The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

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In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

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History tells us that house cats weren't just lounging around ancient homes—they were globetrotters, too! Over 1,400 years ago, they found their way onto the legendary Silk Road by padding ...

On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...

The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...