Many of you have been wondering about the lack ofde jurekingdoms in Russia and Eastern Europe. It was an intentional design choice to removede jurekingdoms in this area. Historically, the seventh century was just past the end of the Great Migrations period. The tribes had barely settled in ...
Gilbert Pwiti put this traditional argument extremely succinctly: “Essentially, external trade brings in new wealth which falls under the control of a small group of people who then use it as a springboard to power. Economic power equates to political power and as the wealth increases,...
of course, but music is as good as any, and better than most. With the likes of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, it is not bigotry to say that Europeans created some of the greatest music any civilization on this planet has ever done. During the same time...
In 663, near the end of the Korean Three Kingdoms period, theBattle of Baekgang(白村江) took place. TheNihon shokirecords that Yamato sent 32,000 troops and 1,000 ships to support Baekje against the Silla-Tang force. However, these ships were intercepted and defeated by a Silla-Tang fl...
They have decided to send an expedition against the kingdoms and city-states of the "western regions" west of the Yumen Pass, connect China with Central Asia and the Silk Road, ie the Gansu Corridor, and eliminate the Xiongnu influence onarea.Through a combination of strength and diplomacy,...