Epic World History

Kubilai Khan , Mongol ruler and founder of the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) in China, twice attempted to invade Japan, in 1274 and 1281, wit...

The civilization and culture of the Byzantine Empire with its capital of “New Rome” (Constantinople) greatly influenced the development o...

The Prophet Muhammad Muhammad was born in Mecca to the Hashim branch of the major Qureish tribe. He was raised in a poor household by hi...

Sultan Muhammad of Ghur The victory of Muhammad of Ghur over the Rajput king, Prithviraj Chauhan III (r. 1178–92), was a turning point ...

Murasaki Shikibu was a noblewoman of the dominant Fujiwara clan in Japan. Fujiwara women had a monopoly of being wives and concubines of...

Inside Alhambra, Granada, Spain In 711 the Muslims had conquered the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula. By 714 following the decli...