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The History of the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171)

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The Fatimid caliphate 909-1171 was a medieval Shiite Arab state centered in Cairo from 972. In the era of its power, the Fatimid caliphate...
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Medieval History

History of the Emirate of Sicily

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The Sicilian emirate was a Muslim state that controlled the entire island of Sicily from 965 to 1072. The Muslim community remained on the...
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Modern History

Dutch–Portuguese War – 1601–1661

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The Dutch-Portuguese war was an armed conflict in the 17th century, in which the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company...
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Modern History

Crimean Offensive in WWII

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The Crimean operation in 1944 was an offensive operation conducted by Soviet troops with the goal of liberating the Crimea from German troops during...
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Modern History

Battle of the Denmark Strait in WWII

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The Battle for the Danish Strait was a sea battle during the Second World War between the ships of the Royal Navy of Great...
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Ancient History

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 AD – Rome’s Last Stand

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The Battle of the Katalaun Fields took place on June 20, 451, in Gaul, in which the troops of the Western Roman Empire under...
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Medieval History

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

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

Battle of Cannae 216BC – One of Rome Greatest Defeats

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The Battle of Cannes was the largest battle of the Second Punic War.Iit occurred on August 2, 216 BC, near the city of Cannes...
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Ancient History

Antiochus I Soter – King of the Seleucid Empire

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Antiochus I Soter was king of the Seleucid State from 281 to 261 BC. His father, Antiochus Seleucus I Nicator, served as the chief...
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Medieval History

The Khurramites and The Rebellion of Babak Khorramdin

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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,...
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Modern History

Treaty of Versailles – Harsh War Repetitions and Stab in the Back

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles in France, which officially ended the WWI. The terms...
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Modern History

War of the Third Coalition 1803-1806

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The war of the Third Coalition (also known as the Russo-Austro-French War of 1805) was one of the Napoleonic Wars that lasted from 1803...
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Who Invented the Chariot?

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The earliest recorded stage of the use of chariots is the Sintashta culture - 4100 years ago. So how did it rise to prominence?
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The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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The Red Baron – The World’s Greatest Pilot?

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The Rule of Pope Gregory IX

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Pope Gregory IX had an amazing life and was responsible for a number of decrees that shaped European history.
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Egypt

Pharaoh Menes and the Unification of Egypt

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The story of Pharaoh Menes is surrounded in folklore and mystery. Was he really the first pharaoh that united the country of Egypt?
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