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Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate: A Brilliant Period of Islamic Civilisation ### The Introduction of a Line The Abbasid Caliphate, established in 750 CE, denoted a critical change in Islamic history. Arising out of the shadows of the Umayyad administration, the Abbasids were relatives of Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib, from whom they inferred their name. This genealogy furnished them with a feeling of authenticity that reverberated profoundly with numerous Muslims, especially the individuals who felt minimized under Umayyad rule.
MD NurussafaPublished 32 minutes ago in HistoryWhat If Stalin and Hitler Joined Forces During WWII
Thus, in this alternate reality, when Nazis Germany started to create a Germany's new empire by occupying Britain, the Soviet Union, quickly reacting to that, decided to attack Germany. Nevertheless, the United States was waiting on the sideline and getting prepared for the war that was deriving and would drag them inadvertently into the same conflict. This storytelling covers an imaginary storyline which can be referred to as a Devil’s Alliance between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin who coincidentally find themselves in a position to agree with each other solely on the ground of cold logic of realpolitik than any ideological alignment.
Amine OubihPublished about 17 hours ago in HistoryThe Man Who Created the Deadliest Weapon in History
The successful detonation of the first nuclear explosion in the history of humankind, changed the course of history, ushering in the age of the atomic era. Observing the blast, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, recalled words from the ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. " Was Oppenheimer talking about himself or someone else? Was he a merchant of death or a noble scientist working to end the recurrence of such wars?Was he a loyal American nationalist or a covert friend to the future enemies?The response lays in understanding his life.
Amine OubihPublished about 19 hours ago in HistoryWhy US Military Gave Full Honors to Fallen Kamikaze Attackers
On April 11 four years ago, the American aircraft carrier USS Missouri and its escorts were attacked by 16 kamikaze pilots flying Japanese airplanes. Among these conquering heroes were the young men like P. O. 2nd Class Setsuo Ishino whose profiles were imprinted on the faces of the American sailors for many years to follow. This could only be described as a rather small happening under the completely war-like days of the second world war that will, however, spark more than many decades of debate and discussion about sacrificing and honor in the United States of America and this is proof of how powerful and complicated they are.
Amine OubihPublished about 19 hours ago in HistoryWhat Happened Immediately After Hitler Died
It is 1955, the Central Intelligence Agency's agent is shivering with excitement. He is taking a photo of it. Josef spots a sweat gliding down from Adolf’s mouth as his head contemplates the name Adolf Schüttelmayor and the date “1954. ” The next to him is Phillip Citroen, the former Germán SS soldier, who asserts the picture was taken in Argentina and depicts the absent Karl Hitler. Could this be true?
Amine OubihPublished about 19 hours ago in HistoryATHENS vs SPARTA
The Peloponnesian War, which played a great role in the ancient history as it is a big conflict between two city-states that were very powerful rich and interesting, Athens and Sparta. This protracted tussle, completed over more than twenty years of the 5th century BCE, has significantly set the direction of the ancient Greece history, and thus rearranged the political structure of ancient world leaving the unmistakable trace of the Western civilization.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryWhat Life Was Like Trapped Inside an Iron Lung
Autosuggest me to be a ‘coke’ doctor, I bet not everyone would associate the term ‘iron lung’ with a medical appliance but, to the contrary, a likelier scenario is that it may simply trigger a quest to unravel the mysteries in a dystopian video game. On the one hand, it must be admitted that the iron lung was the backdrop for outstanding achievements in the field of medical science, but on the other, it is hard to ignore the polarity it had in the life span of the human spirit.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryMost Famous Royals Who Practiced Inbreeding
When Howard Carter and his team unveiled the Tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922, they were astonished to come across a wealth of treasures, of over one hundred walking sticks believed to be of the use to the boy king. He had an abundance of these sticks among the many other objects he was buried with, evidence of the Egyptian belief that rulers needed their earthly possessions in the next world. But what scientists discovered about Tutankhamun's health shed light on a darker aspect of history: the aftermath of royal inbreeding.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryInsane True Story of Slave Sold to Japanese Warlord Becomes Samurai Legend
Along the length of history, there are stories about people whose feats are read like epic novels with all the strands of adventure, mystery, and clash of civilizations made real. For example, there is Yasuke, the mysterious African guy who emerged from bygone days yet became the sole black samurai Japan ever encountered. His adventure is a one of a kind – involving mystery, bravery, and friendships artfully crafted in the midst of 1500’s Japan.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryChina's Most Notorious Serial Killer You Never Heard Of
There are dark deeds of malevolence in the books of crime history, those committed by people who have gone beyond rational thinking. Among them stands a figure as ominous as any, a specter of terror whose name strikes fear into the hearts of those who dare to remember him: Mythical Yang Xinhai, also known as the Monster Killer. However, his notoriety is mostly unknown beyond the borders of his country, where it is kept away from the collective consciousness of the world. The story of Yang Xinhai leaves one facing an unmatched case of savagery and absolute incomprehensible brutality that one has never imagined. It shows how far humans can go to the extent of their depraved mind.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryThe Enigma of the Midnight Heist
In the heart of New York City, where the neon lights cast eerie shadows on the streets below, Detective Jameson paced the dimly lit room of the precinct. His mind buzzed with the latest case—the Midnight Heist. It had all the elements of a classic mystery: a locked room, missing jewels, and an elusive culprit.
RAVI KUMARPublished 3 days ago in HistoryWhy Royal Inbreeding Doomed Europe
Inbreeding: the word could conjure up pictures of the ones from the Hollywood movies of villains with the scandalous family history or quite different ones like from high school biology classes when we talked about the human behavior. However, what is really inbreeding and why it has such a reputation of being biologically harmful and even terrifying?Casting oneself back, the history, science and contemporary aspects of inbreeding inhere their deep effect on human genetics and the line of royal bloodlines.
Amine OubihPublished 4 days ago in History