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projected-00309668-002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Performance plastics | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | The Performance Chemicals (17 percent of sales) segment produces chemicals and materials for water purification, pharmaceuticals, paper coatings, paints and advanced electronics. Major product lines include nitroparaffins, such as nitromethane, used in the pharmaceutical industry and manufactured by Angus Chemical Comp... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Agricultural sciences | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Agricultural Sciences, or (Dow AgroSciences), provides 7 percent of sales and is responsible for a range of insecticides (such as Lorsban), herbicides and fungicides. Seeds from genetically modified plants are also an important area of growth for the company. Dow AgroSciences sells seeds commercially under the followin... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Basic plastics | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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projected-00309668-008 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Hydrocarbons and energy | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | The Hydrocarbons and Energy operating segment (13 percent of sales) oversees energy management at Dow. Fuels and oil-based raw materials are also procured. Major feedstocks for Dow are provided by this group, including ethylene, propylene, 1,3-butadiene, benzene and styrene. | [] | [
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projected-00309668-009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Hand sanitizer | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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projected-00309668-011 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Early history | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Dow was founded in 1897 by chemist Herbert Henry Dow, who invented a new method of extracting the bromine that was trapped underground in brine at Midland, Michigan. Dow originally sold only bleach and potassium bromide, achieving a bleach output of 72 tons a day in 1902. Early in the company's history, a group of Bri... | [
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projected-00309668-012 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Diversification and expansion | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | From 1940 to 1941, Dow built its first plant in Freeport, Texas to produce magnesium extracted from seawater rather than underground brine. The Freeport plant is Dow's largest site – and the largest integrated chemical manufacturing site in the country. The site grew quickly – with power, chlorine, caustic soda and eth... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Nuclear weapons | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | From 1951 to 1975, Dow managed the Rocky Flats Plant near Denver, Colorado. Rocky Flats was a nuclear weapons production facility that produced plutonium triggers for hydrogen bombs.
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projected-00309668-014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Vietnam War: napalm and Agent Orange | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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projected-00309668-015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Dow Corning breast implants | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | A major manufacturer of silicone breast implants, Dow Corning (Dow Chemical's Joint Venture with Corning Inc.) was sued for personal damages caused by ruptured implants. On October 6, 2005, all such cases pending in the District Court against the company were dismissed. A number of large, independent reviews of the sci... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Bhopal disaster | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Union Carbide became a subsidiary of Dow Chemical in 2001. The Bhopal disaster of 1984 occurred at a pesticide plant owned by Union Carbide India Ltd., a subsidiary of Union Carbide, 17 years before Dow Chemical Co.'s acquisition. A gas cloud containing methyl isocyanate and other chemicals spread to the neighborhoods ... | [
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projected-00309668-017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | DBCP | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Until the late 1970s, Dow produced DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane), a soil fumigant, and nematicide, sold under the names the Nemagon and Fumazone. Plantation workers who alleged that they became sterile or were stricken with other maladies subsequently sued both Dow and Dole in Latin American courts. The cases wer... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Tax evasion | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | In February 2013 a federal court rejected two tax shelter transactions entered into by Dow that created approximately $1 billion in tax deductions between 1993 and 2003. In the stated opinion, the Court termed the transactions "schemes that were designed to exploit perceived weaknesses in the tax code and not designed ... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Price fixing | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Dow Chemical was implicated in a price-fixing scheme that inflated the cost of polyurethane for customers. The U.S. Justice Department closed an investigation in 2007, but a class-action lawsuit won at a jury trial in 2013. Dow settled the suit in 2016 for $835 million. | [] | [
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | On August 31, 2006, Dow announced that it planned to close facilities at five locations:
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | On July 10, 2008, Dow agreed to purchase all of the common equity interest of Rohm and Haas Co. for $15.4 billion, which equated to $78 per share. The buyout was financed with equity investments of $3 billion by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and $1 billion by the Kuwait Investment Authority. The purpose of the deal was to mo... | [] | [
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | On December 8, 2008, Dow announced that due to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, it would accelerate job cuts resulting from its reorganization. The announced plan included closing 20 facilities, temporarily idling 180 plants, and eliminating 5,000 full-time jobs (about 11 percent of its work-force) and 6,000 contract... | [] | [
