Collection of facts about Old Chosŏn

This post is a collection of facts about Old Chosŏn (c. 2333 - 108 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Korea
• Also known as Gojoseon
• Founded by legendary king Tan'gun
• Capital: Wanggeom-seong (Pyongyang)
• Jizi established Kija Chossŏn (12th century BC)
• Wi Man established Wiman Joseon (194 BC)
• Conquered by Han dynasty in 108 BC

Collection of facts about the War of the Eight Princes

This post is a collection of facts about the War of the Eight Princes (291 - 306 AD). There are 17 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Relatives of Emperor Hui of Jin fought for succession
• Eight Princes: Sima Liang, Sima Wei, Sima Lun, Sima Jiong, Sima Ai, Sima Ying, Sima Yong, Sima Yue
• Conflict between Empress Dowager Yang and Empress Jia Nanfeng (290 - 291 AD)
• Sima Liang and Wei Guan became regents of Emperor Hui (291 AD)
• Sima Liang and Wei Guan executed by Sima Wei (291 AD)
• Sima Wei executed by Empress Jia Nanfeng (291 AD)
• Empress Jian Nanfeng executed by Sima Lun (300 AD)
• Sima Jiong, Sima Ying and Sima Yong campaign against Sima Lun (300 - 301 AD)
• Sima Lun executed (301 AD)
• Sima Jiong captured and and killed by Sima Yong and Sima Ai (303 AD)
• Sima Ai gained control shared authority to Sima Ying (c. 303 - 304 AD)
• Sima Ai executed by Sima Yue (304 AD)
• Sima Yue began campaign against Sima Yong (305 AD)
• Sima Ying and Sima Yong executed (c. 306 AD)
• Emperor Hui poisoned and died (307 AD)
• Sima Yue gained control after the war
• Followed by the Sixteen Kingdoms era

Collection of facts about the Rebellion of the Seven States

This post is a collection of facts about the Rebellion of the Seven States (154 BC). There are 7 facts listed below.

• Han dynasty vs. Wu, Chu, Zhao, Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Zichuan, Jinan
• Attempted to resist Emperor Jing's centralization of government
• Previous reign of Emperor Wen had increased state autonomy (laws, minting coins, tax collection)
• Emperor Jing ordered establishment of multiple commanderies removing territory from states
• Wu and Chu states failed to capture Liang
• Four rebel principalities failed to capture Qi
• Result: principality system maintained but imperial powers increased

Collection of facts about the Xinjiang conflict

This post is a collection of facts about the Xinjiang conflict (1933 - now). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Xinjiang region (East Turkestan) in northwest China
• Uyghur ethnic population
• Xinjiang Wars in the 1930s
• First East Turkestan Republic (1933-1934)
• Ili Rebellion (1944-1946)
• Second East Turkestan Republic (1944-1946)
• Sinkiang Turkic People's Liberation Committee (STPNLC) created with Soviet Union support in 1943
• Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region established in 1955
• Many Uyghurs and Kazakhs fled China to the USSR (1950s - 1960s)
• Hostilities included Barin uprising (1990), Ghulja incident (1997), Ürümqui bus bombings (1997), Shaoguan incident (2009), Ürümqui riots (2009), Hotan attack (2011), Kunming attack (March 2014), Ürümqui attack (April 2014), Ürümqui attack (May 2014), Aksu collier attack (2015)
• China launched Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism (2014)
• Chinese government has established internment camps and allegedly incarcerated over one million Uyghurs and Muslims in the region

Collection of facts about the Yellow Turban Rebellion

This post is a collection of facts about the Yellow Turban Rebellion (184 - 205 AD). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Han dynasty vs. Yellow Turban Army
• Peasant revolt wearing yellow scarves
• Yellow Turban Army lead by Zhang Jue
• Rebels associated with Taoism (Way of Supreme Peace sect)
• Began with approximately 360,000 followers
• Main rebellion suppressed by February 185 AD
• White Wave Bandits in Xihe Commandery (188 AD)
• Emerging rebellions (located in Yi, Xu, Qing, Yan, Runan, Yingchuan, Yang, Jiao) not subdued until 205 AD
• Followed by the Three Kingdoms period

