Ancient Civilizations
Throughout the history of Iran, few people can be named who have the greatness, bravery and courage of Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Second, who with good deeds, good words, and good thoughts have been able to bring about a great revolution in the history of Iran and become famous in the world. Cyrus […]
Selim III (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثالث, Selim; 24 December 1761 – 28 July 1808) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Regarded as an enlightened ruler, the Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV. Selim was subsequently killed by a group of
Mehmed IV (Ottoman Turkish: محمد رابع) also known as Mehmed the Hunter, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the age of six after his father was overthrown in a coup. Mehmed went on to become the second longest reigning sultan in Ottoman history after Suleiman the Magnificent. While the initial and final years of
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Osman I or Osman Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان غازى, romanized: ʿOsmān Ġāzī; Turkish: I. Osman or Osman Gazi; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps it is the scarcity of information about the life of the founder of the Ottoman dynasty that makes it all the more intriguing. Historians
Kept under armed guard in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, the “crown jewels” have been pompous symbols of the British monarch that reached today as the living witnesses of the coronation ceremonies over the centuries. The Imperial State Crown The crown was commissioned for king George VI’s coronation in 1937. Used for
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New sculptures have been discovered in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, which is famous for being guarded by the Terracotta Army, the thousands of sculptures of soldiers made from clay. Archeologists excavating the burial pit in the huge tomb in the city of Xian discovered 1,400 new soldier statues,
The fourth ruler of the Ottoman throne was Sultan Bayezid I, the son of Sultan Murad I. Sultan Bayezid I was born in 1360, the year his father ascended the throne. Bayezid means “Father of Yazid,” which is the nickname of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, also known as Muawiya I, one of the companions (sahaba)
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The historic Silk Road city of Nishapur, which is located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance and a prosperous center of arts, crafts, philosophy and trade in medieval times. But the city still sustains its fame today thanks to the master of arts and sciences it raised in the past: Omar Khayyam
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The Apollo statuettes found during the excavations in Claros, the oldest center of prophecy in the world according to archaeological data, are on display for history enthusiasts for the first time at the Izmir Archaeological Museum. Excavations continue in the ancient prophecy center of Claros, which is dedicated to Apollo, a god associated with fire,
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Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription on an ivory comb that sheds new light on the use of the Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago, marking what is likely the oldest-known full sentence in the Canaanite alphabetical script. The inscription encourages people to comb their hair and beards to rid themselves of lice. The sentence
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