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Citing the global recession that began in the latter half of 2008, the Kuwaiti government scuttled the K-Dow partnership on December 28, 2008. The collapse of the deal dealt a blow to Dow CEO Andrew Liveris' vision of restructuring the company to make it less cyclical. However, on January 6, 2009 Dow Chemical announced... | [] | [
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | On April 12, 2007, Dow dismissed two senior executives for "unauthorized discussions with third parties about the potential sale of the company". The two figures are executive vice president Romeo Kreinberg, and director and former CFO J. Pedro Reinhard. Dow claims they were secretly in contact with JPMorgan Chase; at... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | 2015 merger and 2019 separation with DuPont | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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projected-00309668-033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Focus on higher margin business | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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projected-00309668-036 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | 2020 evacuation | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | For the fiscal year 2017, Dow Chemicals reported earnings of US$1.5 billion, with an annual revenue of US$62.5 billion, an increase of 29.8% over the previous fiscal cycle. Dow Chemicals shares traded at over $67 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$121.1 billion in September 2018. | [] | [
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Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Dow Chemical Company reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 33,100 Kt (+700/+2.2% y-o-y) and plans to reduce emissions 15% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. | [] | [
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projected-00309668-040 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Board of directors | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | The members of the board of directors of The Dow Chemical Co. were, prior to the closing of the merger with DuPont on September 1, 2017:
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Jacqueline Barton – chemistry professor, California Institute of Technology
James A. Bell – former president and CFO, Boeing
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projected-00309668-041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Major sponsorships | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | In July 2010, Dow became a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games. The sponsorship extended until 2020.
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projected-00309668-043 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Lab Safety Academy | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | On May 20, 2013, Dow launched the Dow Lab Safety Academy, a website that includes a large collection of informational videos and resources that demonstrate best practices in laboratory safety. The goal of the website is to improve awareness of safety practices in academic research laboratories and to help the future ch... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-044 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Nature conservancy | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | In January 2011, The Nature Conservancy and The Dow Chemical Co. announced a collaboration to integrate the value of nature into business decision-making. Scientists, engineers, and economists from The Nature Conservancy and Dow are working together at three pilot sites (North America, Latin America, and TBD) to implem... | [] | [
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projected-00309668-045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Part-owned companies | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Companies part-owned by Dow include:
EQUATE Petrochemical Co. K.S.C.C.
The Kuwait Olefins Company K.S.C.C.
The Kuwait Styrene Company K.S.C.C.
Map Ta Phut Olefins Company Limited
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projected-00309668-046 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Notable employees | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | George Becker, former vice president of the AFL–CIO, and president of the United Steelworkers; worked at a Dow's aluminum rolling mill in Madison, Illinois, where he was a shop steward.
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projected-00309668-047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | See also | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | BASF
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projected-00309668-049 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow%20Chemical%20Company | Dow Chemical Company | Further reading | The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.
Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in... | Ray H. Boundy, J. Lawrence Amos. (1990). A History of the Dow Chemical Physics Lab: The Freedom to be Creative. M. Dekker. .
E. Ned Brandt. (2003). Growth Company: Dow Chemical's First Century. Michigan State University Press.
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projected-00309669-000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Introduction | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Name and ethnonyms | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Hephthalites called themselves ēbodāl (Bactrian cursive script: , Greek script: ηβοδαλο "Ebodalo") in their inscriptions, which was commonly abbreviated to (ηβ, "Eb") in their coinage. An important and unique seal, held in the private collection of Professor Dr. Aman ur Rahman and published by Nicholas Sims-Willia... | [
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projected-00309669-002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Geographical origin and expansion | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | According to recent scholarship, the stronghold of the Hephthalites was always Tokharistan on the northern slopes of the Hindu Kush, in what is present-day southern Uzbekistan and northern Afghanistan. Their capital was probably at Kunduz, which was known to the 11th-century scholar al-Biruni as War-Walīz, a possible o... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-003 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Origins and characteristics | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | There are several theories regarding the origins of the Hephthalites, with the Iranian and Altaic theories being the most prominent.
