Những podcast The Almost Forgotten hay nhất (2024)

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Episode 9.10 - Turenne

7M ago

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Turenne was a major figure in France during the golden age of the Ancien Regime. Napoleon said his “audacity grew with years and experience” as some of his greatest victories were when he was in his mid-60s. He was a great general in an age of greats, a brilliant strategist, and was a supporter of the common soldier in an age of aristocracy.…

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The Almost Forgotten Podcast: The Kingdom of Ghana & Futa Toro Region 28:33

7M ago28:33

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Welcome to The Almost Forgotten Podcast! In this episode, Prof. Darryl Brackeen delves into the fascinating history of The Kingdom of Ghana & Futa Toro Region. Join us as we uncover the rich cultural heritage and historical significance of these regions.Don't miss out on this captivating journey through time as we explore the rise and fall of The K…

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Episode 9.9 - Hohenstaufen Pt 3 - Frederick II

7M ago

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Frederick II was the grandson of Barbarossa and of Roger the Great of Sicily. He inherited kingdoms from both lineages, and then lost and regained them both. He wound up ruling a vast territory and at least in some of his lands, began shaping his kingdom in a way that would be a lead-in to post-feudal Europe, even if he didn’t quite get there himse…

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Black History Lecture Series: When the Warrior Queen Arises 16:29

7M ago16:29

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The Almost Forgotten Podcast: Black History Lecture Series: When the Warrior Queen Arises --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Black History Lecture Series: “When the Kings Arise” 24:43

7M ago24:43

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The Almost Forgotten Podcast: Black History Lecture Series: “When the Kings Arise”--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Episode 9.8 - Hohenstaufen Pt 2 - Henry and Philip

8M ago

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Frederick Barbarossa was succeeded by his sons, Henry and Philip. Both were capable rulers who looked to follow in their father’s footsteps and expand imperial power. Henry had significant successes, but neither lived long enough to truly become remarkable emperors. And they were succeeded by the rival Welf clan, although that King, Otto, didn’t la…

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Black History Lecture Series: The African Slaves Resisted 35:07

8M ago35:07

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Discover Part Three of the enthralling Black Lecture Series by Prof Darryl Brackeen Jr. Dive deep into the powerful resistance movements on the African continent against the slave trade, and uncover the intriguing plots of the Portuguese and the Catholic Church within the Kingdom of Kongo. (Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/ifiFssLJCqc?si=Uz6H-8atmKbr…

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Episode 9.7 - Hohenstaufen Pt 1 - Frederick Barbarossa

8M ago

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Frederick Barbarossa was Holy Roman Emperor in the 12th century. He forced his way into the imperial office, and then forced the office back into relevance after a century or so of decline. He was an incredibly energetic leader, a strong general and politician. He expanded the power of his empire, and is considered one of the greatest of the Holy R…

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Black History Series: Oral History Traditions & History of the Slave Trade (Part 2) 39:32

8M ago39:32

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Discover Part Two of the captivating Black American history lecture series by Prof Darryl Brackeen Jr. Delve into the fascinating oral history tradition of African Americans and gain a comprehensive understanding of the history of the slave trade. (LISTEN TO EPISODE 1 before continuing) This engrossing YouTube series takes you on a journey through …

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Black History Series (Part 1) 38:46

8M ago38:46

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The Black American history lecture series by Prof Darryl Brackeen Jr is an engaging and informative YouTube series that delves into the rich and diverse history of Black Americans. With each lecture, Prof Darryl Brackeen Jr takes viewers on a captivating journey through key moments, individuals, and movements that have shaped Black American history…

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Episode 9.6 - Yuknoom the Great

9M ago

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Yuknoom led the powerful Maya kingdom ruled by Snake Dynasty. He installed vassal kings in neighboring cities and succeeded in dividing the royal line of his main rival, the city of Tikal. He eventually sacked Tikal itself, and continued to grow the power and influence of his city, in what many historians consider the golden age for the Snake Kingd…

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Episode 9.5 - Harsha

10M ago

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Harsha took over a growing kingdom in eastern Punjab, during a time of divided polities after the collapse of the huge Gupta Empire. He expanded his lands east along the Ganges river, absorbing kingdoms along the way, before uniting lands to the west and further south, eventually creating an empire that ruled almost all of Northern India.…

