Ktesias

See Ctesias. The Kru-men, often called Kru - boys , are famous as a people who never were slaves, as excellent sailors, and as thrifty, Ktesiphon. See Ctesiphon. hard-working laborers. They hire themselves out to all Kua (köä), or Makua (mä-kö'ä). A Bantu points of the West Coast for a period rarely exceeding 12 tribe of Portuguese East Africa. moons. They are an athletic race, with strong chests and arms, but rather weak legs. Their tribal mark is a black stripe tattooed on the forehead from the hair to the nose. Since the advent of the American mi ionaries the Krumen are beginning to abandon heathenism. In addition to their native tongue, they speak an English Creole consisting of an adapted English vocabulary combined with Kru grammar. IMG:content-0675.png:[blocks in formation] Ku-Klux Klan Kubale (kö-bäʻle), or Bakubale (bä-kö-bäʻle). A small Bantu tribe of southern Angola, West Africa. They are herdsmen, and speak a dialect of the Kunene cluster. Kuban (kö-bän'). 1. A river in Caucasia, Ru ia, flowing into the Sea of Azoff and the Black Sea: the ancient Vardanes or Hypanis. Length, about 450 miles.-2. A territory in Ciscaucasia, Ru ia, in the basin of the river Kuban. Area, 39,277 square miles. Population (1893), 1,567,498. Kublai Khan (köb'li khän). Born about 1216: died 1294. A Mongol emperor, grandson of Jenghiz Khan, founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. He reigned (1259-94) as ruler of China and large portions of western and central Asia and Ru ia. Kuchan, or Kushan (kö-shän'). A town in the province of Khorasan, Persia, 90 miles northwest of Meshhed. Population, about 20,000. Kuch Behar, or Cooch Behar (köch bā-här'). A native state in India, under British control, intersected by lat. 26° 15′ N., long. 89° 20′ E. Area, 1,307 square miles. Population (1891), 578,863. Kücken (kük'ken), Fried rich Wilhelm. Born at Bleckede, Pru ia, Nov. 16, 1810: died at Schwerin, Germany, April 3, 1882. A German composer, best known from his songs. Kudur-Mabuk (kö-dör'mä-bök'). An Elamite ruler who, about 2272 B. c., invaded Babylonia and established his son Rim-Sin as king of Larsa in southern Babylonia (the modern Senkereh). Kuenen (kü'nen), Abraham. Bornat Haarlem, Netherlands, Sept. 16, 1828: died at Leyden, Dec. 10, 1891. A noted Dutch biblical critic. He became extraordinary profe or of theology at the University of Leyden in 1853, and ordinary profe or in 1855. He was rector of the university 1861-62. Among his works are "Historisch-kritisch Onderzoek naar het ontstaan en de verzamelung van de boeken des Ouden Verbonds" ("His to rico-Critical Inquiry into the Origin and Collection of the Books of the Old Covenant," 1861-65), "De Godsdienst van Israel tot den On der gang van den Joodschen Staat" (1869-70), etc. Kuenlun. See Kwanlun . Kufstein (köf'stīn). An ancient and almost impregnable fortre on the Inn, the boundary be、 tween Austria and Bavaria. Kugler (kög'ler), Franz The odor. Born at Stettin, Pru ia, Jan. 19, 1808: died at Berlin, March 18, 1858. A noted German historian of art, and poet. His chief work is “Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte” (“Manual of the History of Art," 1841-42). Kuhn (kön), Franz Felix Adalbert. Born at Königsberg-in-der-Neumark, Pru ia, Nov. 19, 1812: died at Kölln (Berlin), May 5, 1881. A celebrated German philologist and mythologist, director of the Köllnisches Gymnasium. He was one of the founders of the science of comparative mythology. Among his works are "Zur ältesten Geschichte der in do german is chen Völker" (1845), "Die Herabkunft des Feuers und des Göttertranks" (1859), etc. Kühner (kü'ner), Rafael. Born at Gotha, Germany, March 22, 1802: died at Hannover, Pru ia, April 16, 1878. A noted German philologist, teacher at the lyceum in Hannover. He pub. lished "Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache" ("Complete Grammar of the Greek Language," 1834-35), "Elementargrammatik der griechischen Sprache" (1837), and other Greek and Latin grammars. Kuilenburg (koi'len-börg), or Culenborg (kö', len-borg). A town in the province of Gelder land, Netherlands, situated on the Lek 32 miles south-southeast