is part of Baiyunkuang District of Darhan Muminggan United Banner, which in turn is under the jurisdiction of Baotou city.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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COMEX
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Slovak: Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992. From 1939 to 1945 the state did not have de facto existence, due to its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, but the Czechoslovak government-in-exile nevertheless continued to exist during this period. In 1945 the eastern part of Carpathian Ruthenia was taken over by the Soviet Union. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Erzgebirge
The Erzgebirge or Krušné hory (in German and Czech, the Ore Mountains in English) is a mountain range, which has formed a natural border between Saxony in Germany and Bohemia in the Czech Republic for many centuries. The highest peak, Klínovec, rises to above sea level.
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Kalgoorlie
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Mexico
Mexico, (pronounced ; ), officially known as the United Mexican States (), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2 million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of 111 million, it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Hispanophone country on Earth. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city.
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Mongolia
Mongolia (; ) is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 38% of the population. Mongolia's political system is a parliamentary republic.
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Mount Weld
Mount Weld is a mine site in Western Australia, located about 30 km south of Laverton and 120 km east of Leonora. It ranks as one of the richest major rare earth deposits in the world. In addition to the rare earth oxide deposits, niobium and tantalum deposits are within the Mount Weld carbonatite, an intrusive pipe approximately three km in diameter.
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Norilsk
Norilsk () is a major city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located between the Yenisey river and the Taymyr Peninsula. It was granted city status in 1953. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city (after Murmansk) north of the Arctic Circle. Norilsk, Yakutsk and Vorkuta are the only large cities in the continuous permafrost zone. Norilsk is also the northernmost city on the planet to have a population over 100,000. Population: MMC Norilsk Nickel, a mining company, is the principal employer in the Norilsk area. The city is served by Norilsk Alykel Airport and Norilsk Valek Airfield. Due to the intense mining, the city is one of the ten most polluted cities in the world.
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NYMEX
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Pachuca
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Phalaborwa
Phalaborwa is a town (131,000 inhabitants) situated in the Mopani district, halfway up along the length of the Kruger National Park in the Limpopo province in South Africa. The Lowveld, also known as Valley of the Olifants, has the highest winter temperatures in South Africa. The rainfall is low and the average winter temperatures range from 10.9 to 25.2 °C. During summer the average temperatures vary from 20 to 47 °C with occasional heavy rainfall.
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Philippines
The Philippines ( ), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and its tropical climate make the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons but have also endowed the country with natural resources and made it one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world. An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its capital city is Manila.
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Skorpion Zinc
Skorpion Zinc is the 8th largest Zinc mine in the world, producing Special High Grade (SHG) Zinc.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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Sudbury Basin
The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, as well as one of the oldest.
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Tombstone, Arizona
Tombstone is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1879 by Ed Schieffelin in what was then the Arizona Territory. Formerly a silver-mining boomtown and county seat, the town is most famous as the former home of a number of western gunfighters, and as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Its economy today is based on tourism. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 1,569.
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.2 million inhabitants (10% of the national total), 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.
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Witwatersrand
The Witwatersrand is a low, sedimentary range of hills, at an elevation of 1700–1800 metres above sea-level, which runs in an east-west direction through Gauteng in South Africa. The word in Afrikaans means "the ridge of white waters". Geologically it is complex, but the principal formations are quartzites, conglomerates and shales of the Witwatersrand System. It forms a continental divide with run-off to the north draining into the Limpopo River and Indian Ocean and to the south draining into the Orange River and Atlantic. The Witwatersrand lies within the province of Gauteng, formerly called the PWV area, an acronym for Pretoria, Witwatersrand, and Vaal.
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- aluminium
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- Archaean
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- Australia
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- Beryl
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- black sand
- Bornite
- Canada
- Cassiterite
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- Erzgebirge
- feasibility study
- Galena
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- gold
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- iron ore
- iron oxide
- jasperoid
- Jinchuan
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- Rare earth elements
- rare earths
- Red Dog
- Rock (geology)
- sand dune
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- silver
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- South Africa
- Sphalerite
- stockwork
- Subvolcanic rock
- Sudbury Basin
- Sulfide mineral
- tantalite
- tantalum
- Thompson Belt
- Tombstone, Arizona
- tungsten
- Uraninite
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- vanadium
- vermiculite
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Smelting Iron from Iron ore
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- Duration: 3:01
- Published: 15 Dec 2009
- Updated: 15 Mar 2012
- Author: Handcraftedtradition
Colonial Williamsburg blacksmiths are smelting Iron in a bloomery furnace to make wrought iron.
