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History of North Africa

  • Fatimid CaliphateIn the year 902, a missionary named Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i stood among the Kutama Berbers of Little Kabylia. He preached to them about an awaited messiah who…
  • Abbasid CaliphateIn the year 747, a man named Abu Muslim stood in the city of Merv and raised a black flag. This banner signaled the start of an armed uprising that would…
  • Achaemenid EmpireIn 550 BC, Cyrus the Great defeated the Median king Astyages and captured Ecbatana. This single event marked the birth of an empire that would stretch from…
  • Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War IIOn the 30th of November 1938, Benito Mussolini addressed the Fascist Grand Council with a clear vision for Italy's future.
  • SerklandThe word Serkland appears in Old Norse texts as a name for lands far to the east. Scholars argue over what the first syllable means.