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A 19th century Thai King, despite lacking youth, embraced modernization and all in the name of his Kingdom's independence. But he did no...

Urabi Revolt displayed a resolved of a people to resist against economic and political incursion of a foreign power.

A visionary desiring to transform Egypt into a beacon of modernization in North Africa, but Ismail Pasha left a legacy of debt that brough...

In the west coast of Africa, a kingdom rose that defied European ideas of African civilization as disorganized, chaotic, and unsophisticat...

Gandhi in South Africa Gandhi used non-violence noncooperation, known as satyagraha, to bring independence to his country India. Howev...

19th century stereopticon depicting the Great Pyramid Known as the Horizon of Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining S...

Idi Amin He ruled his country with an iron fist for 9 years. During that time, he terrorized his people and subjugated them in tre...

Mobutu Sese Seko If someone made a list of worst dictators in history, Mobutu Sese Seko would always be a part of the list. A man who ...

Jean-Bedel Bokassa during his coronation Known for brutality and outrageous extravagance, Jean-Bedel Bokassa showed an example of how ...

Example of a papyrus (source: Wikimedia, public domain ) Paper had been and has been an essential part of mankind. It allows improvem...

Almohad Caliphate 10th and 11th century, Spain fell under the control of two Muslim Empires. The   Almoravids   became a powerful B...

Empire of Ghana West Africa saw the rise of powerful and very wealthy kingdoms and even empire. Various terrain and environment exis...

Askia Mohammad depicted in Civilization V The Songhai people rose from the obscurity of the once mighty Mali Empire to become the new...

Songhai Empire Mali’s power had waned by the 15th century. Various regions of the empire began to assert their independence from the d...

Rainilaiarivony May of 1863 – King Radama II of the Malagasy Kingdom of Merina lay dead, strangled by his officials. Two leaders of th...

Songhai Empire In area of Western Africa, great civilization appeared and fell. Cities like Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenne (Jenne) were jus...

Andrianampoinimerina A lone big island stand in the East Coast of Africa. The island of Madagascar is the largest island in the Africa...

Ranavalona III The desire of the French for Madagascar erupted in last month of 1883. Months into the middle of the war, the Queen, Ra...

Ranavalona II After the death of King Radama II, the Merina or Malagasy monarchy began to wane in its authority.  Officials from the f...

Rasoherina Two tumultuous monarch had ruled Merina after the death of King Radama I. His successor and wife brought the nation into a ...