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Iron ore mining
Iron Ore mining in the Plibara region of Western Australia near Newman. The Mt. Whaleback, Yandi, and Area C mines are shown.
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Bellary mining: Hungry for iron ore
The Supreme Court's suspension of all mining activity in Bellary district of Karnataka has caused financial havoc for mining companies and steel manufacturers that depend on Bellary's iron ore for production.
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Iron Ore - Book of Mormon Evidence
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- Duration: 3:05
- Published: 17 Jun 2009
- Updated: 15 Feb 2012
- Author: bookmormon
TheBook of Mormon, like the Bible, contains a record of God's dealings with a part of the House of Israel. It contains prophecies of Christ and also reveals how Christ, after his resurrection and ascension into heaven, later ministered to those who had waited for him in the New World. The Book of Mormon was anciently abridged by a prophet named Mormon and was engraved on gold plates, to preserve the sacred writing for a future time. Joseph Smith received the divine commission to translate the gold plates through the power of God. The translation was published in 1830 as a volume of scripture, a sacred record. We invite all people everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah. "The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the Day of Judgment." (Encyclopedia, 86-87) - Joseph Smith, Jr. To <b>...</b>
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90 seconds at 9 am: Greek default (news with Bernard Hickey)
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- Duration: 2:02
- Published: 11 Mar 2012
- Updated: 12 Mar 2012
- Author: ofInterestNZ
Greek CDSes triggered Forced restructure US$3 bln plus Controlled default US jobs growth Solid at 227k Signs of recovery Dow up 0.1% Chinese trade deficit Biggest in 22 years European slowdown Inflation to 3.2% Hope for stimulus Good in long run Not in short run Aussie iron ore Labour's move Foreign ownership Block land sales Unless benefits NZ
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Minecraft ep.7 I have Iron Ore
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- Duration: 14:01
- Published: 11 Mar 2012
- Updated: 11 Mar 2012
- Author: JPEEZYYYYGAMES
I decided to go back in the mine and came out ALIVE
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Skyrim - Best IRON ORE spot in Skyrim! (Skyrim Gameplay)
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- Duration: 3:13
- Published: 24 Jan 2012
- Updated: 13 Mar 2012
- Author: iTzPadwani
Just North West of Whiterun lies Halted Stream Camp, the only reason to go here is for a quest right? Wrong! This cave contains the most Iron Ore Vein spawns currently discovered. 16 Iron veins, and 1 Corundum make Paddi a happy Wood Elf. So for any of you Low Level Black Smiths, this is definitely a place you want to seek out.
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How to obtain lots of Iron ore easily (Halted Stream Mine) - Skyrim Tutorial
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- Duration: 3:03
- Published: 04 Dec 2011
- Updated: 29 Feb 2012
- Author: MrCobaltNinja
Exactly what it says on the tin. Subscribe!
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Long-term iron-ore outlook positive, Kumba asserts
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- Duration: 1:36
- Published: 10 Feb 2012
- Updated: 10 Feb 2012
- Author: MiningWeekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) -- The outlook for global iron-ore demand was likely to improve over the medium- to long-term, Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore CEO Chris Griffith said on Thursday.
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Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future - 1952 Educational Documentary
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- Duration: 22:22
- Published: 03 Dec 2011
- Updated: 12 Dec 2011
- Author: wdtvlive42
Iron Country: Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future was produced in the early 1950's by the Iron Mining Industry of Minnesota to reassure Minnesotans that iron mining would continue to spur economic development. The film shows mining activities and contains a brief explanation of the ore refining process, however it also contains a wealth of 1950's "general life" scenes - from the rides at the State Fair, various forms of transport (both mining and non mining related), and agricultural industries such as dairy farms.
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More iron-ore supply than demand -- Kumba
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- Duration: 2:24
- Published: 02 Dec 2011
- Updated: 02 Dec 2011
- Author: MiningWeekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) -- Iron-ore prices will probably soften further in the short-term, says Kumba Iron Ore CEO Chris Griffith.
