The ancestry of Chandragupta Maurya , the founder of the Maurya Empire , is debated. The identification of Chandragupta Maurya with Sandrokottos Little, if anything, is known for certain about Chandragupta Maurya s origins. For two centuries historians have been trying to establish the chronology of early India. The question of whether Chandragupta can be identified with the figure known in ancient Greek texts as Sandrokottos is one element in fixing the chronology. The philologist William Jones philologist William Jones began the systematic study of the chronology in the late 18th century. His work and that of his contemporaries are still highly regarded. ref http www.hindubooks.org dynamic modules.php?name Content&pa showpage&pid 1486&page 1 Hindu Books Universe Content Bot generated title ref The indologists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were reluctant to believe in the veracity of traditional Indian accounts of the past or to accept an extraordinary antiquity of Indian history. ref Arthur A. MacDonell wrote, Citation needed date February 2010 Early India wrote no history because it never made any. The ancient Indians never went through a struggle for life like the Greeks, the Persians and the Romans. Secondly, the Brahmanas early embraced the doctrine that all action and existence are a positive evil and could therefore have felt but little inclination to chronicle historical events. ref Subsequent scholars took the identity of Sandrokottos with Chandragupta Maurya as proven and carried on further research. James Prinsep , deciphered the Br hm script Brahmi script and was able to read the inscriptions of Piyadassin Asoka . George Turnour found in the Ceylonese chronicles that Piyadassin was used as another name of Asoka , the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. The inscription bearing Piyadassin as a name of Asoka was not found until the time of Turnour ... 2011 Reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT Ancestry Of Chandragupta Maurya Category Maurya Empire Category Ancestries ... more details
This is a list of per capita income for U.S. citizens, organized by Maps of American ancestries ancestry . For a list for foreign born citizens organized by country of origin see Per capita income in the United States by country of birth . The list gives per capita income in US dollars for all ancestry groups with more than 100,000 residents as of 2000. Source is Census 2000, U.S. Census Bureau . class wikitable sortable border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 bgcolor efefef Rank bgcolor efefef Ancestry bgcolor efefef Population 2000 bgcolor efefef Per capita income 1999 US 1 Russia n 2,652,214 40,145 2 Austria n 735,128 38,697 3 Lithuania n 659,992 34,078 4 British people British not otherwise specfied 1,085,718 33,891 5 Israel i 106,839 33,242 6 Romania n 367,278 32,993 7 Czechoslovakia n 441,403 32,437 8 Scottish people Scottish 4,890,581 32,228 9 Hungarian people Hungarian 1,398,702 30,980 10 Welsh people Welsh 1,753,794 30,867 11 Swiss 911,502 30,612 12 Iran ian 338,266 30,143 13 Japanese people Japanese 795,051 30,075 14 Slovene people Slovene 176,691 29,336 15 Canadian 647,276 29,182 16 English people English 24,514,199 28,854 17 Croats Croatian 374,241 28,841 18 Lebanese people Lebanese 440,279 28,685 19 Slavs Slavic 127,136 28,465 20 Ukrainians Ukrainian 892,922 28,422 21 Syrian 142,897 28,396 22 Belgian 360,642 28,367 23 Ulster Scots people Scotch Irish 4,319,232 27,968 24 Danish people Danish 143,0897 27,648 25 Turks Turkish 117,575 27,554 26 India Asian Indian 1,645,510 27,514 27 Greeks Greek 1,153,295 27,401 28 Serbs Serbian 140,337 27,340 29 Swedish people Swedish 3,998,310 27,187 30 Czechs Czech 1,262,249 26,762 32 Poles Polish 8,977,235 26,418 33 Slovak people ... Census site DEFAULTSORT U.S. Per Capita Income By Ancestry Category Ethnic groups in the United States Category Demographics of the United States Income by ancestry Category Income in the United States Ancestry ... more details