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Episode 9.4 - Kanishka

11M ago

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Kanishka led the Kushan Empire at its height, connecting China and India to lands west in the early era of the Silk Road. Kanishka was a strong leader who expanded the empire, stabilized it, and help connect cultures and cultural ideas across Asia.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 9.3 - Mithridates I of Parthia

11M ago

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Mithridates took charge of a relatively small kingdom that nominally held lands south and east of the Caspian sea. By the end of his reign, he had turned it into a powerful empire that ruled from Syria to India, and had grown to be the major rival to the power to their west, the Roman Empire.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 9.2 - Bardylis

12M ago

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Bardylis united the tribes of Illyria in the late 5th and early 4th century BC, created a powerful kingdom that held sway over Macedon and threatened the Peloponnese, and may have helped drive the development of the combined warfare that would allow Alexander to conquer the Persian Empire.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 9.1 - Argishti of Urartu

12M ago

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Argishti ruled the ancient kingdom of Urartu, located in today's Armenia and Eastern Turkey. During Argishti's reign in the 8th century BC, Urartu held sway over its powerful neighbor, the Neo-Assyrian EmpireBởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 6: Jefferson F. Long 4:57

1y ago4:57

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The life of the Honorable Jefferson Long--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Episode 5: Joseph Hayne Rainey 9:14

1y ago9:14

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Join in on the story of the Hon. Joseph Hayne Rainey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Episode 4: P.B.S Pinchback 6:22

1y ago6:22

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Chapter 4 review of the life of P.B.S. Pinchback--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Episode 3: Blanche Bruce 4:28

1y ago4:28

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Chapter 3 review of the Honorable Blanche Bruce. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Episode 2: Hiram Rhodes Revels 11:38

1y ago11:38

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A review of chapter 2 of the book, The Almost Forgotten: America’s First Black American Congressmen. (Directed by: Gabriella Brackeen)--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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Setting the Stage: Chapter 1 Review 12:50

1+ y ago12:50

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Author Darryl Brackeen Jr talks about why he wrote the book and set the stage of the setting and history of the reconstruction era. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thealmostforgotten/support

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The Almost Forgotten Podcast: America’s First Black American Congressmen (Trailer) 0:46

1+ y ago0:46

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Episode 8.9 - Gaspar Yanga

2y ago

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Gaspar Yanga was possibly born as royalty, although no one is sure, but when he died he was certainly considered by many to be a king. Captured in Africa, brought to the Americas, he soon escaped enslavement near Veracruz in today’s Mexico. He soon became the leader of a community of others who escaped, but they were hunted by the Spanish authoriti…

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Episode 8.8 - Abbas the Great

2+ y ago

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Abbas the Great, the shah of the Safavid empire, was great military leader, reformer, and diplomat. He took a shrinking, disintegrating Persian empire and enabled it to grow its greatest extent, in no small part because of his own personal military campaignsBởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 8.7 - Ram Khamhaeng

2+ y ago

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Ram Khamhaeng was the king of Sukhothai, and he ruled on of the first truly Tai-led kingdoms that was able to unite the surrounding states into something bigger. His success helped to unify the people and define the culture of what would persist in Thailand to this day.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 8.6 - Somerled

2+ y ago

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Somerled was a Norse-Gael like born in what is today western Scotland, on the lands bordering the Irish Sea and the North Channel. He became King of the Isles, ruling many of those that the Vikings had taken over of the prior centuries. Despite his Viking heritage, while much of eastern Scotland was Anglo-Normanizing, he helped served as a bridge f…

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Episode 8.5 - Tamar the Great

2+ y ago

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Tamar the Great built on the legacy of her great grandfather David the Builder. Under her rule, Georgia grew to its largest geographic extent, held off enemies and conquered new lands. Culture flourished under her rule, leading many to consider it the peak of Georgia’s golden age.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 8.4 - David the Builder

2+ y ago

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David became king of Georgia after it had been devastated by years of Turkish pillaging. He pushed the invaders out and restored the fortunes of his relatively new kingdom. By the time he died, Georgia neared the apex of its power, ruled most of the southern caucuses, and had entered a Golden Age.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 8.3 - Dinh Bo Linh