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FeOre 3D iron ore mine site tour
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- Duration: 3:00
- Published: 05 Sep 2011
- Updated: 14 Sep 2011
- Author: GleneagleSecurities
Take a 3D tour of the FeOre Limited (FEO) mining site and iron ore deposit. FeOre is a Bermuda based company that will be producing iron ore with 24 months from its Ereeny Iron Deposit in the Mandalgovi Province of Mongolia. Register your interest at www.gleneaglesecurities.com
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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - Iron Ore Mines
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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - Best Iron Ore Mine
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- Duration: 9:24
- Published: 24 Nov 2011
- Updated: 15 Mar 2012
- Author: CircularGaming
Circular Gaming Present's: I came across this iron ore mine and noticed it gave TONS of iron ore so enjoy the place I did =)
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Shipping Iron Ore on the Great Lakes, 1955
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- Duration: 2:26
- Published: 27 Dec 2011
- Updated: 14 Mar 2012
- Author: industryfilmarchive
In Cleveland, Ohio iron ore is stockpiled in winter and then transported over Lake Huron and Lake Superior to steel mills. To purchase a clean DVD or digital download of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.globalimageworks.com
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skyrim- were to find 28 iron ingots, 8 iron ore.
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- Duration: 3:14
- Published: 26 Nov 2011
- Updated: 11 Mar 2012
- Author: GameIncrdible
east of Morthal you can find this place were i found all the iron
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Iron ore mining and excavation - 1930s 1940s 1950s
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- Duration: 2:25
- Published: 25 Oct 2011
- Updated: 13 Jan 2012
- Author: primetimemedia
"Excavation on Film" DVD introduction from Primetime Video. Huge drag-lines, massive bucket excavators, big bulldozers and large scraper buckets that dig up and cart away tons of material at a time are the subject of this bygone DVD. Using archive film shot in iron ore mines between 1935 and 1953 this video features the drilling, blasting and excavation of iron ore for the blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. Wheeled DS21 Caterpillar scrapers and other earth moving equipment are also seen at work in the North Lincolnshire mines, as well as fascinating film taken in 1908 showing the world's first caterpillar tracked vehicle, a British invention without which much of the machinery used in the mines could not have moved about. The construction of a transporter to carry spoil from the excavations to the back-fill is shown and steam trains are seen moving the ore from the mines to the blast furnaces or to a rail-head for hauling to more distant destinations. 50 minutes long and available online from www.primetimevideo.co.uk
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Skyrim: Iron ore mine
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- Duration: 1:19
- Published: 09 Dec 2011
- Updated: 26 Feb 2012
- Author: ultimateghillie
Driverless rail network to deliver iron ore
Rio Tinto is planning a $518 million driverless rail network that would deliver its iron ore to ports in Western Australia.
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Iron Ore Mine Blasting
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- Duration: 4:23
- Published: 18 Nov 2011
- Updated: 13 Mar 2012
- Author: trimex2007
Compilation of a series of blasting at the Nammuldi iron ore mine recorded from late 2008 to 2010. Download the original video from: www.filesonic.com
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minecraft where to find iron ore
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- Duration: 1:59
- Published: 18 Jun 2011
- Updated: 14 Mar 2012
- Author: ketchupdispenser919
once your mine gets to red stone or diamond you need a iron pickaxe and my tips will help you and show you where to find it!
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Skyrim Transmute Spell Location Guide - Turn Iron into Gold
This video shows how to obtain the spell "Transmute" at Halted Stream Camp. The transmute spell can turn Iron Ore into Silver Ore, and Silver Ore into Gold Ore. Not huge profits, but you can combine this with jewelry smithing to make some easy cash, and add enchantments for even more profits. Please leave a Like if this video helped you. Thank you for watching!
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Creative Commons / J Milburn![Train carrying Iron Ore to Marmagao Port, Vasco A famous hotel in Goa Tourism is Goa's primary industry: it handles 12%[14] of all foreign tourist arrivals in India. Goa has two main tourist seasons: winter and summer. In the winter time, tourists from abroad (mainly Europe) come to Goa to enjoy the splendid climate.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120323150848im_/http://cdn8.wn.com/pd/51/4b/90c7735e95423fbb342c95e3ed44_small.jpg "Train carrying Iron Ore to Marmagao Port, Vasco A famous hotel in Goa Tourism is Goa's primary industry: it handles 12%[14] of all foreign tourist arrivals in India. Goa has two main tourist seasons: winter and summer. In the winter time, tourists from abroad (mainly Europe) come to Goa to enjoy the splendid climate.")
