The Great Mongol Empire (1206–1368) was the largest continental state in human history, occupying territory from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. In 1162, the Great Son of the Mongolian People, Temujin (Genghis Khan), was born in the town of Delun-Boldok, on the banks of the Onon River. Temujin (the future Genghis Khan)…
Greece is an ancient and great country. The Greeks invented many concepts that are considered classic today: government, democracy, architecture, philosophy, science, and so on. The contributions of the Greek people to human history are enormous. Famous and talented people from ancient times hail from Greece, including Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Homer, Herodotus, Hippocrates, Sophocles, Euripides,…
HOW ANCIENT GREECE INFLUENCED INDIAN STRATEGIC THOUGHT AND STATECRAFT VASILEIOS SYROS In recent years, there have been several initiatives to recover or reappraise India’s indigenous strategic thought and statecraft, especially in ancient times. Such an endeavour requires not only a careful scrutiny of a variety of sources and evidence, but also an exploration of…
Valeria Porokhova. A Lifelong Journey to the Quran “Porokhova is the first translator to convey the heavenly music of the Quran’s versification.” Andrey Bertels The first woman to produce a poetic translation of the Holy Quran (it is listed in the Russian Book of Records as the most popular and widely printed copy),…
Ong Khan met Genghis khan in the Black Forest on the Tula River, and there they agreed to call each other father and son. The reason they began calling each other father and son was this: Ong Khan was a sworn brother of Yesugei Baatur, Genghis khan’s father, and therefore he was like a father…
