Japan<span>: Japan's Yamato dynasty traces its origins back to 660, making it the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. The 79-year-old Emperor Akihito has reigned since 1989 and is, according to legend, the 125th emperor in his line, though there's some debate as to the exact count of emperors</span>
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start with the Cardinal first. Richelieu was a talented statesman and
politician, and as Chief Minister of the king (Louis XIII at that time) he
consolidated royal power at the expense of the nobles, and made France a strong
centralized state. The King Louis XIV, basically, followed the Cardinal’s
footsteps and went further by housing most of them in the Versailles Palace. In
addition, the king used entertaining, impressing, and domesticating them with
extravagant luxury to keep a close eye and a heavy heel on the aristocracy.</span>
Ellis island was where thousands of immigrants were processed before being allowed into the United States.
Traveling merchant trading goods with a neighboring society