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![Train carrying Iron Ore to Marmagao Port, Vasco A famous hotel in Goa Tourism is Goa's primary industry: it handles 12%[14] of all foreign tourist arrivals in India. Goa has two main tourist seasons: winter and summer. In the winter time, tourists from abroad (mainly Europe) come to Goa to enjoy the splendid climate.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120323150848/http://cdn2.wn.com/pd/51/4b/90c7735e95423fbb342c95e3ed44_medium.jpg "Train carrying Iron Ore to Marmagao Port, Vasco A famous hotel in Goa Tourism is Goa's primary industry: it handles 12%[14] of all foreign tourist arrivals in India. Goa has two main tourist seasons: winter and summer. In the winter time, tourists from abroad (mainly Europe) come to Goa to enjoy the splendid climate.")
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed Bellzone Mining on Friday announced that it had started iron-ore production and product stockpiling at its Forécariah joint venture (JV) project, in Guinea. This followed the maiden blast on the Yomboyeli central ore body on March 22....(size: 3.2Kb)
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An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals. The ores are extracted through mining; these are then refined to extract the valuable element(s).
''Mesothermal'' lode gold deposits, typified by the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie
Archaean conglomerate hosted gold-uranium deposits, typified by Elliot Lake, Canada and Witwatersrand, South Africa
Carlin–type gold deposits, including;
* Dolomite-hosted jasperoid replacement subtype
''Epithermal'' stockwork vein deposits
IOCG or iron oxide copper gold deposits, typified by the supergiant Olympic Dam Cu-Au-U deposit
Porphyry copper +/- gold +/- molybdenum +/- silver deposits
Intrusive-related copper-gold +/- (tin-tungsten), typified by the Tombstone, Arizona deposits
Hydromagmatic magnetite iron ore deposits and skarns
Skarn ore deposits of copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, etcetera
Magmatic nickel-copper-iron-PGE deposits including
* Cumulate vanadiferous or platinum-bearing magnetite or chromite
* Cumulate hard-rock titanium (ilmenite) deposits
* Komatiite hosted Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
* Subvolcanic feeder subtype, typified by Noril'sk-Talnakh and the Thompson Belt, Canada
* Intrusive-related Ni-Cu-PGE, typified by Voisey's Bay, Canada and Jinchuan, China
Lateritic nickel ore deposits, examples include Goro and Acoje, (Philippines) and Ravensthorpe, Western Australia.
Volcanic hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) Cu-Pb-Zn including;
* Examples include Teutonic Bore and Golden Grove, Western Australia
** Besshi type
** Kuroko type
Podiform serpentinite-hosted paramagmatic iron oxide-chromite deposits, typified by Savage River, Tasmania iron ore, Coobina chromite deposit
Broken Hill Type Pb-Zn-Ag, considered to be a class of reworked SEDEX deposits
Phosphorus-tantalite-vermiculite (Phalaborwa South Africa)
Rare earth elements - Mount Weld, Australia and Bayan Obo, Mongolia
Diatreme hosted diamond in kimberlite, lamproite or lamprophyre
Banded iron formation iron ore deposits, including
* Channel-iron deposits or pisolite type iron ore
Heavy mineral sands ore deposits and other sand dune hosted deposits
Alluvial gold, diamond, tin, platinum or black sand deposits
Alluvial oxide zinc deposit type: sole example Skorpion Zinc
SEDEX
* Lead-zinc-silver, typified by Red Dog, McArthur River, Mount Isa, etc.
* Stratiform arkose-hosted and shale-hosted copper, typified by the Zambian copperbelt.
* Stratiform tungsten, typified by the Erzgebirge deposits, Czechoslovakia
* Exhalative spilite-chert hosted gold deposits
Mississippi valley type (MVT) zinc-lead deposits
Hematite iron ore deposits of altered banded iron formation
Sudbury Basin nickel and copper, Ontario, Canada
Economic geology
Mineral resource classification
Ore genesis
Petrology
The grade or concentration of an ore mineral, or metal, as well as its form of occurrence, will directly affect the costs associated with mining the ore. The cost of extraction must thus be weighted against the contained metal value of the rock to determine what ore can be processed and what ore is of too low a grade to be worth mining. Metal ores are generally oxides, sulfides, silicates, or "native" metals (such as native copper) that are not commonly concentrated in the Earth's crust or "noble" metals (not usually forming compounds) such as gold. The ores must be processed to extract the metals of interest from the waste rock and from the ore minerals. Ore bodies are formed by a variety of geological processes. The process of ore formation is called ore genesis.
