Collection of facts about the Vijayanagara Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in southern India
• Original capital: Vijayanagara (Hampi)
• Founded by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I (Sangama dynasty)
• Krishna Deva Raya ruled 1509-1529
• Annexed southern part of Gajaptai Empire
• Expanded north to conquer Raichur in 1520
• Defeated by Deccan sultanates at Battle of Talikota in 1565
• Tirumala Deva Raya moved capital to Penukonda
• Empire divided between Tirumala Deva Raya's three sons
• Fought Bijapur sultanate and others leading to collapse
• Succeeded by Sultanate of Golconda and Kingdom of Mysore

Collection of facts about the Delhi Sultanate

This post is a collection of facts about the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526). There are 15 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occupied India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
• Preceded by Ghurid dynasty and Muhammad Ghori's expansion
• Contributed to the spread of Islam in India
• Mamluk dynasty (1206-1290)
• Qutb ud-Din Aibak was the first ruler
• Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad assassinated ending the Mamluk dynasty
• Khalji dynasty (1290-1320)
• Successfully defended itself against Mongol Empire
• Tughlaq dynasty (1230-1413)
• Timur sacked Delhi in 1398 killing 100,000 to 200,000 people
• Sayyid dynasty (1414-1450)
• Rulers of the Sayyid dynasty claimed to be descendants of Muhammad
• Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)
• Defeated by Timurid Empire at Battle of Panipat in 1526
• Succeeded by Mughal Empire and Vijayanagara Empire

Collection of facts about the Egyptian revolution of 1952

This post is a collection of facts about the Egyptian revolution of 1952. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Military coup d'état of King Farouk in Jul 1952
• Free Officers Movement lead by Mohamed Naguib and Gama Abdel Nasser
• Ended British occupation of Egypt
• New government was Arab nationalist
• Influenced other nationalist movements in the region
• Muslim Brotherhood outlawed in 1954
• Led to Sudan independence in 1956
• Led to Suez Crisis in 1956 (United Kingdom, France, Israeli invasion)

Collection of facts about the Second Chechen War

This post is a collection of facts about the Second Chechen War (1999-2009). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Russia vs. Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Preceded by the First Chechen War (1994-1996)
• Apartment bombings in Russia killed over 300 people in Sept 1999
• Russia blamed Islamists from Chechnya for the bombing
• Russia invaded Grozny in Dec 1999
• Akhmad Kadyrov appointed leader of Chechnya by Vladimir Putin
• Chechen constitution in 2003 put Chechnya under Russian rule
• Kadyrov assassinated in 2004 and his son Ramzan Kadyrov became leader
• Separatist Chechen Front established in May 2005
• Guerrilla warfare continued in Chechnya
• Chechen terror attacks included 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis, 2003 Stavropol train bombing, 2004 Moscow metro bombing, 2004 Russian aircraft bombings, 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis
• Chechen separatist movement ended in 2009
• Deaths: 50,000 - 300,000 people

Collection of facts about the First Chechen War

This post is a collection of facts about the First Chechen War (1994-1996). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Russia vs. Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Preceded by end of the Soviet Union in 1991
• Dzhokhar Dudayev led secessionist Chechnya
• Chechnya declared independence in 1993
• Internal conflict within Chechnya against Dudayev
• Russia supported opposition mercenaries in Chechnya
• Russia invaded Chechnya in Dec 1994
• Russia captured Grozny in Mar 1995
• Dudayev killed by airstrike in Apr 1996
• Chechnya recaptured Grozny in Aug 1996
• Russia-Chechnya Peace Treaty (1997)
• Civilian deaths: 30,000 to 120,000 people
• Over 500,000 people displaced
• Followed by the Second Chechen War (1999-2009)

Collection of facts about the Boshin War

This post is a collection of facts about the Boshin War (1868-1869). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Civil war in Japan
• Tokugawa shogunate vs. Imperial Court
• Widespread dissatisfaction with shogunate over opening of Japan
• Alliance of samurai and nobles took control of the Imperial Court
• Tokugawa Yoshinobu handed power over to Emperor Meiji and Imperial Court
• House of Tokugawa was abolished
• Yoshinobu began military campaign against the Imperial Court
• Imperial Court was victorious
• Total deaths: 8,200 people
• Followed by the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877

Collection of facts about Pugachev's Rebellion

This post is a collection of facts about Pugachev's Rebellion (1773-1775). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Catherine the Great gained throne of Russia in 1762
• Yemelyan Pugachev led rebellion against Catherine the Great
• Rebellion consisted of peasants, Cossacks and Old Believers
• Began in 1773 with invasion of Samara
• Invasion and burning of  Kazan in 1774
• Pugachev fled along the Volga river
• Pugachev captured and executed Jan 1775