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The Han dynasty[a] was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the ...
Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a parody English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the ...
Lim Yo-hwan (Korean: 임요환; Hanja: 林遙煥, born September 4, 1980), known online as SlayerS_'BoxeR' (usually shortened to BoxeR), is a former professional player of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft. He is often referred to as "The Terran Emperor", or simply "The Emperor", and is widely considered to be one of the most successful players of the genre as well as a pop ...
Han-byul is a Korean given name. Notable people with the name include: Jang Han-byul (born 1990), Australian singer, actor, producer, and television personality Park Han-byul (born 1984), South Korean actress and model Lim Han-byul (born 1989), South Korean singer and songwriter
Im Sung-han (Korean: 임성한; born August 24, 1960), born Im Young-ran, is a South Korean television screenwriter. Her best-known dramas include Miss Mermaid and Dear Heaven.
Vegetarian (Korean: 채식주의자; RR: Chaesikjuuija) is a 2009 South Korean erotic body horror drama film directed by Lim Woo-Seong based on the 2007 same-titled novel by Han Kang. [2] The film debuted at the 14th Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2009, and was later released in South Korea on February 18, 2010. In January 2010, it was invited to the World Cinema Narrative ...
Plato was born between 428 and 423 BC [5][6] into an aristocratic and influential Athenian family; [7] through his mother, Perictione, he was a descendant of Solon, a statesman credited with laying the foundations of Athenian democracy. [8] Diogenes Laertius asserts that that Plato is a nickname that alludes to his robust figure, [9] and that his birth name was Aristocles ...
Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a retired Malaysian politician. Having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions, he is the longest-serving leader of the opposition, as well the second longest-serving member of parliament in Malaysia. He was also the former secretary-general and ...