Ore deposits
An ore deposit is an accumulation of ore. This is distinct from a mineral resource as defined by the mineral resource classification criteria. An ore deposit is one occurrence of the particular ore type. Most ore deposits are named according to either their location (for example, the Witswatersrand, South Africa), or after a discoverer (e.g. the kambalda nickel shoots are named after drillers), or after some whimsy, an historical figure, a prominent person, something from mythology (phoenix, kraken, serepentleopard, etc.) or the code name of the resource company which found it (e.g. MKD-5 is the in-house name for the Mount Keith nickel ).
Classification of ore deposits
Ore deposits are classified according to various criteria developed via the study of economic geology, or ore genesis. The classifications below are typical.
Hydrothermal epigenetic deposits
Granite related hydrothermal
Nickel-cobalt-platinum deposits
Volcanic-related deposits
Metamorphically reworked deposits
Carbonatite-alkaline igneous related
Sedimentary deposits
Sedimentary hydrothermal deposits
Astrobleme-related ores
Extraction
The basic extraction of ore deposits follows the steps below;
# Prospecting or exploration to find and then define the extent and value of ore where it is located ("ore body") # Conduct resource estimation to mathematically estimate the size and grade of the deposit # Conduct a pre-feasibility study to determine the theoretical economics of the ore deposit. This identifies, early on, whether further investment in estimation and engineering studies is warranted and identifies key risks and areas for further work. # Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the financial viability, technical and financial risks and robustness of the project and make a decision as whether to develop or walk away from a proposed mine project. This includes mine planning to evaluate the economically recoverable portion of the deposit, the metallurgy and ore recoverability, marketability and payability of the ore concentrates, engineering, milling and infrastructure costs, finance and equity requirements and a cradle to grave analysis of the possible mine, from the initial excavation all the way through to reclamation. # Development to create access to an ore body and building of mine plant and equipment # The operation of the mine in an active sense # Reclamation to make land where a mine had been suitable for future use
Trade
Ores (metals) are traded internationally and comprise a sizeable portion of international trade in raw materials both in value and volume. This is because the worldwide distribution of ores is unequal and dislocated from locations of peak demand and from smelting infrastructure.Most base metals (copper, lead, zinc, nickel) are traded internationally on the London Metal Exchange, with smaller stockpiles and metals exchanges monitored by the COMEX and NYMEX exchanges in the United States and the Shanghai Futures Exchange in China.
Iron ore is traded between customer and producer, though various benchmark prices are set quarterly between the major mining conglomerates and the major consumers, and this sets the stage for smaller participants.
Other, lesser, commodities do not have international clearing houses and benchmark prices, with most prices negotiated between suppliers and customers one-on-one. This generally makes determining the price of ores of this nature opaque and difficult. Such metals include lithium, niobium-tantalum, bismuth, antimony and rare earths. Most of these commodities are also dominated by one or two major suppliers with >60% of the world's reserves. The London Metal Exchange aims to add uranium to its list of metals on warrant.
The World Bank reports that China was the top importer of ores and metals in 2005 followed by the USA and Japan.
Important ore minerals
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This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase "''the Great''", or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as ''e Bozorg'' and ''e azam'' in Persian and Urdu respectively.
