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1. One ruler of this empire built the Taj Mahal, and its rulers included Shah Jahan, Akbar, and Babur

2. His time in politics began when he worked as a lawyer in South Africa and continued until he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse

3. 'Its military government kidnapped thousands of its own citizens in the 'Dirty War' two decades after the descamisados rallied around a protector of fugitive Nazis in this South American country'

4. This nation was ruled by Henri Christophe and a ruler who attempted to reconquer a neighboring country, Faustin I

5. Another person who held this office waged war on Catholics during the Cristero War

6. This nation sent forces to its state of Mato Grosso to combat invaders and benefitted from the talents of the Duke of Caxias [CAH-she-es] when it fought with Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay in a Triple Alliance

7. Thanks to Gregory the Illuminator, these people had the world's first official Christian state starting in 301

8. To get around the absolute silence mandated at its court, courtesans practiced a form of sign language called ixarette

9. The discovery of this resource in Minas Gerais led to the growth of nearby Rio de Janeiro

10. The Plaza Accord was partlyresponsible for this country's capital assets pricing bubble

11. An offshoot of this city was designed by Edwin Lutyens

12. In the 1820s, an offshoot of these people migrated north and became the Matabele (mah-tah-BEL-lay) people, sparking a long period of chaos and internal displacement known as the Mfecane (um-feh-KAH-nay)

13. This country elected the first Jewish president in the Western Hemisphere, Eric Arturo Delvalle

14. In this country, controversy over an American oil company's claims to the La Brea oil fields led to a military coup against president Fernando Belaúnde

15. 'This man's Government House became known as 'The Command Post' upon his taking power'

16. Father and grandfather of later prime ministers, name this father of Indira Gandhi and first prime minister of independent India

17. In 2008, the holder of this position finally acted on the Bringing Them Home report and issued an apology to the Stolen Generations

18. 'This leader advocated the 'Four Modernizations,' removed his liberal general secretaries Hu Yaobang and Zhao ('jow') Ziyang, and had been placed under house arrest after the death of Zhou ('jo') Enlai'

19. This nation lost the Cisplatine War and later allied with its southern neighbors in the War of the Triple Alliance

20. 'Britain fought several wars with this country in response to Soviet interests in it during the 1800s as part of the 'Great Game''

21. Its defeat in the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion eventually led to its downfall to Sun Yat-sen in 1911

22. 'This dynasty's court received a single giraffe from Malindi under the (*)Yongle emperor, who scuttled its ships after sending a Muslim eunuch on seven 'treasure fleet' voyagesaround the Indian Ocean'

23. A holder of this position who lost power in the Ten Tragic Days was Francisco Madero

24. The Seleucid ambassador Megasthenes visited another rule of this empire, who erected a  pillar topped by four lions at Sarnath

25. The Gadsden Purchase was negotiated under this man, who buried his leg with full military honors after losing it in the Pastry War

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