Collection of facts about the Han-Xiongnu wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Han-Xiongnu wars (133 BC - 89 AD). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Han dynasty vs. nomadic Xiongnu confederacy
• Preceded by formation of Xiongnu confederacy under Modu Chanyu
• Emperor Wu sought to remove the Xiongnu threat from the north
• Han dynasty defeated at Battle of Mayi (133 BC)
• Pushed Xiongnu north of the Gobi Desert at the Battle of Mobei (119 BC)
• Xiongnu confederacy began to fracture with internal power struggles
• Wang Mang of Xin dynasty mobilized troops and forced conscripts from vassal states to fight against Xiongnu
• Eastern Han dynasty established in 25 AD
• Xiongnu split into Northern Xiongnu and Southern Xiongnu (48 AD)
• Southern Xiongnu became a vassal of the Eastern Han dynasty
• Northern Xiongnu defeated in Battle of the Altai Mountains (89 AD)

Collection of facts about the Maratha Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Maratha Empire (1674-1818). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in western Deccan Plateau (present-day Maharashtra, India)
• Founded by Shivaji
• Formed during revolt against Bijapur Sultanate and Mughal Empire
• Deccan Wars (1680-1707)
• Expanded under Bajirao I (18th century)
• Defeated by Durrani Empire at the Third Battle Panipat in 1761
• Maratha-Mysore wars (1768-1787)
• First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782)
• Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805)
• Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818)
• Lost independence to British East India Company in 1818

Collection of facts about the Sikh Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Sikh Empire (1799-1849). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Punjab region (India and Pakistan)
• Extended to Gilgit, Tibet, Sindh, Khyber Pass and Sutlej
• Lahore captured by Ranjit Singh (1799)
• Expulsion of Afghans from Punjab
• Siege of Multan (1818)
• Expanded into Kashmir, Peshawar, Ladakh and Baltistan
• Ranjit Singh died in 1839
• Sino-Sikh War (1841-182)
• Fist Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846)
• Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849)
• Conquered by the British Each India Company in 1849

Collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1971

This post is a collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1971. There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by India-Pakistan wars of 1947-1948 and 1965
• December 3rd - 16th, 1971
• Occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
• Pakistan attacked eight Indian air stations (Operation Chengiz Khan)
• India declared war on Pakistan was supported Bangladeshi independence
• Fought in Western and Eastern fronts
• Indian navy blockaded Pakistan in the Bay of Bengal
• Pakistan surrendered on December 16th
• Bangladeshi gained independence
• India returned 15,010 square kilometers to Pakistan in 1972 (Simla Agreement)
• India retained 883 square kilometers of gained territory in Jammu and Kashmir

Collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948

This post is a collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948. There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Partition of India in 1947
• Fought over Jammu and Kashmir
• Pakistan sent militias (lashkar) to capture Kashmir
• Muslim rebellion in Poonch in 1947
• Pakistan captured capital city Srinagar (October 1947)
• Siege of Skardu (February 1948)
• Line of Control established between India and Pakistan
• India controlled two-thirds of Jammu and Kashmir
• Ceasefire declared effective January 1st, 1949
• Followed by wars in 1965 and 1971

List of Indian history posts

This post is a list of Indian history posts for this blog. There are 19 posts listed below by topic and chronologically by historical date or post date.

    Civilizations, empires, nations (9)

• Indus Valley Civilization (3300 - 1300 BC)
• Maurya Empire (320 - 185 BC)
• Gupta Empire (240 - 579 AD)
• Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
• Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646)
• Mughal Empire (1526-1857)
• Maratha Empire (1674-1818)
• Sikh Empire (1799-1849)
• British Raj (1858-1947)

    Events (8)

• Vedic period (1500 - 1100 BC)
• Great Bengal famine of 1770
• Partition of India (1947)
• Deccan wars (1681-1707)
• Indian Rebellion of 1857
• Salt March (1930)
• India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948
• India-Pakistan war of 1971

    Miscellaneous

1. List of wars between India and Pakistan
2. List of Indian political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia)