Abbas I of Persia (1571-1629), Shah of Iran
Akbar (1542-1605), ruler of the Mughal Empire of South Asia, mainly India
Alain I of Albret (1440-1522), French aristocrat
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), King of Macedonia, Persia, Greece, Egypt, and all of Mesopotamia
Alexander I of Georgia (1386–1446), King of Georgia
Alfonso III of León (c. 848-910), King of León, Galicia and Asturias
Alfred the Great (848/849-899), King of Wessex
Antiochus III the Great (c. 241–187 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire
Ashoka the Great (c. 304–232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya dynasty
Ashot I of Iberia “the Great”(died 826/830), presiding prince of Iberia (modern Georgia),
Askia Mohammad I (c. 1442–1538), ruler of the Songhai Empire
Bhumibol Adulyadej (born 1927), King of Thailand
Bolesław I Chrobry (967-1025), sometimes called "the Great", first King of Poland
Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia (also listed in the following section)
Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (1736-1809), founder and ruler of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (in what is now Thailand)
Cnut the Great (c. 985 or 995-1035), King of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden
Casimir III the Great (1310-1370), King of Poland
Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russian
Chandragupta II (reigned 375-413/415), also known as Vikramaditya, ruler of the Gupta empire in India
Charlemagne (died 814), King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans
Chulalongkorn (1853-1910), King of Siam (now Thailand)
Chlothar II (584-629), King of Neustria and King of the Franks
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1097-1157), Margrave of Meissen
Constantine I (c. 272-337), Roman Emperor
Cyrus the Great (c. 600 BC or 576 BC–530 BC), founder and ruler of the Persian or Achaemenid Empire
Darius the Great (550 – 486 BC), third ruler of the Persian Empire
Devapala (died 850), ruler of the Pala Empire in the Indian subcontinent
Dionysius I, Greek tyrant of Syracuse
Ferdinand I of León and Castile (c. 1015–1065), King of León and Count of Castile
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia
Genghis Khan (1162?-1227), founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Gero (c. 900–965), ruler of Marca Geronis, a very large march in Europe
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594-1632), King of Sweden, founder of the Swedish Empire, and noted military leader
Gwanggaeto the Great, King of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea
Hanno the Great, the name of three leaders of Carthage, in the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd centuries BC
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy (946–1002)
Henry IV of France (1553-1610), King of France and King of Navarre
Herod the Great (73/74 BC-4 BC), King of Judea
Hugh the Great (898-956), Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris
Hugh Magnus of France (1007-1025), co-King of France
Hugh I, Count of Vermandois (1057-1101)
Humphrey I de Bohun (died c. 1123), Anglo-Norman aristocrat
Ivan III of Russia (1440-1505), Tsar of Russia
John I of Portugal (1358-1433), King of Portugal and the Algarve
John II of Aragon (1398-1479), King of Aragon and, through his wife, King of Navarre
Justinian I (483-565), Byzantine Emperor
Kamehameha I (c. 1758-1819), first King of Hawai'i
Kanishka (died c. 127), ruler of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia and parts of India
Kvirike III of Kakheti (1010-1029), King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia
Kublai Khan (1215-1294), Mongol ruler in the 13th century and Emperor of China; founder of the Yuan Dynasty
Llywelyn the Great (c. 1172–1240), Prince of Gwynedd and de facto ruler of most of Wales
Louis I of Hungary (1326-1382), King of Hungary, Croatia and Poland
Mangrai the Great (1238-1317), Lanna, northern Thailand
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912), Emperor of Japan
Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418)
Mithridates II of Parthia (died 88 BC), ruler of the Parthian Empire (in present day Iran)
Mithridates VI of Pontus (134 BC–63 BC), ruler of Pontus and the Bosporan Kingdom
Mstislav I of Kiev (1076-1132), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus
Narai (1633-1688), King of Ayutthaya (in what is now modern Thailand)
Naresuan (1555-1605), King of Ayutthaya
Odo the Great (died c. 735), Duke of Aquitaine
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)
K'inich Janaab' Pakal (603-683), ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque
Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa (1123–1186), King of Sri Lanka
Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia (died 1075), King of Croatia
Peter the Great (1672-1725), Tsar of Russia
Peter III of Aragon (1239-1285), King of Aragon and King of Sicily
Pompey (106 BC-48 BC), military and political leader of the late Roman Republic, rival of Julius Caesar
Radama I (1793–1828), first king of greater Madagascar
Raja Raja Chola I (c. 947-1014), Indian emperor of the Cholas.
