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Wu Zhao or Zetia (Tse-tien) is famous in Chinese history because she was the only woman who ruled in her own name. Daughter of an official of the recently founded Tang (T’ang) dynasty she was selected to join the harem of the emperor Taizong (T’ang-tsung) at age 15 …
Theology and ecclesiastical affairs had been in ferment for some time before the 16th-century upheavals now known as the Protestant Reformation, which left behind enduring divisions among Western Christian churches. For at least three centuries theologians had held divergent opinions on the possibility of conflict between the Bible …
As the Tang (T’ang) dynasty (618–907) was crumbling, several regional states came into being that occupied outlying areas of the once great empire. One of them was called Xixia or Western Xia (982–1127). Although it included several ethnic groups, among them many Han Chinese, the ruling dynasty and …
Xuanzang was a Chinese monk who journeyed to India to study Buddhism. He was preceded by others, among them Fa Xian (Fa-hsien), but was surpassed by none. Together the pilgrims’ translations and other writings enhanced China’s knowledge of many lands and added to the understanding of Buddhism. A …
Li Longji (Li Lung-chi) reigned 712–756 as Minghuang (Ming-huang means Brilliant Emperor; Xuanzong was his posthumous title). He was the grandson of Empress Wu Zhao and son of Ruizong (Jui-tsung, r. 710–712), who abdicated in his favor. His youth was spent under house arrest in his grandmother’s court. …
The Battle of Yarmuk (a tributary of the Jordan River), close to the present-day border of Syria and Jordan, was a decisive battle between the Byzantine Empire and the rapidly expanding Arab Islamic empire. In the 630s as Arab forces advanced out of the Arabian Peninsula into Iraq …
Also called Iaroslav, or Yaroslav Mudryi in Russian, Yaroslav the Wise was grand prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054, one of the brightest representatives of the Riurykide (Rurikovich) dynasty, who was best known in eastern European history as a powerful leader of the early centralized Kievan Rus …
Yelu Chucai belonged to the Yelu clan of the Khitan Liao dynasty, which ruled northeastern China 916– 1125. After the fall of Liao his branch of the family remained in northern China and served the Jin (Chin) dynasty (1115–1234) that had destroyed Liao. He was thoroughly Sinicized, a …
The man who became the third ruler of China’s Ming dynasty (1368–1644) as Emperor Yongle (Yung-lo) (meaning “lasting joy”) was the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang (Chu Yuan-chang), the dynastic founder. His personal name was Zhu Di (Chu Ti). Well-grounded in Confucian studies and also a proven military …
Yuan was the first non-Chinese dynasty to rule the entire area of the Chinese civilization (1279–1368). Kubilai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) proclaimed this rule in 1271, but because South China was not then under his control, historians did not formally recognize it as the ruling dynasty of …
Yue Fei is one of the most famous and admired figures in Chinese history. His parents were farmers in present day Henan (Honan) province. Growing up he was acutely aware of the brutal power of the nomadic Jurchens, who frequently raided his region. In 1122 he joined a …
Zen is a form of Buddhism that concentrates on calm, reflective forms of meditation in the quest for enlightenment. The word Zen, by which the school is known in Japan, derives from the Sanskrit word dhyana, which means “meditation.” Dhyana took root in China and was translated into …
Zhao Kuangyin, founder of the Song (Sung) dynasty (960–1289), is better known by his posthumous title Song Taizu (T’ai-tsu), which means “Grand Progenitor of the Song.” China was plunged into half a century of turmoil after the fall of the Tang (T’ang) dynasty in 909. From 909 to …
Zheng He was born into a Muslim family named Ma in Kunying, Yunnan province. At the beginning of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), a number of generals fighting on the frontiers were put in charge of recruiting eunuchs for the court. When Yunnan was pacified in 1381, Zheng He, …
Zhu Xi was a prominent Song (Sung) dynasty NeoConfucian scholar who taught at the White Deer Grotto Academy and, by completing the second wave of canonizing Confucian learning, created a program of education and self-cultivation that became the official standard for the Chinese civil service examinations from 1313 …
Enel is engaged in the production, distribution, and sale of electricity and gas across Europe and North and Latin America, managing a range of hydroelectric, thermoelectric, nuclear, geothermal, wind, and photovoltaic power stations. It currently operates in 21 countries with 75,500 MW of generating capacity and serves more …
Eni is one of the leading integrated energy companies in the world, and its success is mainly based on continuous innovation and growth strategies. The primary businesses managed by the company through different operating divisions and subsidiaries are Exploration & Production, Gas & Power, Refining & Marketing, Engineering …
When Enron Corporation filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 protection on December 2, 2001, it was valued at over $60 billion, thus achieving the notoriety of being the largest U.S. corporate failure at that time. The exemplar of American commercial enterprise became a byword for corporate malfeasance. Enron …
Entrepreneurship can be defined as the practice of starting a business or “breathing life” into an existing business. One can do so by exploring and pursuing new business initiatives that have the potential to make the organization grow. Basic Categories Although many do not attempt to distinguish the …
An entry mode is the manner in which a company decides to enter into foreign markets. International market efforts take many forms. There are various strategies an organization may implement once it has decided to enter the global market. Ways to enter a foreign market include licensing, franchising, …
