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Hace 8 horas · Timur, also known as Tamerlane, often aggrandized by his epithet Prince of Destruction, (8 April 1336 – 17–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty.An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and ...
Hace 8 horas · Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the People's Republic of China (PRC) face legal and social challenges that are not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal, same-sex couples are currently unable to marry or adopt, and households headed by such couples are ineligible for the same legal protections available to ...
Hace 8 horas · The life story of Genghis Khan (1162–1227) is found in The Secret History of the Mongols (Mongolian text). When no Mongolian letters were established, history was related by wizards who told the memorized story to people via poetic expression. Later a Chinese recorded the story using Chinese characters whose sound resembles Mongolian.
Hace 8 horas · Timeline Main article: Timeline of the history of Islam The following timeline can serve as a rough visual guide to the most important polities in the Islamic world prior to the First World War. It covers major historical centers of power and culture, including the Arabian peninsula (modern-day Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen), Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Persia (modern ...
Hace 1 día · Visual representation of the Logarithmic timeline in the scale of the universe. This timeline shows the whole history of the universe, the Earth, and mankind in one table. Each row is defined in years ago, that is, years before the present date, with the earliest times at the top of the chart.In each table cell on the right, references to events or notable people are given, more or less in ...
Hace 1 día · A group of families formed a clan, led by a chief; a group of clans formed a tribe, led by a khan. A typical Cuman clan was named after an object, animal, or a leader of the clan. The names of the leaders of clans or tribes sometimes ended in "apa/aba".
