Look up: Ma-an

1. Ma Chih-yüan
   (from the article `Chinese literature`) ...Yüan Chen, renamed Chang Chun-jui in the play. Besides its literary merits and its influence on later drama, it is notable for its length, two or ...
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2. Ma clan
   (from the article `Ningsia`) ...continued well into the 20th century. After 1911 the region came under the control of Muslim warlords, and Ningsia, as part of the `Muslim` belt, ... ...when Sinkiang, Tsinghai, and Ningsia became independent provinces in 1928. During the 1920s and `30s the province was controlled by Muslim ... ...
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3. Ma Huan
   `Ma Huan` ( | | | -->) `馬歡`; (ca. 1380 - 1460<ref name=ency> and reprinted in 1997 by The White Lotus Press in Bangkok. Mills`s translation was based on the edition by Feng Cheng jun. The Ying-yai Sheng-lan is considered by sinologists worldwide as a primary source for the histor...
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4. Ma Huanhuan
   `Ma Huanhuan` (born 1990-01-13 in Guangxi) is a female Chinese water polo player who was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2007 World Junior Championship. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. References: -->
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5. Ma Jian
   (basketball) ; born August 20, 1969 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a retired basketball player from the People`s Republic of China. He is known for playing college basketball for the University of Utah from 1993–1995, and becoming one of the first Chinese nationals to play competitive bask...
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6. Ma Jian
   (writer) `Ma Jian` (, born August 18, 1953) is a Chinese writer. Ma was born in Qingdao on August 18, 1953. In 1986, he moved to Hong Kong after a clampdown in which some of his works were banned. In 1997 he left for Germany, followed by a move to England in 1999. He now lives in London with ...
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7. Ma Miaolan
   `Ma Miaolan` (born January 18, 1970) is a retired heptathlete from the People`s Republic of China. On August 9 1993 in Beijing, she set the Chinese record with a score of 6750 points. Achievements: !Year !Tournament !Venue !Result !Points References: -->
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8. Ma si ling xue an
   (from the article `Literature`) Generally considered one of the best literary works of the year was Ma si ling xue an (`Bloody Murder on Ma-si Hill`), a novelette by Chen Yingsong, ...
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9. Ma Wan
   `Ma Wan` () is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of 0.96&nbsp;km².<ref name="mapping">http://www.landsd.gov.hk/mapping/text/news/map.htm Survey and Mapping Office--> Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District. The Lant...
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10. Ma Yuan
    (c. 1190-1224) Chinese landscape painter. He worked in the lyrical tradition of the southern Song court. His paintings show a subtle use of tone and gentler brushwork than those of his contemporary...
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11. Ma Yuan
    influential Chinese landscape painter whose work, together with that of Xia Gui, formed the basis of the Ma-Xia school of painting. Ma occasionally ... [3 related articles]
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12. Ma Yuan
    Ma Yuan was a Chinese general. He was born in 14 BC at Mou-ling, now in Shensi province, China and died in 49 AD at Hunan. He helped to establish the Eastern Han dynasty after the usurpation of power by the minister Wang Mang ended the Western Han dynasty in 25 AD.
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13. Ma Yuan
    (Han Dynasty) :For other uses, see Mã Viện-->) (14 BC – 49) was a Chinese race|Chinese general from Shaanxi, Xingping who served during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Ma Teng and Ma Chao of the Three Kingdoms period were his descendants Life and career: Ma Yuan was a native from ...
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14. Ma Yüan
    Chinese general who helped establish the Eastern Han dynasty ( 25–220) after the usurpation of power by the minister Wang Mang ended the Western Han ... [1 related articles]
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15. Ma Yüan
    Ma Yüan (mä yüän) , fl. c.1190–1225, Chinese painter of the Sung dynasty and foremost of the Ma family of painters. He became one of the most important landscape painters of the 12th and 13th cent., the other being Hsia Kuei. He was known for his “one-cornered” ...
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16. Ma Zhanshan
    `Ma Zhanshan`( | | | -->) or Ma Chan-san (born November 30, 1885, Huaide (Gongzhuling), Jilin, China - died November 29, 1950, Beijing, China), was a Chinese Muslim general who initially opposed the Imperial Japanese Army in the invasion of Manchuria, briefly defected to Manchukuo, and then rebelled...
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17. Ma Zhiyuan
    `Ma Zhiyuan` (, c. 1250–1321), courtesy name `Dongli` (東籬), was a Chinese poet and celebrated playwright, a native of Dadu (大都, present-day Beijing) during the Yuan Dynasty.<ref name="CiHai">Cihai: Page 1132-1133.--> Among his achievements is the development a...
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18. Ma`anshan
    new city and industrial centre in southeastern Anhui sheng (province). Ma`anshan is situated on the south bank of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) ...
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19. Ma`anshan
    Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5--> --> `Ma`anshan` (), also written as `Maanshan`, is a prefecture-level city in the east of Anhui province in Eastern China. An industrial city lying on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Ma`anshan borders Chaohu to the northwest, Wuhu to t...
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20. Ma`arrat an-Nu`man
    `Ma`arrat an-Nu`man`, , is a city in northwestern Syria with a population of about 90000 (year 2010).<ref name=BevoelkerungsStatistik>Population Statistics for the Cities of Syria at http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-202&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&am...
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21. Ma`dan
    (from the article `Iraq`) ...northwest of Baghdad, were traditionally inhabited by nomadic Bedouin tribes, but few of these people remain in Iraq. Another lifestyle under ... ...utilized as a natural irrigation reservoir for the fertile soils of the delta region, where dates, rice, and cotton were grown. The lake and ... ...village l...
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22. Maaban
    `Maaban` is a remote populated place in Ghana. Its coordinates are: Latitude (DMS): 6° 59′ 0″ N; Longitude (DMS): 2° 13′ 0″. Tribesmen from Maaban were studied by Rosen in a seminal study proving that hearing loss is primarily associated with exposure to elevated sound ...
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23. Maaleh Ashan
    `Maaleh Ashan` is the name of an herb which according to the Talmud was an ingredient of the Ketoret, the incense offered in the Temple in Jerusalem. It was said to cause the smoke from the incense-offering to rise straight up. According to the Talmud, the House of Avitnas, which compounded the ince...
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24. Maan
    Maan (muän') , town (1996 est. pop. 18,000), S Jordan. It is the terminus of the country's main rail line (which extends to Damascus, Syria) and carries on trade in agricultural produce. Important since biblical times, Maan was a point on an early Middle Eastern caravan route and on the pil...
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25. Maan
    (clan) `Maan` or `Mann` `ਮਾਨ` are a clan and tribe of the Jat people found in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India), Haryana and Rajasthan. Distribution : Maans and Manns have few villages in Amritsar and Lahore, but are mostly found in the Malwa belt of Punjab. Maana Wala along wi...
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