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projected-00309669-004 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Relation to European Huns | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | According to Martin Schottky, the Hephthalites apparently had no direct connection with the European Huns, but may have been causally related with their movement. The tribes in question deliberately called themselves "Huns" in order to frighten their enemies. On the contrary, de la Vaissière considers that the Hepthali... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Chinese chronicles | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Hephthalites were first known to the Chinese in 456 CE, when a Hephthalite embassy arrived at the Chinese court of the Northern Wei. The Chinese used various names for the Hephthalites, such as Hua (滑), Ye-tha-i-li-to (simp. 厌带夷栗陁, trad. 厭帶夷粟陁) or more briefly Ye-da (嚈噠). Ancient imperial Chinese chronicles give va... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-011 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Protectors of Kavad | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Following their victory over Peroz I, the Hepthalites became protectors and benefactors of his son Kavad I, as Balash, a brother of Peroz took the Sasanian throne. In 488, a Hepthalite army vanquished the Sasaniana army of Balash, and was able to put Kavad I (488–496, 498–531) on the throne.
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projected-00309669-012 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalites in Tokharistan (466 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Around 461–462 CE, an Alchon Hun ruler named Mehama is known to have been based in Eastern Tokharistan, possibly indicating a partition of the region between the Hephthalites in western Tokharistan, centered on Balkh, and the Alchon Huns in eastern Tokharistan, who would then go on to expand into northern India. Mehama... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalite conquest of Sogdiana (479 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Hephthalites conquered the territory of Sogdiana, beyond the Oxus, which was incorporated into their Empire. They may have conquered Sogdiana as early as 479 CE, as this is the date of the last known embassy of the Sogdians to China. The account of the Liang Zhigongtu also seems to record that from around 479 CE, t... | [
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projected-00309669-014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Tarim Basin (circa 480–550 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | In the late 5th century CE they expanded eastward through the Pamir Mountains, which are comparatively easy to cross, as did the Kushans before them, due to the presence of convenient plateaus between high peaks. They occupied the western Tarim Basin (Kashgar and Khotan), taking control of the area from the Ruanruans, ... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalite embassies to Liang China (516–526 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | An illustrated account of a Hepthalite (滑, Hua) embassy to the Chinese court of the Southern Liang in the capital Jingzhou in 516–526 CE is given in Portraits of Periodical Offering of Liang, originally painted by Pei Ziye or the future Emperor Yuan of Liang while he was a Governor of the Province of Jingzhou as a youn... | [
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projected-00309669-016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Other embassies | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Overall, Chinese chronicles recorded twenty-four Hephthalite embassies: the first embassy in 456, and the others from 507 to 558 CE (including fifteen to the Northern Wei until the end of this dynasty in 535, and five to the Southern Liang in 516–541). The last three are mentioned in the Zhoushu, which records that the... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Buddhas of Bamyan (544–644 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The complex of the Buddhas of Bamyan was developed under Hephthalite rule. Carbon dating of the structural components of the Buddhas has determined that the smaller "Eastern Buddha" was built around 570 CE (544–595 CE with 95% probability), while the larger "Western Buddha" was built around 618 CE (591–644 CE with 95... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalite royals on the tombs of Sogdian traders | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Tomb of Wirkak is the tomb of a 6th century Sogdian trader established in China, and discovered in Xi'an. It seems that depictions of Hephthalite rulers are omnipresent in the pictorial decorations of the tomb, as royal figures with elaborate Sasanian-type crowns appearing in their palaces, nomadic yurts or while h... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | End of the Empire and fragmentation into Hephthalite Principalities (560–710 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | After Kavad I, the Hephthalites seem to have shifted their attention away from the Sasanian Empire, and Kavad's successor Khosrow I (531–579) was able to resume an expansionist policy to the east. According to al-Tabari, Khosrow I managed, through his expansionsit policy, to take control of "Sind, Bust, Al-Rukkhaj, Zab... | [
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projected-00309669-020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Raids into the Sasanid Empire (600–610 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Circa 600, the Hephthalites were raiding the Sasanian Empire as far as Ispahan (Spahan) in central Iran. The Hephthalites issued numerous coins imitating the coinage of Khosrow II, adding on the obverse a Hephthalite signature in Sogdian and a Tamgha symbol .
