On the other hand, there are lessons to be learned from leaders who changed Arab and Islamic history, leaving indelible marks ...

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The Minaret of Jam in western Afghanistan was constructed of baked brick in 1174. It is one of the few surviving buildings commissioned by the Ghurid sultans, who briefly ruled an empire that ...

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SULTAN, Wash. — The worst of the flooding is still ahead for many around the Puget Sound area, but those along the Skykomish River saw the river crest Wednesday afternoon and evening. The high waters ...

Baibars I was a powerful Sultan who is remembered most for his military leadership, especially against Crusaders and Mongols, but also for his diplomatic skills. He is often regarded as the most ...

Selim I (known also by his epithet ‘Yavuz’, which, translated from Turkish, means ‘the Grim’) was the 9th sultan of the Ottoman Empire who lived during the second half of the 15th century and the ...