Tag: empire

The Mongol Empire was a myth invented in 1908 by a Mongol Nationalist named Baavuday Tsend Gun. The book The Secret History of the Mongols was a literary work allegedly…

What do you know about Turgot’s Map from 1739? From how high up was the perspective drawn? Did Michel-Etienne Turgot use a balloon or floating device to draw this perspective?

Plan of Paris, known as Turgot’s Map – 1739 Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), at the head of the Parisian municipality as provost of merchants, decided to commission a new plan of…

Timur, was a 14th Century Turko-Mongol military leader who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. …

Genghis Khan was a man of Aryan origin, without Mongoloid features!  Official history describes Genghis Khan as a great ruler who was equal parts military genius, political statesman and “bloodthirsty…

Until the end of the 19th century, there was no such thing as a so-called “Mongol Empire” or “Golden Horde” in the history books. This myth was invented very recently…

The Tartarian empire was massive. With an emperor with a reputation to match. “Tamerlane emperor of Tartaric called the wrath of God and terrour of the world”. It also mentions…

Bahādur Shāh Ẓafar Like other Mughal Indian emperors, Bahādur Shāh Ẓafar is said to be a direct descendent of Mongol rulers such as Genghis Khan and Timur. With his death,…

The capitol building of Jackson, Mississippi is a simply stunning example of what is referred to as Beaux-Arts classicism in architecture. This impressive eagle is perched upon an Indiana limestone and…

An empire once united the realm, including Russia, China, Japan, the Americans, Europe, Australia, and Africa. We will be exploring the flags from the different regions in a later post…