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    What makes a good ruler‚ in Confucius’s view? A good minister? Confucius became famous as a sage of China during the era of Philosophers. He had influences on the civilizations of most of eastern Asia. Confucianism has some points that highlight what makes a good ruler or a good minister. In Confucius’s view‚ a good ruler won the confidence of the people. He emphasized this by saying that “The art of governing is to keep its affairs before the mind without weariness‚ and to practice them with undeviating

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    The construction of Qutb Minar one of the important collection of islamic buildings dominated by the red stone tower was started around 1202. Presently it consists of five Floor‚with each floor separated by balconies.The first three floor are each designed differently‚it is 72.5m high‚tapering from 14.32m in diameter at its base to 2.75m at its peak.The surrounding area contains funerary buildings‚notably the magnificent Alai-Darwaza Gate‚the masterpiece of Indo-Muslim art built in 1311‚and two

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    THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGING ROLES OF WOMEN ON RULER DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. BY NKADO SOPURUCHUKWU GRACIOUS ESUT/2007/89906 COURSE: COMMUNITY & RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVES & RULER DEVELOPMENT FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE ENUGUN STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (ESUT)‚

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    5000 years ago. This time period‚ and personal information about this Being resemble information we have for another Prophet‚ Krishna. Krishna’s tale as you will see later does suggest contact with Chinese people. Fu-Xi is known as the first Supreme Ruler and God-Emperor of China. He was born around 4952 to 5‚468 years ago. What is known about His birth shares details with virgin

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    Shah Abbas‚ or Abbas “the great” was by far the most famous and influential ruler of the Safavid empire. Abbas entered the stage of history in the October of 1588 when he overthrew his father Muhammad of Safavid and became شاه or “Shah” of the empire. He was now in charge of an empire that was losing control. The empire’s hated enemies‚ the Ottomans to the west and the Uzbeks to the North‚ held large swaths of Persian land. The Safavid empire’s main military force‚ Turkmen tribesmen‚ considered his

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    Masyn Northcutt Ms. Dellinger English 2 2 May 2017 Cleopatra VII This research paper is about the life‚ reign‚ men and story of Cleopatra VII. The last ruler of the Macedonian Greek Dynasty‚ Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria‚ Egypt to King Ptolemy XII Amulets. There are speculations as to whom her mother is‚ but she is unknown. Her father died in 51 B.C.‚ leaving the throne to Cleopatra and her younger brother‚ Ptolemy XIII. Being only eighteen‚ and a woman‚ she had to marry her

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    What Makes an Absolute Ruler? An absolute monarch is a king or queen who has unlimited power who seeks to control all aspects of society. In the seventeenth century‚ people wanted to have a ruler that could be trusted and could lead the people well. To be an absolute ruler one must be able to control and obtain power. Louis XIV of France came into power as a young boy he was capable of ruling over a big population which helped him be an absolute ruler. Charles I of England came into power

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    Louis XIV‚ also known as the "Sun King"‚ has been said to be the greatest ruler in all of France’s history‚ but many still accuse him of having bad aspects such as having homosexual habits‚ being anti-protestant‚ not understanding commoners‚ and following Colbert’s mercantilist principles which did not have a solid basis. There are many supporters of Louis‚ such as Pellison‚ Boussuet‚ and Mousnier‚ but also many adversaries: Leibnitz‚ Saint-Simon‚ Sorel‚ and Gooch. His rule cannot be classified as

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    ‘It is Eve’s ruthless pursuit of ambition that leads us to dislike her. Do you agree?’ In the film‚ ‘All About Eve’‚ Joseph Mankiewicz presents a world of contradictory standards between the forces of a man and a woman that transcends back in 1950s‚ where women‚ such as Eve Harrington‚ are conceive as cold-blooded and merciless as they pursue differently from the society’s expectations‚ by the means of chasing their ruthless ambition. To an extent‚ Eve’s immoral actions is what may have influenced

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    1. How did Inka rulers express and maintain their authority to rule? The Inka Empire was vast and mountainous‚ posing a challenge for Inka rulers to uphold authority across the empire. Their solution to this problem was just as complex as the society in which they lived in: The Emperor is akin to a God and everything within the empire belongs to him. Lords maintain control over the production of food and other valuable resources‚ such as‚ llamas‚ and gold. Roads were created and maintained connecting

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