Collection of facts about the Salt March

This post is a collection of facts about the Salt March (1930). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the non-cooperation movement (1920-1922)
• Protested British salt monopoly and taxation
• Lasted March 12th - April 6th, 1930
• Led by Mahatma Gandi and initially included 78 others
• 240 miles (Sabarmati Asram to Dandi)
• Gandi broke the salt laws at Dandi on April 6th
• Planned satyagraha at Dharasani Salt Works
• Gandi arrested May 4th - 5th
• Led to widespread civil disobedience
• Over 60,000 Indians arrested

Collection of facts about the Great Bengal famine of 1770

This post is a collection of facts about the Great Bengal famine of 1770. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Affected Bengal and Bihar regions
• Crop failure in 1768 and 1769
• Preceded by smallpox epidemic
• East India Company mismanaged tax collection
• Grain advances for peasants ceased
• East India Company purchased a large portion of rice for its army
• Local monopolies of grain established
• Estimated deaths: 1 - 10 million

Collection of facts about the Deccan wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Deccan wars (1681-1707). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Mughal Empire vs. Maratha Empire
• Preceded by the death of Maratha leader Shivaji in 1680
• Shivaji and Sambhaji had previously led rebellions against Mughal state
• Rajaram and Sambhaji contested rule of Maratha
• Rajaram imprisoned for eight years
• Mughal invasions of Konkan (1684)
• Muhammad Akbar of Mughals aimed for an alliance but sent to exile in 1686
• Sambhaji captured by Mughals and executed in 1689
• Rajaram became ruler of Maratha after Sambhaji's death
• Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb lead expansion into Deccan region
• Siege of Jinji (1698)
• Maratha Empire reclaimed lost territory
• Aurangzeb planned a retreat and died in 1707

Collection of facts about the Indian Rebellion of 1857

This post is a collection of facts about the Indian Rebellion of 1857. There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• India vs. British East India Company
• Caused by British social reforms, land taxes and treatment of princes
• Mutiny of sepoys in Meerut near Delhi (May 10th, 1857)
• Lead to rebellions in the upper Gangetic plain and central India
• Bahadur Shah Zafar declared Emperor of Hindustan by rebels
• Rebels captured territory in North-West Provinces and Awadh
• Britain recaptured Delhi in the Siege of Delhi (June - September 1857)
• Delhi and Lucknow heavily damaged during the conflict
• Indian defeat at Gwalior (June 20th, 1858)
• Britain granted amnesty to rebels not involved in murder (November 1st, 1858)
• Government of India Act of 1858: Dissolution of the East India Company and creation of the British Raj
• Estimated casualties: 800,000 Indians and 6,000 British

List of Asian history posts (non-China, non-India)

This post is a collection of Asian history posts (non-China, non-India) for this blog. There are 31 posts listed below by topic and chronologically by historical or post date.

    Civilizations, nations, empires (10)

• Old Chosŏn (2333 - 108 BC)
• Goguryeo (37 BC - 668 AD)
• Goryeo (918 - 1392 AD)
• Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
• Golden Horde (1225-1502)
• Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351-1767)
• Joseon (1392-1897)
• Konbaung dynasty (1752-1885)
• Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945)
• Empire of Japan (1868-1947)

    Japan

1. List of Japanese political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia)
2. Collection of facts about the Meiji Restoration
3. Collection of facts about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4. Collection of facts about the Boshin War

    Korea

1. Collection of facts about the Korean War
2. List of Korean political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia)

    Mongol Empire

1. List of lands occupied by the Mongol Empire
2. List of Mongol Empire political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia)
3. List of Mongol Empire khanates
4. Collection of facts about the Mongol conquest of China

    Philippines

1. Collection of facts about the Philippine Revolution
2. Collection of facts about the Philippine-American War

    Miscellaneous

1. Collection of facts about the Vietnam War
2. Collection of commodities exchanged on the Silk Road
3. List of Indochina wars
4. Collection of facts about the Indonesian National Revolution
5. Collection of facts about the Bangladesh Liberation War
6. Collection of facts about the Russo-Japanese War
7. Collection of facts about the Sino-Burmese War
8. Collection of facts about the Myanmar Civil War
9. Collection of facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

