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The Battle of Manzikert 1071 and the Beginning of Seljuk Dominance

The Battle of Manzikert occurred on August 25-26, 1071, in the territory of the Byzantium Empire, near the city of Manzikert, between the Seljuk...

Iran after the Sassanid Empire and Arabic Conquest

In 633 the forces of the newly established Rashidun Caliphate moved into Sassanid Mesopotamia and captured village to village eventually moving into the Sasanian...

The History of the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia

Origins Estimates in the anthropological, archeologist and various other sciences are given that the arrival of the Aboriginal peoples to the continent of Australia dates...

10 Known and Less Known Kings from Africa

1. Shaka Zulu: Perhaps the most widely known king of Africa is Shaka Zulu. Born into the Zulu kingdom, he had lived his childhood with...

10 Types of Medieval Armor

1) Gambeson: The gambeson is a full body jacket armor made out of quilted linen or wool, stuffed with cloth or horsehair and was the...

The Story of Ragnar Lothbrok

Introduction: Historical evidence as to the existence of Ragnar Lothbrok is debatable. What information can be gathered about the legendary Viking king comes from Old...

History of the Maori People

Origins The Maori meaning people of the land, are one of the native peoples of Polynesia, that inhabit the islands of New Zealand. Modern research...

The Great Migration and Early Slavic History

Among the migratory peoples of the early middle ages, due to the schism of power in Europe and the harsh winters forcing the need...

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