Early Life of Genghis Khan: Birthplace, Background and Biography
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) was the founder and Khagan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire. After his death, the Mongol Empire became the largest in human...
The Voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho
In the ancient and medieval worlds, the Chinese were intrepid sailors. Their junks traveled the eastern oceans and were of a size and splendour...
The Battle of Chakirmaut: Genghis Khan Conquers Mongolia
Whether Genghis (or Chinggis) Khan created the world’s largest ever empire because he was destined to do so by heaven, because he was a...
The Spread of Indian Culture in Early South East Asia
The Indians when they learned to navigate by water began to spread their cultural influence throughout Early South East Asia.
The first civilizations that Indian...
The Role of Ho Chi Minh in International and Vietnamese History
Ho Chi Minh was a determined, powerful individual who strived to achieve his goals of unification and independence for Vietnam. The events leading to...
The U.S. Was Involved in Vietnam Before There Was a Vietnam
The area known later as Vietnam was called Indochina before the formation of Vietnam in 1954. It was a French colony before and after...
Where Was Genghis Khan Buried?: The Mysterious Resting Place of the World’s Greatest Conqueror
Genghis Khan was the world's greatest conqueror. Yet his resting place remains undiscovered, despite numerous attempts to find it. Why was there such a...
The First Fall of the Mongols
Ilkhanate was part of the Mongol Empire which stretched west to what is now Georgia and Armenia, east to Pakistan, south to the southern...
The Cawnpore Massacre 1857
The horrific massacre of European men, women, and children during the Indian Mutiny represented the worst aspects of warfare and provoked fierce reprisals.
Cawnpore, modern...
The Tai Ahom Kingdom of Assam
Tai peoples had been migrating southwards from southern China in large numbers from at least as early as the C7th CE and possibly earlier....