List of Self identified people of Cherokee ancestry is to list those who claim some Cherokee ancestry but are not enrolled any of the three Cherokee tribes. Numerous notable people claim Cherokee ancestry. These include Actors Kevin Costner ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,958004 4,00.html Kevin Costner Pursuing The Dream , Time Magazine , Jun. 26, 1989, p. 4 ref James Garner ref name ABC bio cite web url http www.wchstv.com abc 8simplerules jamesgarner.shtml title James Garner publisher WCHS TV accessdate 2009 10 11 ref James Earl Jones ref cite journal last Levesque first Carl title Unconventional wisdom James Earl Jones speaks out journal Association Management publisher The Gale Group url http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 summary 0199 1928105 ITM date 1 August 2002 accessdate 2009 10 13 ref Della Reese , actress, singer Chuck Norris ref name bookref1 cite news accessdate October 11, 2009 url http search.barnesandnoble.com booksearch isbninquiry.asp?ean 9780805444216&displayonly EXC&z y title Against All Odds My Story work Barnes & Noble date first Norris last Chuck ref Lou Diamond Philips ref http www.2g.org home news meettheartist currentnews loudiamondphilips.shtml Meet the Artist LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS Concert of Excellence honoree , Second Generation, Oct 2004 ref Cameron Diaz ref name ref0801 cite news last Jenkins first David coauthors title Girl, interrupted pages publisher Telegraph.co.uk date 2003 01 09 url http www.telegraph.co.uk culture 4729585 Girl interrupted.html accessdate 2008 03 06 location London ref ref cite news title Cameron Diaz Hollywood crowd pleaser work BBC News date 2005 07 29 url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment film 4717013.stm accessdate 2008 01 12 ref ref cite web last Hawk first Mason title A Cheap Date With Cameron Diaz work NYRock publisher year 1998 url http www.nyrock.com spc 1998 diaz.asp accessdate 2008 01 12 ref Others Letitia Chambers , director of the Heard Museum ref Tropiano, Dolores. http www.phoenixmag.com ... more details
Lists of Britons This is a list of notable British people with German ancestry . Academia Timothy Reuter , historian of medieval Europe whose father was born in Germany ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk news 2002 oct 17 guardianobituaries.obituaries title Timothy Reuter first Jinty last Nelson work The Guardian location London date 17 October 2002 accessdate 7 February 2011 ref Aristocracy George I of Great Britain , born in Hanover ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk history historic figures george i king.shtml title George I 1660 1727 work Historic Figures publisher BBC accessdate 7 February 2011 ref George II of Great Britain , born in Hanover ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk history historic figures george ii king.shtml title George II 1683 1760 work Historic Figures publisher BBC accessdate 7 February 2011 ref Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma , the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk history historic figures mountbatten lord louis.shtml title Lord Louis Mountbatten 1900 1979 work Historic Figures publisher BBC accessdate 7 February 2011 ref Commerce Ernest Cassel , a German born merchant banker ref cite journal url http leobaeck.oxfordjournals.org content 14 1 119.full.pdf title Windsor Cassel The last court Jew Prolegomena to a biography of Sir Ernest Cassel journal Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook first Kurt last Grunwald year 1969 volume 14 issue 1 pages 119 161 doi 10.1093 leobaeck 14.1.119 ref Entertainment Julian Clary , comedian whose great grandfather and great grandmother were born in Germany ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk whodoyouthinkyouare past stories julian clary.shtml title Julian Clary work Who Do You Think You Are? publisher BBC accessdate 7 February 2011 ref Michael Fassbender , a famous actor famous for his roles in Inglorious Basterds, X Men First Generation ... people References reflist DEFAULTSORT List Of British People With German Ancestry Category British ... more details
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This is a list of notable British Greeks , ordered by surname within section. List Lists of Britons Artists gallery Image Marie Spartali Stillman 1868 .jpg Marie Spartali Stillman , Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood Pre Raphaelite painter gallery Marie Spartali Stillman ref Vasos Tsibidaros. Oi Ellines stin Anglia The Greeks in England . Athens Alkaios, 1974. ref Royalty gallery Image Duchess of Kent.jpg Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent 1906 1968 , the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent Image Prince Philip NASA cropped.jpg Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , 1921 , the husband of Queen Elizabeth II , formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark gallery Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent ref http web.archive.org web 20091028121417 http www.geocities.com henrivanoene genbritain10.html Genealogy of the Royal Family of Great Britain ref Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ref http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 379036 Prince Philip pictured Nazi funeral.html Philip was born Prince of Greece and Denmark on Corfu in 1921 Disaly Mail ref