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- What does the Vietnamese name Nguyen actually mean?
In 13th century Vietnam someone overthrew the Ly dynasty and forced all the members of that family and its nobles to change their name to Nguyen When that dynasty was overthrown, its supporters changed their name to hide from the next dynasty This happened several more times and as a result, nearly 40% of Vietnamese have the name Nguyen
- ancient rome - What are the symbols on the Tomb of the Priestess of . . .
Photo taken by Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons For the libation ceremony, cf this statue of a priest in toga offering libation: Picture by Wolfgang Sauber (GFDL or CC BY-SA 3 0), via Wikimedia Commons
- How did the US South Vietnam lose the Vietnam war?
First of all, to clarify what you asked in the subject, the US didn't "lose" the Vietnam war militarily The Tet Offensive was basically a disaster for the Viet Cong and the forces of North Vietnam – they didn't achieve their intended strategic objective (popular uprising in the south) and suffered major losses
- Why did JFK give approval for the CIA to encourage Diems deposal?
After the argument got heated Captain Nguyen bayonetted Diem's brother and then shot Diem in the head killing both men The Death of Diem During the journey back, Nghĩa gave his account of the assassinations to military headquarters: “As we rode back to the Joint General Staff headquarters, Diệm sat silently, but Nhu and the captain [Nhung
- world war two - Why were Japanese Americans forced to move, while . . .
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- How does one ride on the brake beam? - History Stack Exchange
@KateBunting thank you! It wouldn't surprise me if you're right about that (I admit I started by picturing some sort of tramcar or cog railway and then got completely hung up on the "train ticket" angle without thinking about how silly it seems to take the railway to the seaside and then get on another railway to "Skilby Castle "
- Has there ever been a case when a traitorous military commander took . . .
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- Did the Yuan Dynasty ever occupy Hainan? - History Stack Exchange
Not directly relevant to this question of whether they occupied Hainan but Kublai Khan was in the South China Sea during his second invasion of Dai Viet (1287)
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