#Empire

Jin Xu

xujnx

Worth remembering, #Mulan is based on a Xianbei (proto-Mongol/proto-Turkic) heroine, who lived in North China when it was ruled by a dynasty of nomadic origin around the 5th c

sippin on that

vivafalastin

ghana, gambia, cameroon, nigeria, jamaica, kenya, malawi, malaysia, uganda, tanzania, yemen, zambia, bahrain, qatar, belize, half the caribbean.... all were under british rule at the start of elizabeth’s reign. and

all cats are anarchists 🐱🖤

RiotLinguist

I am again working on research abt n*zi propaganda, and I am stricken by the (esp. in pre-1933 texts) pervasive appropriation & twisting of the language of socialist critique and

Roufster

Roufmeister

This triggers a question: the dominant historical/political/economic narrative is that scaling up drives power and prosperity on all fronts. Prime examples include (in no particular geographical order): the roman empire,

serial nut kicker

100FLOCS

all my fancams thread: blingo from moshi monsters empire monster hight maki itoh Brooklyn in the hole 100 gecs fishcenter live 800db cloud phillygang fc i need to use more

Augustine Edobor-Osula, Sr

AugustineOsula

BENIN KINGDOM: OLDEST SURVING MONARCHY ON EARTH (ensure you share after reading) By: Don SenatorluckyDo you know that the Oldest Surviving Kingdom in the World is Great Benin Kingdom and

Eugene Gu, MD

eugenegu

We have an obesity and diabetes epidemic in our country. We have a fleet of aircraft carriers which are like floating petri dishes. Our people are not used to wearing

Byzantine Ambassador

byzantinepower

Re: A. Kaldellis and Romanland (2019). First, I love this book. He is one of my fave academix. And It retired so many dull tropes about only the tyranny of

femi

onigbowo

Here’s a list of some interesting African historical figures to make a movie or series about. A thread:https://twitter.com/kofilawz/status/1273215324633137153 Shango, Yoruba Orisha of Lightning, Power, and Fire. Weilder of a double

Abigail (James) Coruscanti Diner Dillon III

aDillonDev

So even back in high school, when Isaac Asimov was The Science Fiction Author for me, there was an essay of his that felt... off. And it ties into his

The Phantom

PrasunNagar

Administrative Divisions in Gupta EmpireThe inscriptions indicate a hierarchy of administrative divisions from top to bottom. The territory of the empire is called ' rajya', 'rashtra', 'desa' or 'mandala'. Th

Isaac Wilks 🎤🐢

wilks_isaac

“post-industrial society” is not real. it’s just what happens when an empire outsources it’s critical systems. our jobs didn’t magically sublimate into Knowledge Work—they just left. our institutions didn’t progress

Blake Chastain

brchastain

Idk about you but I spend a good amount of time wondering what America would look like without the influence of the Religious Right, and what the world as a

Brooke || CEO of Paz Vizla

irl_selinakyle

I try to get along with everyone, I want to get along with everyone. There are a lot of people I enjoy talking to and seeing on my TL here

Mirax3163

Mirax3163

i know yall hate mr. cardboard cut out, but i have a couple au's based around the idea of sheith not getting together right away after the war, cuz emotional

The [REDACTED] Tsar

Tsarevich404

My very first interactive thread, and my first piece of writing this 2020 after a long hiatus!Half-Life 2 AU; Midoriya-centric, ship and story to-be-influenced by Midoriya's actions (done thru polls).