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The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history.Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language, the rhythm, the structure and the melody. [1]
The dynasty was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, who became Emperor Taizu (r. 960–976) and concluded with the death of Zhao Bing (r. 1278–1279). The last emperor of the Northern Song was Emperor Qinzong (r. 1126–1127), while the first Southern Song emperor was Emperor Gaozong (r. 1127–1162). The emperor, or huangdi, was the supreme head of ...
George II (Γεώργιος Βʹ) 27 September 1922 – 25 March 1924. 1 year, 160 days. 19 July 1890 Athens, Kingdom of Greece Son of Constantine I of Greece and Sophia of Prussia. Elisabeth of Romania 27 February 1921 Divorced 6 July 1935 (after this reign) No children. 1 April 1947 Athens, Kingdom of Greece Aged 56.
Despots of Epirus. Despots of Morea. Kings of Thessalonica. Princes of Achaea. Lords of Argos and Nauplia. Dukes of the Archipelago. Dukes of Athens. Dukes of Neopatria. Counts Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
List of Trapezuntine emperors. Alexios III Megas Komnenos ( r. 1349–1390), the longest-reigning Trapezuntine emperor, and his wife Theodora Kantakouzene. The Trapezuntine emperors were the rulers of the Empire of Trebizond, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire founded after the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until its fall to the ...
Ramesseum king list (19th Dynasty); carved on limestone. Contains most of the New Kingdom pharaohs up to Ramesses II. Saqqara Tablet (19th Dynasty), carved on limestone. Very detailed, but omitting most kings of the 1st Dynasty for unknown reasons. Turin King List (19th Dynasty); written with red and black ink on papyrus.
Greek: In earlier periods the Greeks used the Byzantine Empire-style name "basileus". The translation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 instead used a direct transliterations of "sultan" (Σουλτάνος Soultanos) and "padishah" (ΠΑΔΙΣΑΧ padisach). [4] Judaeo-Spanish: Especially in older documents, El Rey ("the king") was used.
Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Prime Minister of the modern Greek state. Georgios Hatzianestis (1863–1922), General. Konstantinos Kanaris (c. 1794–1877), freedom fighter, admiral, and Prime Minister of Greece. Constantine I (1868–1923), King of Greece. Constantine II (1940–2023), King of Greece. George II (1890–1947), King of Greece.