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Story of The Janissaries – The Elite Corps of the Sultan

The Janissaries (Ottoman ينيچرى(yeniçeri), meaning “new soldier”) were members of an elite corps in the army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th...

History of the German Empire (1871-1918)

Germany, since the fall of the Frankish Empire had not been under a unified leadership, unlike the French, or the English, or the Spanish,...

The History of the Incas and Their Amazing Empire

The Inca Empire was established in the 13th century and was the world’s largest empire in the early 16th century. It was created as...

The Greatest Last Stands in History

Explanation: A last stand is a military situation in which troops hold their position against overwhelming odds. They can be categorized as such in accordance...

10 Most Famous Pirates Most Have Not Heard About

1) Baba Oruc: Born to the Greek island of Lesbos, then under Ottoman rule, to a father that had captured the island from the Genoese...

The History of the Aztec Empire and Their Military Might

Origins The Aztecs originated from three different nomadic tribes, the Mexica, the Texcoca, and the Tepaneca, that settled in the basin of Lake Texcoco around...

Top 10 Most Famous Samurais That are Known for a Reason

Belonging to the early-modernist Japan, the Samurai were both renowned as the gilt-edged members of the society and as the champions of fierceness and...

Top 6 Lost Cities and the Legends Behind Them

When residents abandon the city they live in, that very same city becomes deserted and by default lost. The following list accentuates forsaken cities...

5 Dominant Countries That Suddenly “Disappeared” in the 20th Century

It is quite unusual for a nation to vanish from the Earth and stop existing. Nevertheless, it has happened several times. The world has...

The Battle of Vienna 1683 and Europe’s Counter Attack

For the first time since the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, the battle in which Charles Martel (literally Charles the Hammer) stopped the...

The History of Dubrovnik, The Ottoman Window

The city of Dubrovnik, or as it is called in medieval times the city of Ragusa, is a place rich with history. Founded in...

Akbar (1542–1605) the third Mughal Emperor

Jalal ud-din Akbar was born in 1542 to Humayun, in India, while the latter was a fugitive ruler. Akbar succeeded to a very shaky...

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