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... northern neighbour in the Turks ( T'u - chüeh ) , who controlled the steppe from the borders of Manchuria to the frontiers of the Byzantine and Sāsānid empires . At the time of Yang Chien's seizure of power , the Turks were splitting ...
... northern neighbour in the Turks ( T'u - chüeh ) , who controlled the steppe from the borders of Manchuria to the frontiers of the Byzantine and Sāsānid empires . At the time of Yang Chien's seizure of power , the Turks were splitting ...
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... Northern and Southern Hemi- sphere Pressure systems and winds . The distribution of atmo- spheric pressure determines the winds except where local effects , such as a deep valley channel , are very strong . The winds blow clockwise ...
... Northern and Southern Hemi- sphere Pressure systems and winds . The distribution of atmo- spheric pressure determines the winds except where local effects , such as a deep valley channel , are very strong . The winds blow clockwise ...
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... northern wanderer , Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , brought an exciting but fanciful report of the fabulous lands to Mexico in 1536. Expeditions explored northern Mexico and the southern part of what is now the United States , notably that ...
... northern wanderer , Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , brought an exciting but fanciful report of the fabulous lands to Mexico in 1536. Expeditions explored northern Mexico and the southern part of what is now the United States , notably that ...
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