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Finally, Iemitsu established strict administrative criteria by which the government
was to be run and promulgated rules for the education and behaviour of the
hereditary warriors attached to the Tokugawa house. He even stripped his own ...
Finally, Iemitsu established strict administrative criteria by which the government
was to be run and promulgated rules for the education and behaviour of the
hereditary warriors attached to the Tokugawa house. He even stripped his own ...
Page 614
The diet at Eger (modern Cheb) in 1389 finally settled most conflicts by a general
peace, but, because the King spent most of his time in Prague to the detriment of
Germany, the empire's princes repeatedly demanded the appointment of a ...
The diet at Eger (modern Cheb) in 1389 finally settled most conflicts by a general
peace, but, because the King spent most of his time in Prague to the detriment of
Germany, the empire's princes repeatedly demanded the appointment of a ...
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Hussite armies continued to defeat foreign invaders, finally losing after a decade
and a half as a result of internal rivalries. Despite his obvious success, Europe
failed to heed Zizka's military system for 200 years. Lingering feudalism and ...
Hussite armies continued to defeat foreign invaders, finally losing after a decade
and a half as a result of internal rivalries. Despite his obvious success, Europe
failed to heed Zizka's military system for 200 years. Lingering feudalism and ...
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