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Stoker, Bram

(Encyclopedia)Stoker, Bram (Abraham Stoker), 1847–1912, English novelist, b. Dublin, Ireland. He is best remembered as the author of Dracula (1897), a horror story recounting the activities of the vampire Count D...

Nur ad-Din

(Encyclopedia)Nur ad-Din no͞or äd-dēn [key], 1118–74, ruler of Syria. He was the son of the conqueror Zangi, and he succeeded to power in 1145. He defeated the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor and fought with Baldwi...

Artaxerxes III

(Encyclopedia)Artaxerxes III, d. 338 b.c., king of ancient Persia (358–338 b.c.), son and successor of Artaxerxes II. He was originally named Ochus and is sometimes called Artaxerxes Ochus. He gained the throne b...

Sesostris III

(Encyclopedia)Sesostris III sĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1840 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He succeeded (1878 b.c.) his father Sesostris II. He fixed the southern boundary of Egypt above the Second ...

Assuan

(Encyclopedia)Assuan: see Aswan, Egypt.

Banha

(Encyclopedia)Banha: see Benha, Egypt.

Sawhaj

(Encyclopedia)Sawhaj, Egypt: see Sohag.

Damietta

(Encyclopedia)Damietta: see Dumyat, Egypt.

Gizeh

(Encyclopedia)Gizeh, Egypt: see Giza.

Esna

(Encyclopedia)Esna: see Isna, Egypt.