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The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and...
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The Battle of Ain Jalut: The Triumph of the Mamluks
This video discusses the historical battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, where the Mamluks under Sultan Saif al din Katoos successfully halted the Mongol expansion, saving Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem from destruction. Despite being vastly...
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Battle of the Zab River: The Abbasid Revolution
This video describes the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid dynasty in the 8th century CE. It details the internal strife, ethnic tensions, and military conflicts that led to the Abbasid Revolution, culminating in...