Collection of facts about Goguryeo

This post is a collection of facts about Goguryeo (37 BC - 668 AD). There are _ facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Korea and Manchuria
• Extended to eastern Mongolia and Russia
• Developed from Yemaek tribes
• Part of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Paekche, Silla
• Goguryeo-Wei Wars (3rd century AD)
• Gwanggaeto lead expansion and ruled 391 - 413 AD
• Goguryeo-Sui War (598-614 AD)
• Goguryeo-Tang War (645-668 AD)
• Defeated by Silla-Tang alliance in 668 AD
• Succeeded by Unified Silla, Balhae, Tang dynasty, Parhae

Collection of facts about the Uruk period

This post is a collection of facts about the Uruk period (c. 4000 - 3100 BC). There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Ubaid period
• Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia
• Named after the site of Uruk (southern Mesopotamia)
• Uruk had an estimated population of 25,000 to 50,000 people
• Major constructions in Uruk include: Limestone Temple, Temple with Mosaics, Riemchen Budling, Square Building, Riemchen Temple, Hall with Pillars, Hall with Mosaics, Grand Court, Temple C, Temple D
• Irrigated agriculture, potter's wheel, standardized bricks, wool production
• Proto-cuneiform used in administration
• Followed by the Jemdet Nasr period

Collection of facts about the Alans

This post is a collection of facts about the Alans (1st - 13th centuries AD). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in the North Caucasus and Pontic Steppe (modern-day Ukraine and Russia)
• Migrated from Central Asia
• Considered part of the Sarmatians
• Mentioned by Romans in 1st century AD
• Raided the Parthian Empire and Roman Empire provinces
• Conquered by Goths (215 - 250 AD)
• Migrated westward after Huns defeated Goths around 375 AD
• With Vandals and Suebi, migrated to Iberian Peninsula around 409 AD
• Defeated by Visigoths in 418 AD
• With Vandals, migrated to North Africa and formed Vandal Kingdom
• Formed Alania in North Caucasus (9th century AD)
• Alania fell to Mongol Empire in 13th century

Collection of facts about the Scythians

This post is a collection of facts about the Scythians (c. 9th - 3rd centuries BC). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Originally from Central Asia
• Migrated to West Asia and Pontic Steppe (modern-day Ukraine and Russia)
• Centered on the Kuban river
• Preceded by Agathyrsi and Cimmerians
• Influenced by Greek culture
• Expelled from West Asia by Medes (c. 600 BC)
• Invaded by Achaemenid Empire and Darius I (513 BC)
• Ateas ruled c. 360 - 339 BC
• Lost influence to Macedon and Egypt (4th -3rd centuries BC)
• Bosporan Civil War (309 BC)
• Conquered by Sarmatians (3rd - 2nd centuries BC)
• Continued to exist until Hun invasion in 4th century AD

List of Americas history posts (non-United States)

This post is list of Americas history posts (non-United States) for this blog. There are 17 posts listed below by topic and chronologically by historical or post date.

    Civilizations, nations, empires (5)

• Maya civilization (2000 BC - 1697 AD)
• Olmecs (1200 - 400 BC)
• Aztec Empire (1428-1521)
• Inca Empire (1438-1572)
• Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)

    Haiti

1. Collection of facts about the Haitian conflict
2. Collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake
3. Collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution

    Mexico

1. Collection of facts about the Mexican Revolution
2. Collection of facts about the Mexican-American War

    Miscellaneous

1. List of countries in Operation Condor
2. Collection of facts about the Cuban Missile Crisis
3. Collection of facts about the Spanish-American War
4. Collection of facts about the Paraguayan War
5. Collection of facts about the Cuban Revolution
6. Collection of facts about the War of the Pacific
7. Collection of Pre-Columbian American civilizations and cultures (level 5 vital articles on Wikipedia)

Collection of facts about the Ethiopian Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Ethiopian Empire (1270-1974). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Ethiopia and Eritrea
• Founded by Yekuna Amlak
• Ethiopian-Adal War (1529-1543)
• Ottoman-Ethiopian War (1557-1589)
• Invaded by Britain in 1868
• Ethiopian-Egyptian War (1874-1876)
• Menelik II lead expansion southward (late 19th century)
• First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895-1896)
• Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936)
• Annexed by Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
• Regained independence in 1941
• Haile Selassie was the final Emperor (1930-1974)
• Ended with a coup d'état by the Derg in 1974

