When my father was born, in 1910, 80% of the world was ruled by emperors.
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Humanity has experienced thousands of years of Empire but less than a century without emperors.
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Much of what we know about the emperors is based on myth and misunderstanding.
They look like emperors, which were showcased in the hit movie March of the Penguins.
Similarly, the Janissaries, the elite slave troops of the Ottoman emperors, were not allowed to marry.
The gallery boasts a dazzling array of timepieces, many of which were gifts to the Qing emperors from abroad.
The coins are mainly bronze, with some silver content, and feature 16 different emperors, spanning 38 years.
The British Museum said it will explore "real" Roman people, not the emperors and gladiators portrayed in films.
Catering to the Little Emperors and Empresses can add up to big money.
The emperors now had to wheedle taxes and manpower from these great powers.
This was the portal through which Chinese emperors emerged from their palace, the Forbidden City, to meet the people.
Medieval Chinese emperors were buried with their horses, soldiers, cooking pots and food to speed them on their way.
When you think of Roman history, the first things that come to mind are probably the stories of emperors, gladiators, and soldiers.
They abolished the aristocracy and divested 11 families of imperial status, considerably shrinking the pool from which future emperors could be drawn.
Kings and Emperors would start out with pure gold or silver coins.
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It has produced not only presidents of the European Commission, but kings of Hungary and Bohemia, as well as three German emperors.
Yet despite the parade of kings and emperors who have passed through its corridors, the Louvre has never looked as splendid as it does now.
His clan migrated to Pakistan from Central Asia with the Mughal emperors.
Mr. MATT LAUER (Host, "The Today Show"): The sun sets on Beijing the same way it did for China's emperors through the ages.
There is the Forbidden City, which is the ancient imperial palace where dozens of Chinese emperors ruled the country for 500 years.
Since the tax revenues from a diminished empire could not meet such increased expenditures, the emperors started paying soldiers and suppliers in depreciated coinage.
Its 2, 500 years of documented history (and 1500 years of Christian observance) has been ruled by a dramatic progression of warlords, emperors, and kings.
Fourteen Ming and 10 Qing emperors called the Forbidden City home and the intrigue, scandal and drama that went on here has inspired countless films and books.
That is creating a nation of "Little Emperors, " a notion observers have long noticed, but one which researchers and marketing specialists are only just beginning to confirm.
During the seventeenth century, from the fort of Lahore, the Mughal emperors ruled most of India, all of what is now Pakistan, and large areas of Afghanistan.
Roman emperors are supposed to have sent slaves to mountain tops to bring back fresh snow which was then flavoured and served as an early form of ice-cream.
As with the blond Scandinavian bodyguards who attended the Byzantine emperors, their uprightness was all the more starkly evidenced by the shiftiness of the guy they were protecting.
Burza's worldwide legion of fans includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Japanese emperors, and several New York chefs - an apropos marriage between the David and Goliath of world culinary capitals.
Salomon's Cheung thinks this group, which has been derided for being "little emperors" because they were seen as spoiled, could usher in a new era of consumer spending.
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