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projected-00309669-021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Western Turk takeover (625 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | From 625 CE, the territory of the Hephthalites from Tokharistan to Kabulistan was taken over by the Western Turks, forming the an entity ruled by Western Turk nobles, the Tokhara Yabghus. The Tokhara Yabghus or "Yabghus of Tokharistan" (), were a dynasty of Western Turk sub-kings, with the title "Yabghus", who ruled fr... | [
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projected-00309669-022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Arab invasion (c.651 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Circa 650 CE, during the Arab conquest of the Sasanian Empire, the Sasanian Empire ruler Yazdegerd III was trying to regroup and gather forces around Tokharistan and was hoping to obtain the help of the Turks, after his defeat to the Arabs in the Battle of Nihâvand (642 CE). Yazdegerd was initially supported by the Hep... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalite revolts against the Ummayad Caliphate (689–710 CE) | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Circa 689 CE, the Hephthalite ruler of Badghis and the Arab rebel Musa ibn Abd Allah ibn Khazim, son of the Zubayrid governor of Khurasan Abd Allah ibn Khazim al-Sulami, allied against the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate. The Hepthalites and their allies captured Termez in 689, repelled the Arabs, and occupied the whol... | [
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projected-00309669-024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Military and weapons | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Hephthalites were considered as a powerful military force. Depending on sources, their main weapon was the bow, the mace or the sword. Judging from their military achievements, they probably had a strong cavalry. In Persia, according to the 6th century Armenian chronicler Lazar of P’arpec’i:
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projected-00309669-025 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Religion and culture | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | They were said to practice polyandry and artificial cranial deformation. Chinese sources said they worshiped 'foreign gods', 'demons', the 'heaven god' or the 'fire god'. The Gokturks told the Byzantines that they had walled cities. Some Chinese sources said that they had no cities and lived in tents. Litvinsky tries t... | [
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projected-00309669-026 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Hephthalite seals | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | Several seals found in Bactria and Sogdia have been attributed to the Hephthalites.
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projected-00309669-027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Local populations under the Hephthalites | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Hephthalites governed a confederation of various people, many of whom were probably of Iranian descent, speaking an Iranian language. Several cities, such as Balkh, Kobadiyan and possibly Samarkand, were allowed to send regional embassies to China while under Hephthalite control. Several portraits of regional ambas... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-028 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | The Alchon Huns (formerly considered as a branch of the Hephthalites) in South Asia | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | The Alchon Huns, who invaded northern India and were known there as "Hūṇas", have long been considered as a part or a sub-division of the Hephthalites, or as their eastern branch, but now tend to be considered as a separate entity, who may have been displaced by the settlement of the Hephthalites in Bactria. Historians... | [] | [
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projected-00309669-029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Possible descendants | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | A number of groups may have descended from the Hephthalites.
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projected-00309669-034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephthalites | Hephthalites | Sources | The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. They formed an empire, the Imperial Hephthalites, and were militarily important from 450 CE, wh... | . 4-volume set.
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projected-00309670-000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Introduction | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
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projected-00309670-002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | City of Eternal Spring | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Cuernavaca was one of the cities of the world nicknamed "City of Eternal Spring". This appelative derived from Alexander von Humboldt's Researches concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America...:
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projected-00309670-003 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca metropolitan area | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Cuernavaca always has been a popular place for people from Mexico City to escape the city. In the 20th century, the climate and flora began to attract many foreigners as well. Population increase in this urban area began in 1940, but the metro area was not created, nor recognized, until the 1960s. From this time the po... | [
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projected-00309670-005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Indigenous peoples | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Burials dated to c. 1000 BCE have been found in Gualupita, Morelos, in the north of the city.
The first major culture to inhabit this area was the Tlahuica, whose main settlement was where the city of Cuernavaca is today. The Tlahuicas have inhabited this area at least since the 12th century.