of Amsterdam. (1889), commune, 7,653. Population Kuitc (kö-ēch'), or Lower Umpqua (um'kwä). A tribe of North American Indians. They for merly lived in 21 villages along the lower part of Umpqua River, Oregon. The few survivors are now on the Siletz reservation, Oregon. These Lower Umpqua Indians should be distinguished from the Upper Umpqua people, who are of the At hap as can stock (which see). See Yakonan . Kuka (köʻkä). A Nigritic tribe of the central Sudan, east of Lake Chad and northeast of Baghirmi. They are now subjected to the Tula dynasty of Bulala, which is related to the Bornu dynasty. The language of the Kuka is closely allied to that of Baghirmi, and distinct from that of Wadai, its eastern neighbor. IMG:content-0676.png:[blocks in formation] Kulan a pan (kö-läʼnä-pan). [From kulenapo , stone house.] A linguistic stock of North American Indians. They were also called Pomo (derived from a word meaning 'earth') and Mendocino Indians. They once occupied northwestern California from the Rus Lathe the Paint Set Rothend on this family more than fifty small tribes were included, which together made a large population; but now only a few scattered individuals survive on east to Pacific Ocean west. In Kuldja (köl'jä). The capital of Ili, Chinese empire, situated on the Ili in lat. 43° 55′ N., long. 81°30′ E.: an important trading center. It was held by Ru ia 1871-81. Population, about 12,500 . Kulikovo (köʻlē-kō-vō). [Ru ., 'field of woodcocks. A plain in the government of Tula, Ru ia, near the Don. Here, in Sept., 1380, the Ru ians under Dmitri (surnamed "Donskoi" from this famous "battle of the Don"), son of Ivan II., defeated the Mongols under Mamai. The Mongols are said to have lost 100,000 IMG:content-0677.png:[blocks in formation] Kulm (kölm). [Bohem. Chlumec.] A village in Bohemia, 48 miles north-northwest of Prague. Here, Aug. 29 and 30, 1813, the Allies under Ostermann and Kleist defeated the French (about 40,000) under Vandamme, who was compelled to surrender with 10,000 of his men. Kulm, or Culm (kölm). [Pol. Chelmno .] A town in the province of West Pru ia, Pru ia, situated on the Vistula 70 miles south by west of Dantzic: the oldest town in West Pru ia. Population (1890), commune, 9,762. Kulmbach, or Culmbach (kölm'bäch). A town in Upper Franc on i a, Bavaria, situated on the White Main 48 miles north-northeast of Nuremberg. It is noted for its breweries of Kulmbacher 'beer, and was formerly the residence of the margraves of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Population (1890), 6,999. Kulpa (köl'pä). A river in Croatia, Austria-Hungary, joining the Save 32 miles southeast of Agram. Length, over 200 miles. It is naviga ble to Karlstadt. Kum (köm), or Kom (kom). A sacred city in the province of Irak-Ajemi, Persia, 81 miles south-southwest of Teheran. Population, estimated, 20,000. Kuma (kö'mä). A river in the government of Stavropol, Caucasia, Ru ia, flowing into the Caspian Sea about lat. 44°50′ N. Length, about 300 miles. Kumamoto (kö-mä-mō-tō'). Atown in the island of Kiusiu, Japan. Population (1891), 54,357. Kumania. See Cumania . Kumara (kö-mäʻra). [Skt., 'new-born child,' 'youth.'] The Youth: an epithet of the eternally youthful god of war Skanda or Karttikeya. Kumarasambhava (kö-mä-ra-samʼb-ha-va). sam'b-ha-va). [Skt., 'the birth of Kumara, the war-god.] Än "artificial poem" ascribed to Kalidasa. Kumarila (kö-mäʼri-la). A celebrated teacher of the Mimansa system of Hindu philosophy, and opponent of the Buddhists, whom he is said to have extirpated by force and argument. Kuma i, or Cooma ie (kö-mäs'sē). The capital of A shanti, West Africa, about lat. 6° 35' N., long. 1° 40′ W. It was captured by the British in 1874, and again in 1895-96; and is now the seat, of the British Resident. Population, estimated, 18,000. Kumaun (ku-mân'). A division in the Northwest Provinces, British India, bordering on Nepal and Tibet. Area, 12,438 square miles. Population (1881), 1,046,263. Kumbhakonam (köm-ba-kō'nam), or Combaconum (kom-ba-kō'num). A town in the dis trict of Tanjore, Madras, British India, about 20 miles northeast of Tanjore. Population (1891), 54,307.