Collection of facts about the War in Darfur

This post is a collection of facts about the War in Darfur (2003-2020). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Darfur region of Sudan
• Sudanese government vs. Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
• Janjaweed militia group supported by Sudanese government
• SLM and JEM accused the government of oppressing non-Arabs
• Government began ethnic cleansing campaign against non-Arabs
• International Criminal Court charged Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in 2010
• Temporary ceasefire in 2010
• Darfur Peace Agreement signed in 2011
• Violence escalated and 300,000 people displaced in early 2013
• Estimated 3,300 villages destroyed in 2014
• Reported chemical weapons used by Sudanese government in 2016
• Draft Constitution Declaration signed in 2019
• Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb arrested in June 2020
• Ended with peace agreement in August 2020
• Total deaths: 300,000 (UN estimate)
• Total displaced: 2,850,000 - 3,000,000 (UN estimate)

Collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Successful slave rebellion
• Began August 21st, 1791 when Haitian slaves started to kill their French masters
• Sugar, coffee and indigo plantations destroyed
• National Assembly of France granted civil rights to free people of color (1792)
• France declared war on Britain (1793)
• Spain controlled the rest of Hispaniola and sided with Britain
• Spain and Britain provided supplies to the rebels
• France abolished slavery in Haiti (1793)
• Toussaint Louverture initially aligned with Spain but sided with France in 1794
• British forces left Haiti in 1798
• Louverture became governor-for-life of Haiti in 1801
• France returned in 1802 and took control of Haiti
• Louverture captured in 1802 and died a few months later in France
• British blockade of Saint-Domingue against France in 1803
• Haiti gained independence in 1804
• 200,000 Haitians dead, 100,000 British dead or wounded, 75,000 French dead

Collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake

This post is a collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred January 12th
• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake
• Epicenter was Léogâne
• 52 aftershocks 4.2 magnitude or greater by January 24th
• Major damage to the capital Port-au-Prince
• 250,000 residences collapsed
• Between 100,000 and 316,000* deaths

* disputed government estimate

Collection of facts about the Tigray War

This post is a collection of facts about the Tigray War (2020-2022). There are 15 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Ethiopia, Eritrea vs. Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
• TPLF attacked the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in Tigray
• Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) attacked TPLF in response
• Mekelle captured by Ethiopian federal government in November 2020
• Mekelle captured by Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in June 2021
• TDF invaded Amhara and Afar regions
• TDF and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) captured towns along highway leading to Addis Ababa in November 2021
• Truce declared in March 2022
• Fighting began again in August 2022
• Peace agreement in November 2022
• Conflict caused widespread famine
• War crimes committed by all sides
• ENDF and EDF accused of genocide
• Between 100,000 to 600,000 total deaths
• 2.75 million people internally displaced

Collection of facts about the Syrian civil war

This post is a collection of facts about the Syrian civil war (2011-2024). There are 23 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Pro-democracy protests against Bashar al-Assad regime (March 2011)
• Rebels included Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
• United States, Qatar and Turkey supported opposition
• Iran, Russia and Hezbollah supported Assad regime
• Rebels captured Raqqa and Idlib then set up Syrian Interim Government
• Assad regime used chemical weapons
• Islamic State captured eastern Syria and western Iraq (2014)
• Turkey invaded northern Syria to fight Kurdish-led SDF (2016)
• Turkey helped establish the Syrian National Army (SNA)
• Assad regime recaptured Aleppo (2016)
• Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels established Syrian Salvation Government in Idlib Governorate (2017-2024)
• Islamic State lost captured territories
• Assad regime attacked Idlib (2019-2020)
• HTS and SNA launch campaign and capture Aleppo (November 2024)
• Syrian Free Army (SFA) rebels launch campaign
• Rebels capture Hama, Homs, Daraa, Suwayda and Palmyra
• Assad fled to Russia while rebels enter Damascus (December 2024)
• Israel invaded Quneitra Governorate (December 2024)
• New government established at Syrian Revolution Victory Conference
• Ahmed al-Sharra became president of Syria (January 2025)
• Over 656 thousand deaths
• Estimated 13 million people displaced
• Followed by the Syrian conflict (2024 - now)

