Complete Clue List
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1. King of England ___ I, ruled from 1189-1199
5. Mesopotamian empire from 14th century BC to 7th century BC
9. Ugandan dictator ___ Amin, ruled from 1971-1979
10. Middle East country in civil war from 15 Mar 2011
11. Country where royal family members were massacred on 1 June 2001
12. Samurai code developed between the 16th and 20th century
16. Country at war against Iraq from 1980-1988
18. Swiss most powerful city-republic north of the Alps in 1536
19. 3rd Vice President of United States ___ Burr, term from 1801-1805
22. Last name of American president who resigned in 1974
25. Landing beach on D-Day with the highest Allied casualties
27. State unified by Edward the Elder (son of Alfred the Great) in the 10th century
28. King ___ of Israel, ruled from 1010-970 BC
30. 2nd President of United States, John ___, term from 1797-1801
33. Empire lasting from 27 BC to 1453 AD
36. Edward ___, King of UK who abdicated in 1936 (1,1,1,1)
38. Battle of ___ el Halfa from 30 Aug-5 Sep 1942
40. ___ Emergency aka Anti-British Liberation War from 16 Jun 1948 - 31 Jul 1960
44. Capital of Daju Empire located at south-west Sudan
45. Invention by Ray Tomlinson in 1971
46. ___ kingdoms established in 9th century in South-east Asia
47. Battle of ___ from 19 Feb-26 Mar 1945 (3,4)
48. Invasion of ___ codenamed "Operation Urgent Fury" in 1983
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1. Name of revolution from 1917-1923
2. Magna ___ created in 1215
3. ___ Spring, anti-government protests in early 2010s
4. 15th century Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu ___
5. 16th-century document ___-___-Akbari, recorded administration of Mughal Empire (3,1)
6. 2nd ___-Japanese War, fought from 1937-1945
7. Coinage introduced by first Maurya emperor Chandragupta Maurya (c. 340-290 BC)
8. American Civil War battle on 22 Jul 1864 at Georgia
13. Russian city founded in 1574 by order of Ivan the Terrible
14. ___ Awibre, Egyptian pharaoh ruled from 1777 BC until 1775 BC
15. Ancient northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel
17. __-Nazism, post-WW II militant, social, and political movement
18. Iraqi ancient citadel of Arg-é ___ dating 2000 years to the Parthian Empire (248 BC-224 AD)
20. Germanic tribe ___-Saxons who inhabited 27A in Middle Ages
21. Fall of ___ Castle during the Boshin War in Japan on Feb 2, 1868
23. French king nicknamed "Sun King" Louis ___ (1,1,1)
24. 19th century Australian bushranger ___ Kelly
25. 1st "Great Unifier" of Japan ___ Nobunaga in 16th century
26. 3rd King of Judah, ruled from 911-870 BC
28. Italian polymath of the High Renaissance, Leonardo ___ (2,5)
29. George ___, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruled from 1760-1820 (1,1,1)
31. Burmese single-edged sword originated from Yunnan, southern China in the 13th century
32. Location of the "Black Hawk Down" incident in Oct 1993
33. Rugila aka ___ (died 434), warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432
34. 1st known casualty ___ Thwe Thwe Khine in the 2021 Myanmar protests
35. ___ Segamain (fl. c.3rd/4th century BC), High King of Ireland
37. Battle of ___ on 5 Dec 1535 in Japan
39. Tibetan capital founded in the 7th century
40. West African empire founded by Sundiata Keita in 13th century
41. Peruvian city founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535
42. Founder of Sui Dynasty Emperor Wen, personal name ___ Jian, ruled from 581-604
43. Principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from 1599-1623