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House of Representatives Electoral Law
The House of Representatives Electoral Law (衆議院議員選挙法) was the 1889 Japanese statute governing elections to the Imperial Diet's lower house, restricted by tax qualifications until 1925.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines, or Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, is the lower chamber of Congress, with district and party-list members presided over by a Speaker.
House of Romanov (Романовы)
House of Romanov (Романовы), Russian imperial dynasty ruling 1613–1917 from Mikhail Fedorovich to Nicholas II; male line ended 1730, later rulers Holstein-Gottorp; ended by 1917 revolution and 1918 executions.
House of Saddam
House of Saddam (بيت صدام) is a 2008 BBC Two and HBO four-part docudrama miniseries on Saddam Hussein's rise and fall, starring Igal Naor, written by Stephen Butchard and Alex Holmes, aired July-August 2008 on BBC Two and December 2008 on HBO.
House of Sand and Fog (film)
House of Sand and Fog is Vadim Perelman's 2003 drama debut, adapted from Andre Dubus III's novel, starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly in a house-ownership tragedy with three Oscar nominations.
House of Saud (آل سعود)
House of Saud (آل سعود), the ruling royal dynasty of Saudi Arabia since the 1932 unification by King Abdulaziz; three Saudi states from 1727, Wahhabi alliance of 1744, Allegiance Council succession, and centralization under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
House of Saul
The House of Saul was the dynasty of Saul, the first king of Israel in the Bible, which lost power to David's house in the 10th century BC.
House of Savoy
House of Savoy (dinastia di Savoia), European dynasty founded by Humbert I Biancamano around 1003; counts, then dukes (1416), kings of Sardinia, and kings of Italy 1861-1946, ending with the 1946 republican referendum and exile.
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha), Ernestine Wettin ducal house created 1826; its marriage policy put members on the thrones of Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Britain (Edward VII) before George V renamed the British branch Windsor in 1917.
House of Scindia (शिंदे)
House of Scindia (शिंदे, Shinde/Sindhia): Maratha dynasty founded by Ranoji Rao Scindia that ruled Gwalior State from Ujjain and then Gwalior, peaked under Mahadji Scindia, acceded to India in 1947, and merged into Madhya Bharat in 1948.
House of Secrets (DC Comics)
House of Secrets was a DC Comics horror and science fiction anthology (1956-1978, 154 issues), sister title to House of Mystery, hosted by Abel, and famous for Swamp Thing's first appearance in issue #92 (1971).
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths is a 2021 three-part Netflix true-crime docuseries by Leena Yadav and Anubhav Chopra examining the 2018 deaths of eleven members of a Delhi family in Burari, released October 8, 2021.
House of Sforza
House of Sforza (Sforza), Italian dynasty from Cotignola that ruled the Duchy of Milan 1450–1535; founded by condottiere Francesco Sforza, husband of Bianca Maria Visconti; ended with Francesco II's death in 1535.
House of Sima
The House of Sima (司馬氏) was the Henei clan whose regency over Cao Wei, begun by Sima Yi in 249, became the Western Jin dynasty.
House of Sisowath
The House of Sisowath is one of the two royal houses of Cambodia, founded by King Sisowath, whose descendants held the throne from 1904 to 1941.
House of Slaves
House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves), Gorée Island, Senegal: an 18th-century museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade, famous for its Door of No Return and its historically disputed role as a slave depot.
House of Sleeping Beauties
House of Sleeping Beauties (Nemureru Bijo, 眠れる美女) is Yasunari Kawabata's 1961 novella about old men sleeping beside drugged young women, adapted into films including Vadim Glowna's 2006 German Das Haus der schlafenden Schönen.
House of Stuart
House of Stuart (originally Stewart): royal dynasty ruling Scotland from 1371 under Robert II and England and Ireland from 1603 under James VI/I, through civil war and restoration to Queen Anne; ended with the 1707 Act of Union and 1714 Hanoverian succession.
House of Succession
The House of Succession (Akkadian bīt redûti) was the residence and establishment of the Neo-Assyrian crown prince, flourishing under Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal between 721 and 627 BC.
House of Suhis
The House of Suhis, or Suhi-Katuwa dynasty, was a four-generation line of rulers of the Syro-Hittite kingdom of Carchemish in the 10th century BC, known from Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions.
House of Suren
The House of Suren (سورن) was a great Parthian noble clan with the hereditary right to crown Parthian kings, ruling Sakastan (Sistan) until the Arab conquest of Iran.
House of Takla Haymanot
The House of Takla Haymanot is the collective name for most Ethiopian monastic communities tracing their origin to the saint Takla Haymanot and his monastery of Dabra Libanos.
House of Temenggong
The House of Temenggong, or Temenggong dynasty, is the ruling dynasty of Johor, Malaysia, which rose from ministerial rank to sovereignty in the 19th century.
House of Thani
House of Thani (آل ثاني), the ruling royal family of Qatar since 1851, founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani; current Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; succession fixed by the 2003 constitution and Law No. 15 of 2006.
House of the Bullae
The House of the Bullae is an Iron Age building in Jerusalem's City of David, excavated by Yigal Shiloh in 1982, where 51 inscribed clay bullae were found.
House of the Chaste Lovers
House of the Chaste Lovers (Casa dei Casti Amanti), Pompeii domus IX.12.6, Regio IX, named for a triclinium fresco of a kissing couple; wealthy baker's home with bakery, oven, millstones, stables, and equid skeletons, interrupted by the AD 79 eruption.
House of the Dead (film)
House of the Dead is a 2003 American-German-Canadian zombie action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, starring Jonathan Cherry and Jürgen Prochnow, based on the Sega arcade game.
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon is a fantasy drama on HBO, co-created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal, which serves as a prequel to Game of Thrones.
House of the Dragon season 1
The first season of House of the Dragon is the ten-episode 2022 debut of HBO's fantasy drama, a Game of Thrones prequel based on Fire & Blood.
House of the Dragon season 2
House of the Dragon season 2 is the eight-episode second season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, airing June 16 to August 4, 2024 on HBO and Max. Adapted from Fire & Blood, it dramatizes the Dance of the Dragons, scored 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, and drew criticism for a battle-free finale.