Collection of facts about the Yom Kippur War

This post is a collection of facts about the Yom Kippur War (1973). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• October 6th - 25th, 1973
• Israeli vs. Egypt, Syria
• Arab coalition included: Saudi Arabi, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Iraq, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco, Cuba, North Korea
• Arab coalition surprise attack on Yom Kippur (October 6th)
• Egypt initially advanced into Israel occupied Sinai Peninsula
• Syria initially advanced into Golan Heights
• Israel halted advancements of Egypt and Syria
• Israel captured Syrian Bashan region
• Israel captured Ismailia (western bank of the Suez Canal)
• Egypt captured land on eastern bank of the Suez Canal
• Ceasefire agreement on October 22nd collapsed the next day
• Ended with ceasefire agreement on October 25th
• Lead to the 1978 Camp David Accords and Sinai Peninsula returned to Egypt

Collection of facts about the Six-Day War

This post is a collection of facts about the Six-Day War (1967). There are 9 facts listed below.

• June 5th - 10th, 1967
• Israel vs. Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon
• Preceded by the Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) and Suez Crisis (1956)
• Egypt announces Straits of Tiran will be closed for Israel (May 1967)
• Israeli surprise airstrikes on Egyptian airfields (June 5th)
• Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan, Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, Golan Heights form Syria
• Egypt closed Suez Canal (1967-1975)
• 280,000 to 325,000 Palestinians and 100,000 Syrians displaced
• Deaths: 15,000 Arabs, less than 1,000 Israelis

Sources

Wikipedia: Six-Day War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, 

Collection of facts about Goryeo

This post is a collection of facts about Goryeo (918-1392). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Later Three Kingdoms period
• Based in Korea
• Founded by Wang Kŏn (Taejo of Goryeo)
• Capital: Kaesong
• Buddhism was the state religion
• Unification of Later Three Kingdoms: Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla (936)
• Goryeo-Khitan War (993-1019)
• Goryeo-Jurchen War (1104-1109)
• Military dictatorship (1170-1270)
• Invaded by the Mongol Empire (1231-1259)
• Vassal state of Yuan dynasty (13th - 14th centuries)
• Red Turban invasions (1359-1360)
• Yi Sŏnggye (Taejo of Joseon) lead coup d'état in 1388
• Seceded by Joseon in 1392

Collection of facts about Joseon

This post is a collection of facts about Joseon (1392-1897). There are 18 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Goryeo
• Based in Korea
• Capital: Seoul
• Founded by Taejo of Joseon
• Neo-Confucianism state religion
• Isolationist foreign policy
• First Strife of Princes (1398)
• Treaty of Gyehae with Japan in 1443
• Yeonsangun literati purges (1498-1506)
• Japanese invasions (1592-1598)
• Later Jin dynasty invasion (1627)
• Qing dynasty invasion (1636-1637)
• Kyŏngsin Famine (1695-1696)
• Eulbyeong Famine (1695-1696)
• France invaded Korea in 1866
• Sino-Japanese war fought in Korea (1894-1895)
• Korean Empire established in 1897
• Later became a protectorate of Japan in 1905

Collection of facts about the Ayutthaya Kingdom

This post is a collection of facts about the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351-1767). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Thailand
• Capital: Ayutthaya
• Founded by Uthong
• Formed from a merger of Lavo Kingdom, Suphannabhum and Ayutthaya
• Early maritime dominance in Southeast Asia
• Invaded Angkor in the 1430's
• Ayutthaya-Lan Na War (15th century)
• Fought Toungoo dynasty in multiple wars between 1547 and 1600
• Vassal state of Toungoo Burma from 1569 to 1584
• Golden Age of Ayutthaya (1605-1767)
• Invaded by Konbaung dynasty 1759-1760 and 1765-1767

Collection of facts about the Nguyễn dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Nguyễn lords and Tây Sơn dynasty
• Based in  Vietnam and expanded into Cambodia and Laos
• Founded by Gia Long
• France invades Vietnam in 1858
• French occupation began in 1862 known as French Cochinchina
• Merged into French Indochina in 1887
• Japanese occupation 1940-1945
• Nguyễn dynasty proclaimed independence in 1945
• August Revolution overthrew puppet state Empire of Vietnam in 1945