References reflist Category Greek minorities Category British people of Greek descent Category Lists of British people by origin ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 verylong March 2012 Juan Ponce de Leon y Ayala was born in Villagarc a de la Torre , Spain . He died in 1469. He was the second count of Arcos . The title was conceded by the King, Juan II after Juan Ponce de Leon y Ayala s father, Pedro Fernandez Ponce de Leon y Haro died during the year of February 5, 1448. Juan Ponce de Leon y Ayala s mother was Maria Perez de Ayala y Guzman. ref El Rey, Juan II, haciendo merced a Juan Ponce de Leon del titulo de Conde de Arcos, en lugar y por fallecimiento de su padre, el Conde Pedro Ponce de Leon. Source for above Archivo Seccion Nobleza del Archivo Historico Nacional Sig Osuna, C.117,D28 Ref Code Es.41168.SNAHN 1025.2.1.1 Osuna,C.117,D28 1448 02 05, Valladolid. Original con autographo y cello de placa. Copia autorizada en 1711. Juan II Rey de Castilla, 1405 1454, Ponce de Leon, Ayala, Juan, Conde de Arcos II, Ponce de Leon, Haro, Pedro, Conde de Arcos I. ref ref Second source for Pedro and Maria s marriage Archivo Secci n Nobleza del Archivo Hist rico Nacional Signatura OSUNA,C.141,D.71 116 C digo de Referencia ES.41168.SNAHN 1.1.2.3.1 OSUNA,C.141,D.71 116 Escrituras de compraventa, donaciones y otros documentos referentes a diferentes bienes de Utrera Sevilla pertenecientes a la casa de Arcos. Fecha reducida 1426 01 01 Utrera Sevilla Fecha reducida 1693 08 06 Utrera Sevilla Signatura Hist rico OSUNA,LEG.141,D.11 Documentos 71 y 72 Cartas de compraventa de unas casas en Utrera, en la colaci n de Santiago, y de la heredad de Valcargado Utrera a favor de Pedro Ponce de Le n, I Conde de Arcos , y de su mujer Mar a de Ayala. Originales. 1435, abril, 3 diciembre, 30. PASAN A OSUNA,CP.72,D.12 y 13 Translation Letters of purchase and sale Document 71 and 72 letters of Sale and purchase of houses on Utera, in Santiago, and of the inheritance of Valcargado in Utera in favor of Pedro de Leon, I count of Arcos and his wife, Maria de Ayala. ref Historical and ancestral origin The surname Ponce de Le n dat ... more details
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Stattler is surname of Wojciech Stattler Wojciech Korneli Stattler 1800 1875 , a Polish painter of Swiss aristocratic ancestry Benedict Stattler 1728 1797 , a German Jesuit theologian, an opponent of Immanuel Kant surname Stattler Category German language surnames de Stattler ... more details
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d93190 Puerto Rican American font color white Puerto Rican span The ancestry of the people of the United ... to its variation, the ancestry of people of the United States is also marked by varying amounts ... beings racial groups. While some Americans can trace their ancestry back to a single ethnic group or population ... States see melting pot . In theory, there are several means available to discover the ancestry of the people ... ancestry in each state, ranging from 11.8 FL to 43.9 ND . Legend0 0075ff German Legend0 ff0000 American ... ancestry would also be larger if these three labels are added together. A large number of Americans ... Kenya Luo Kenya n descent and Hakeem Olajuwon who is Yoruba people Yoruba Nigeria n ancestry. United States Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau statistics depend entirely on self reported ancestry .... TOTAL POPULATION B04003. TOTAL ANCESTRY REPORTED accessdate 2008 12 09 work 2007 American Community ... that self reported ancestry was influenced by the order of choices listed on the form. In 1980, English ... European ethnicities who are unable or unwilling to choose one. Many people who trace their ancestry to the colonial period or the slavery era consider themselves to be of American ancestry. It is estimated ... 18th century, 85 percent of White Americans were of British Isles ancestry, 9 percent were German .... Therefore the answers given will reflect what the individual knows about their ancestry. Many U.S. citizens do not know their ancestry entirely partly for that reason, a large proportion simply call themselves American ancestry not including Native Americans in the United States American Indian s or know that a part of their ancestry is Irish or at least has an Irish name and will therefore say Irish as their ancestry, when in fact most of their ancestry is English. An analysis of Census information ... of U.S. whites are of southern and eastern European ancestry. ref Cite book last Huntington first ... pages 300 ref The only way to get a true picture of what the U.S. ancestry is would be to do several ... more details
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