Republic of Alto Monferrato

The Republic of Alto Monferrato was a short lived partisan state existing from September to December 2, 1944. The state came to exist following the political union of two Italian resistance movements based in Nizza Monferrato and Costigliole d'Asti of the southern Montferrat region. Its main territory comprised the towns of Moasca, San Marzano Oliveto, Calamandrana, Mombercelli, Bruno, Bergamasco, and Castelnuovo Belbo. There were four subdivisions of Alto Monferrato's troops; the VIII and IX division led by the Gribaldi Brigades, and the II and V division led autonomously.

Republic of Bobbio

The Republic of Bobbio was a short lived partisan state centered around the Italian city of Bobbio in Piacenza province. The republic extended for ~90 kilometers, from Val Trebbia to the Oltrepò Pavese. The small amount of fascist forces in the area

Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido

The Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido was a general term encompassing the Japanese feudal possessions in southern Ezo. The names come from the "Shinra no Kiroku" which describes the history of the Matsumae Domain. It is distributed along the southern

Portuguese Asia Commerce Company

The Portuguese Asia Commerce Company was a charter company created by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, in 1753. It was made to promote mercantile activity between the Qing Dynasty and Portuguese India

Hakodate foreign settlement

The Hakodate foreign settlement were a collection of foreign settlement sites scattered across Hakodate. A warehouse, Catholic church, and Orthodox church remain from the settlement era

Heavenly Kingdom of the Great Mingshun

The Heavenly Kingdom of the Great Mingshun, or the Shuntian Kingdom, was an attempt by members of the Revive China Society to establish a Westernized constitutional monarchy with references to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1903, founders of whom were

Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin

The Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin was a territory (concession) in the Chinese city of Tientsin occupied colonially by Austria-Hungary between 1902 and 1920. It had been obtained by Austria-Hungary after the signing of the Boxer Protocol at the

Piebald Horde

The Piebald Horde is the Russian term for a confederation of Selkup and Ket tribes in the Ob and Tom river basins which existed in the 16th century, in what is called the Narym region. It was the eastern neighbor and ally of the Khanate of Sibir. As

Menasunkur Ainu

The Menasunkur Ainu are an Ainu subgroup living on the eastern Hokkaido coast near Shizunai. Shakushain, the leader of the Menasunkur Ainu, led the Shakushain Revolts, the first large-scale attempt by the Ainu to dislodge the encroaching Japanese onto

Lintian Republic

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Federico Ruiz (composer)

Federico Ruiz Hurtado is a Venezuelan composer, arranger, and arts administrator. He has composed in diverse genres including symphonic, chamber, and electroacoustic music