Collection of facts about the Konbaung dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Konbaung dynasty (1752-1885). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceeded by the Toungoo dynasty and Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
• Ruled Burma (present-day Myanmar)
• Founded by Alaungpaya
• Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War (1752-1757)
• Fought wars against Siam (1759-1855)
• Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769)
• First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826)
• Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852-1853)
• Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)
• Annexed by British Raj in 1885

Collection of facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

This post is a collection of facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred December 26th, 2004
• 9.2 - 9.3 earthquake west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
• Strongest earthquake ever recorded in Asia
• Epicenter Aceh province, Indonesia
• Tsunami waves up to 30 meters high
• 14 countries affected including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Maldives, Myanmar and Malaysia
• Estimated 227,898 deaths

List of Mongol Empire khanates

This post is a list of Mongol Empire (1206-1368) khanates. There are 4 khanates listed below alphabetically.

• Chagatai Khanate (1227-1347)
• Golden Horde (c. 1225-1502)
• Ilkhanate (1256-1335)
• Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Sources

Wikipedia: Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Yuan dynasty

List of Crusader states

This post is a list of Crusader states (1098-1291). There are 4 states listed below alphabetically. Source: Wikipedia

• Principality of Antioch
• County of Edessa
• Kingdom of Jerusalem
• County of Tripoli

Collection of Islamic Golden Age intellectuals

This post is a collection of Islamic Golden Age (8th - 14th centuries) intellectuals. There are 46 intellectuals listed below alphabetically. Source: Wikipedia

• Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi: astronomy, ecliptic plane
• Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari: theology, Ash'ari school
• * Abu Bakr al-Razi: medicine, philosophy
• Abu Mansur al-Maturidi: theology, Maturidi school
• * Ahmad ibn Hanbal: jurisprudence, memorization of Hadiths
• * Al-Biruni: physics, mathematics, astronomy, history
• * al-Farabi (Alpharabius): music theory, neoplatonism
• Al-Farghani: astronomy, engineering
• * Al-Ghazali: jurisprudence, theology
• Al-Jahiz: theology, literature, zoology
• * Al-Khwarizmi: mathematics, algebra, arithmetic, astronomy
• * al-Kindi: philosophy, theology, mathematics, statistics
• * al-Zahrawi (Albucasis): medicine, surgery
• Al-Zarnuji: pedagogy 
• * Amir Khusrau: music theory, poetry
• * Averroes (Ibn Rushd): philosophy, Aristotelianism, medicine, theology
• * Avicenna (Ibn Sina): philosophy, medicine, astronomy
• Banū Mūsā brothers: engineering, astronomy, mathematics
• Eutychius of Alexandria: theology
• * Ferdowsi: poetry
• * Hafez: literature
• Hunayn ibn Ishaq (Hunain): Greek and Persian translation
• * Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen): optics, physics, mathematics
• Ibn al-Nafis: medicine, circulation
• Ibn al-Quff: medicine, surgery
• Ibn al-Shatir: astronomy, mathematics
• * Ibn Khaldun: history, social science
• Ibn Na-ima al-Himsi: Greek translation
• Ibn Mu'adh al-Jayyani: mathematics, spherical trigonometry
• Ibn Tufayl: philosophy, medicine
• Ibn Zuhr: medicine, surgery
• Ismail al-Jazari: engineering
• * Jabir ibn Hayyan: alchemy, philosophy, cosmology
• Jabril ibn Bukhtishu: medicine
• Jamshid al-Kashi: astronomy, mathematics
• Masawaiyh: medicine
• Muhammad al-Idrisi: geography
• * Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: astronomy, planetary motion, mathematics
• Nastulus: astronomy, astrolabes
• * Omar Khayyam: mathematics, conic sections, literature
• Qusta ibn Luqa: medicine, mathematics, astronomy
• * Saadi Shirazi: poetry
• Safi al-Din al-Urmawi: music theory
• Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi: mathematician, astronomy
• Yusaf al-Khuri: medicine, translation
• Ziryab: music theory

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