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The rock , which is so steep that its top overhangs the sides , rises 1,144 ft A ( 349 m ) above sea level and 600 ft above the surrounding plain . On the several acres of ground at the summit , King Kįśyapa I built a fortress in AD 477 ...
The rock , which is so steep that its top overhangs the sides , rises 1,144 ft A ( 349 m ) above sea level and 600 ft above the surrounding plain . On the several acres of ground at the summit , King Kįśyapa I built a fortress in AD 477 ...
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J. Tsuranov ( U.S.S.R. ) , who scored 200 ( out of a possible 200 ) in the skeet shooting event at Bologna , Italy , in 1971 Tass - Sovfoto year event 1976 show Jumping , individual show jumping , team * King George V Cup Queen ...
J. Tsuranov ( U.S.S.R. ) , who scored 200 ( out of a possible 200 ) in the skeet shooting event at Bologna , Italy , in 1971 Tass - Sovfoto year event 1976 show Jumping , individual show jumping , team * King George V Cup Queen ...
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Oct. 25 , 1154 , Dover , Kent ) , king of England from 1135 to 1154. He gained the throne by usurpation but AVME Stephen , king of England , the great seal showing the king on horseback and fully armed ; in King's College , Cambridge By ...
Oct. 25 , 1154 , Dover , Kent ) , king of England from 1135 to 1154. He gained the throne by usurpation but AVME Stephen , king of England , the great seal showing the king on horseback and fully armed ; in King's College , Cambridge By ...
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