Rajendra Chola I (reigned 1014-1044), Tamil King of India
Ramesses II (reigned 1279 BC – 1213 BC), considered the greatest pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Ram Khamhaeng (around 1237 to 1247-1298), King of Sukhothai (in present day Thailand)
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (1082-1131), also Count of Provence and various other counties
Rhodri the Great (c. 820–878), King of Gwynedd (in present day Wales)
Roman the Great (after 1160-1205), Grand Prince of Kiev
Samudragupta (c. 335–375), ruler of the Gupta empire in the Indian subcontinent
Sancho III of Navarre (c. 992-1035), King of Kingdom of Navarre
Sargon of Akkad (died c. 2215 BC), ruler of the Akkadian Empire
Sejong the Great (1397-1450), Korean king
Shapur II (309-379), king of the Sassanid Empire, Persia
Simeon I of Bulgaria (864/865-927), ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire
Stephen III of Moldavia (1433-1504), Prince of Moldavia (Romania)
Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia (c. 1308-1355), King of Serbia and Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks
Taksin (1734-1782), King of the Thonburi Kingdom (Thailand)
Timur (1336-1405), better known as Tamerlane, founder of the Timurid Dynasty
Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1090–1151), Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV, Count of Champagne and of Brie
Theodoric the Great (454-526), King of the Ostrogoths, regent of the Visigoths and a viceroy of the Byzantine Empire
Theodosius I (347-395), Roman emperor
Tigranes the Great (140-55 BC), Emperor of Armenia
Tiridates III of Armenia (285-339), King of Armenia
Umar (c. 586 to 590–644), second caliph of the Muslim Empire
Valdemar I of Denmark (1131-1182), King of Denmark
Valentinian I (364-375), Roman Emperor
Vladimir I of Kiev (c. 958-1015), ruler of Kievan Rus
Vytautas (c. 1350-1430), archduke of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy
William I, Count of Burgundy (1020-1087), Count of Burgandy and Mâcon
William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969-1030), also Count of Poitou
Xerxes I (519-465 BC), King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire (Persia)
Yu the Great (c. 2200-2100 BC), legendary ruler in ancient China
Abraham the Great of Kashkar (ca. 492-586), monk and saint of the Assyrian Church of the East
Abraham Kidunaia (died c. 366, hermit, priest, and Christian saint of Mesopotamia
Albertus Magnus (1193/1206–1280), medieval German philosopher and theologian
Anthony the Great (c. 251–356), early Christian saint of Egypt
Babai the Great (c. 551–628), Assyrian church leader
Basil of Caesarea (330-379), Greek bishop and theologian
Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia (also listed in the previous section)
Euthymius the Great (377-473), abbot and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
Gertrude the Great (1256-c. 1302), German Benedictine, mystic, theologian and Roman Catholic saint
Pope Gregory I (c. 540-604)
Hiyya the Great, 3rd-century rabbi, Palestine
Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
Pope Leo I (c. 391 or 400-461)
Macarius of Egypt (c. 300-391), Egyptian hermit
Pope Nicholas I (c. 800-867)
Photius I of Constantinople (c. 810–c. 893), Eastern Orthodox saint and Patriarch of Constantinople
William of Maleval (died 1157), founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites
Beli Mawr, a figure in medieval Welsh literature and genealogies
Emmy the Great, folk singer
Matteo Rosso the Great, Roman politician and father of Pope Nicholas III
Prokop the Great, Hussite general in Bohemia
Epithet
List of monarchs by nickname
List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility: G-I
James, son of Zebedee, also known as James the Greater, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
Ajax (mythology), called Ajax the Greater
In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to be a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". This title was first used by the conqueror Cyrus II of Persia.
The Persian title was inherited by Alexander III of Macedon (336–323 BC) when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet "Great" eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference (in a comedy by Plautus) assumes that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no earlier evidence that Alexander III of Macedon was called "''the Great''".
The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used "Great King" in local documents, but the title was most notably used for Antiochus the Great (223–187 BC).
Later rulers and commanders began to use the epithet "the Great" as a personal name, like the Roman general Pompey. Others received the surname retrospectively, like the Carthaginian Hanno and the Indian emperor Ashoka the Great. Once the surname gained currency, it was also used as an honorific surname for people without political careers, like the philosopher Albert the Great.
As there are no objective criteria for "greatness", the persistence of later generations in using the designation greatly varies. For example, Louis XIV of France was often referred to as "The Great" in his lifetime but is rarely called such nowadays, while Frederick II of Prussia is still called "The Great". A later Hohenzollern - Wilhelm I - was often called "The Great" in the time of his grandson Wilhelm II, but rarely later.
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Shipping Iron Ore on the Great Lakes, 1955
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Shipping Iron Ore on the Great Lakes, 1955
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"Excavation on Film" DVD introduction from Primetime Video. Huge drag-lines, massive bucket excavators, big bulldozers and large scraper buckets that dig up and cart away tons of material at a time are the subject of this bygone D...
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