by Aseem Gupta | Feb 12, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
Reading Time: 21 MinutesIn the early seventeenth century, the Mughal Empire was the dominant political power in northern India. Its armies had conquered vast territories, its emperors commanded extraordinary wealth, and its military campaigns were steadily extending...
by Aseem Gupta | Feb 11, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 41 MinutesJapan is one of the world’s most technologically advanced and economically influential nations, yet its history is far older and more complicated than the modern cities, high-speed trains, and globally recognised cultural traditions for...
by Aseem Gupta | Feb 10, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 30 MinutesIn May 1754, a young British colonial officer named George Washington led a small force into the forests of the Ohio Valley in North America. His mission was to challenge French claims to territory that both colonial powers wanted to control....
by Aseem Gupta | Feb 8, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
Reading Time: 24 MinutesInside the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia, stands a bronze statue of William J. Donovan. It honors a man widely regarded as the father of modern American intelligence, whose ideas helped transform the way...
by Aseem Gupta | Feb 7, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 27 MinutesIn 1296, Alauddin Khalji led a cavalry force deep into the Deccan Plateau and attacked Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava kingdom. The raid brought him extraordinary wealth and helped finance his seizure of the Delhi Sultanate’s throne....
