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Battle of Talas 751 CE – Clash Between the Arab Abbasid and Chinese Empire

The battle on the Talas River was a very important historical battle that occurred in July, 751 on the Talas River (presumably in the...

The Khurramites and The Rebellion of Babak Khorramdin

Around 800-816 a religious sect in Abbasid Iran formed, known as the Khurramites. The Khurramites based their ideology largely on the ancient Mazdakite faith,...

List of 10 Most Noted Pyramids in the World

Pyramid of the Sun This pyramid is located in Mexico, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, built around 100 AD. It’s 66 meters (216 feet)...

The Batle of Lutzent 1632 in Thirty Years’ War

The Battle of Lutzen was one of the largest battles of the Thirty Years' War,  fought between Swedish troops under the command of Gustav...

The Battle of Ankara 1402 – The Dominance of Timur

The Battle of Angora was fought between the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Central Asian ruler Timur, on July 20, 1402, near Angora...

Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

Sigismund III was the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from December 27, 1587, and the King of Sweden from November 27,...

Selim I Yavuz (1512-1520) The Enormous Ottoman Expansion

Selim I Yavuz (the Grim) was the 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He is born in 1470 in the city of Amasya, the...

Egypt Under Roman Rule – Roman province

After the death of Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh, Egypt fell under the direct control of Rome. The first contact, between Rome and Egypt,...

The History of the Mali Empire

Early History The history of Mali starts in 1050, when the Almoravids attacked the Ghanan Empire, when Baramendana is recorded as ruler of a small...

Norman Invasion of Ireland

The Norman invasion of Ireland that lasted from 1169 to 1172 was an expedition of Anglo-Norman feudal lords leading their troops, and later the...

Alfred the Great of England

Alfred the Great was king of Wessex from 871 to 899. Thanks to his education, Alfred learned ancient languages and works of the great...

The Rule of Byzantine Emperor Justin I

Justin, I was Byzantine emperor from 518 to 527. His reign was a prologue to the brilliant reign of his nephew, Justinian I. The...

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