(Encyclopedia) NaraNaranäˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 349,349), capital of Nara prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. An ancient cultural and religious center, it was founded in 706 by imperial decree and was…
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(Encyclopedia) Feng Yü-hsiangFeng Yü-hsiangfŭng yü-shyäng [key], 1882–1948, Chinese general. He held various military positions under the Ch'ing dynasty. Feng's conversion to Methodism in 1914 gained…
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