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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The title borne by the governor or prince of Mingrelia. See Mingrelian.

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  • One such project was supervised by the Hanlin Academy in Beijing: Yongle dadian (The Yongle Encyclopedia), into which entire works were transcribed—an imposing work of 12,000 manuscript volumes, completed in 1407.

    2. China, 1522-1796 2001

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