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131Thai-Burma Railway — Railway built by the Japanese during World War II, which connected the Bangkok Singapore line at Bangpong, Thailand, with the Ye Moulmein (Yay, Mawlamyine) line at Thanbyuzayat, in what is now Mon State. It was 415 kilometers (257 miles) long …
132Slaves and Slavery — One of the most pernicious and persistent practices throughout human history, slavery was found everywhere in the ancient Mediterranean and continued in some form into the Middle Ages. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the continuance… …
