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Jamaica: Discovered by Christophus Columbus in 1494, this Caribbean island was colonized by the Spanish from 1509 until 1655 end by the British since 1655 ...
THE FORMER JAPANESE TITLED NOBILITY, AN INDEX OF SURNAMES AND BIOGRAPHIES 1880-1947
Japan is ruled by the oldest dynasty in the world: the first Mikado (Emperor) known was Sano Hiko Hobodemi (reign name) or Jimmu tennõ (post-reign name) in 660 BC ...
* Liu Kiu
* Okinawa
* Ryukyu: A 1000 year old Kingdom made of the Ryukyu islands, among which Okinawa is the most important. It was annexed by Japan in 1879 and the last king moved to Japan and was created
Marquess ...
Jerusalem (Kingdom): Once the capital of the Hebrew state and of the Kingdom of Judah, Jerusalem became the center of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099 until the Mamluk
conquered it in 1291. The title of King of Jerusalem was used by the Habsbourg ...
Jerusalem (Latin Patriarchate) (Catholic): The Roman Catholic diocese of Jerusalem, restored in 1847 ...
Jerusalem (Patriarchate) (Greek Orthodox): Created in 451, the Patriarchate is the Keeper of the Holy Land ...
Jerusalem (Patriarchate of St James of) (Armenian Church): A church founded by Apostles St Thaddeus and St Bartholomeous. In 554, the Armenian bishops rejected the definitions of the
Council of Chalcedon at the Council of Dvin ...
Jordan: The Hashemite dynasty is descended from Holy Prophet Muhammad and acted as guardians of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Sharifs or Grand Sharifs of Mecca since 967 ...