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projected-00309670-006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Spanish Conquest and colonization | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | At the time of the Spanish Conquest, Itzohuatzin was governing Cuauhnahuac. It was a rich city and densely populated, with large farms and its characteristic ravines bridged over. The Spanish marched on Cuernavaca even before taking the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. They were led by Gonzalo de Sandoval and he was joi... | [
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projected-00309670-007 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Independence to Revolution | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | During the Mexican War of Independence, José María Morelos was imprisoned at the Palacio de Cortés in November 1815. Agustín de Iturbide's army passed through Cuernavaca to fight Vicente Guerrero in 1820 and came through again in 1821, as the head of the Ejército Trigarante. After Independence and with the Constitution... | [
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projected-00309670-008 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Mexican Revolution and 20th century | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | In 1909, the anti-reelection movement was established in Cuernavaca, and by the end of this same year guerilla operations against the Diaz government were headed by Genovevo de la O in Santa María Ahuacatitlán. Emiliano Zapata took over the movement in the south and named De la O in charge of the Cuernavaca area. On Ma... | [
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projected-00309670-009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | 21st century | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The September 19, 2017 earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 killed four people and damaged or destroyed 180 homes, 11 churches, and 10 other Cuernavaca buildings, including the Cortés Palace, the cathedral, and the landmark Torre Latinoamericana, according to Fernando Manrique Rivas, general director of Protección Civil ... | [] | [
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projected-00309670-011 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Palace of Cortés | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Palacio de Cortés is east of the Morelos Garden and is considered to be the most representative building of Cuernavaca. Built by Hernán Cortés, it was finished in 1535. It is one of the oldest European-style, civil constructions in the Americas, but is executed in Renaissance style. The series of arches of the cent... | [
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projected-00309670-012 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Morelos and Juárez Gardens | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Juárez and Morelos Gardens are in the center of the city, both of which are plazas lined with trees. Between the two is the State Government Palace, a three-story building with a tezontle façade built between 1955 and 1969. The Morelos Garden dates from 1908 and is easily recognizable by the large stone statue of J... | [
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projected-00309670-013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Cathedral | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Cuernavaca Cathedral is the main church of what was the monastery of the Third Order of the Franciscans, called La Asunción, that dates back to the 16th century. It sits on the southeast corner of a large atrium, which also contains a number of other chapels that were built at different times and with different archite... | [
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projected-00309670-014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Other churches of interest | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Parish of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (El Sagrario) was built as a family chapel by Manuel de la Borda in the 18th century. The façade is Baroque, but it has greatly deteriorated in recent years due to acid rain. The cupola is particularly noteworthy.
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projected-00309670-015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Teopanzolco | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Teopanzolco is an archeological site located just east of the historic downtown of Cuernavaca. Until recently its construction was dated to the year 1427, but new evidence revealed by the September 19, 2017 earthquake suggests the original structure was built between 1150 and 1200 CE. Teopanzolco was an important cerem... | [] | [
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projected-00309670-016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Centro Cultural Teopanzolco | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Cultural Center next to the pyramids has recently been remodeled and now includes several first-class concert halls. There is outside seating facing the pyramids where one can see a video mapping of the pyramid site (Spanish only).
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projected-00309670-017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Borda Garden | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Borda Garden is located near the cathedral on Morelos Street. Originally, this was a house bought by José de la Borda, the mining magnate of Taxco in the mid-18th century. Later, his son, Manuel de Borda y Verdugo, transformed the grounds of the house into gardens filled with flower and fruit trees to satisfy his p... | [
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projected-00309670-018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Robert Brady Museum | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Robert Brady Museum is on Nezahualcoyotl Street and occupies the building known as the Casa de la Torre, originally part of the monastery of La Asunción. In 1960, it was purchased by the U.S. artist, Robert Brady, who transformed it into his home and a private art and collectible museum. It contains a collection of... | [
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projected-00309670-019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Tlaltenango | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | Tlaltenango used to be a separate town, but now is a neighborhood of Cuernavaca city. The main attraction there is the church compound containing the Church of San José and the Church of Nuestra Señora de los Milagros de Tlaltenango. San José is one of the oldest churches in Mexico, built between 1521 and 1523. Two cen... | [
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projected-00309670-020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Hacienda Atlacomulco | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | The Hacienda de San Antonio Atlacomulco is located south of the Cuernavaca and was established by Hernán Cortés as one of the first sugar plantations in Mexico. Descendants of the Conquistador held the property until the 19th century, when it became the property of Lucas Alamán, who modernized the facility. The haciend... | [] | [
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projected-00309670-021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Museum of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and the Ethnicbotanical garden | Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The na... | South of the city center is Acapantzingo, which had been a separate town, but now is part of the city. A large farm owned by Emperor Maximilian I existed there in the 1860s. It was named Olindo, referring to a character in the poem by Torquato Tasso. The emperor used this property as one of his residences in Cuernavaca... | [] | [
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