Military, XI’-ʿAY
Armies, navies, air forces, and other military institutions have defended states, projected power, and driven technological change. Explore the structures and traditions behind organized force.
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Xi’an Incident
Xi’an Incident, (Dec. 12–25, 1936), in Chinese history, seizure of the Nationalist generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek......
yeoman warder
yeoman warder, the official guardian of the Tower of London. The office of yeoman warder has existed since the......
ʿAbīd al-Bukhārī
ʿAbīd al-Bukhārī, army of Saharan blacks organized in Morocco by the ʿAlawī ruler Ismāʿīl (reigned 1672–1727).......
ʿayyār
ʿayyār, any member of a class of warriors common to Iraq and Iran in the 9th–12th century, often associated in......