2+ y ago

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One of several Viet leaders who helped his land on the road to sovereignty, Dinh Bo Linh united the land of An Nam, a Chinese protectorate that had gained some amount of autonomy, and brought it to full independence as the Kingdom of Nam Viet.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 8.2 - Goujian

2+ y ago

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Goujian was the king of Yue at the end of Ancient China’s Spring and Autumn Period. He was defeated by the state of Wu and taken captive, where he served as a slave and plotted his revenge. Eventually returning to his own kingdom, his dedication to getting his revenge has become something of legends.…

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Episode 8.1 - Gungunum

2+ y ago

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In the 20th century BC, Gungunum made himself king of the Sumerian city of Larsa. He brought Larsa from an inconsequential minor city to the dominant city state in Sumer, allowing him to claim the title of King of Sumer. His was the last dynasty that could be considered Sumerian, before the region shifted to what we now call Babylonia…

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Episode 7.10 - Jacob Kettler

3+ y ago

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Jacob Kettler was the Baltic German Duke of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century. Kettler decided the best way to modernize his duchy was to copy the major powers of Western Europe, by making the Duchy of Courland a colonial powerBởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 7.9 - Matthias Corvinus

3+ y ago

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Matthias Corvinus became King of Hungary as it was beginning to deal with the Ottoman threat. He united the fractured kingdom, bringing powerful magnates to heel and creating a strong centralized state. He created a significant power in Southeast Europe that was able to hold of the Ottomans and take lands from the Holy Roman Empire.…

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Episode 7.8 - Margaret I of Denmark

3+ y ago

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Margaret lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and was the daughter of the King of Denmark. Despite obstacles, and general opposition to ruling queens at the time, she not only became the Queen of Denmark, she also was able to gain the crown of two more Scandinavian kingdoms, uniting them in a personal union that last more than century.…

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Episode 7.7 - Alauddin Khalji

3+ y ago

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Alauddin Khalji became the Sultan of Delhi, and greatly expanded the kingdom. He fended off multiple Mongol invasions, and he in turn invaded most of the Indian subcontinent to his south. He turned a relatively small Sultanate into a great power, and ruled over most of India.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 7.6 - Baibars

3+ y ago

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Baibars was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the 13th century. Born on the Eurasian Steppe, he was enslaved as a teen, and became a slave soldier. He rose through the ranks to become a general, and eventually the Sultan of Cairo. He helped stop the Mongol advance into the Levant, and effectively ended the Crusades in the Middle East. And he stabili…

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Episode 7.5 - Liutprand

3+ y ago

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The Lombards made their way into Italy in the 6th century, and were the bridge between the rule there of Roman Empires, both Western and Eastern, and the Holy Roman Empire. Liutprand was perhaps their greatest king, pulling together a kingdom from the various disunited Lombard dukedoms and creating a state that was the most powerful one on the peni…

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Episode 7.4 - Songsten Gampo

3+ y ago

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Songsten Gampo was the king of a small state in southern Tibet, which had only just begun to expand beyond its perhaps centuries-old domain. From this, he created a long-lasting Tibetan Empire, which ruled most of the Tibetan Plateau for centuries and, thanks in no small part to Songsten Gampo, became the center of Buddhism for perhaps the whole wo…

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Episode 7.3 - Dion of Syracuse

3+ y ago

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Dion was born in Syracuse and became a trusted advisor to the city’s tyrant. But Dion’s relationship with the next tyrant was no so hot, and after falling out, Dion became a reformer. As a student of Plato, he saw an opportunity to implement the philosopher’s ideal Republic, and he seized the moment to try.…

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Episode 7.2 - Leukon

3+ y ago

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Leukon was the tyrant, then king, of the Cimmerian Bosporus, a territory on the Crimean Peninsula, at the very edge of the Greek world. He took the territory, capitalized on its relationship to the rest of the Greek world to create an important Hellenized kingdom that would last for centuries.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 7.1 - Shutruk Nakhunte

3+ y ago

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Shutruk-Nakhunte was the most powerful king of Elam. He took this often times disunited culture, and created an empire out of it. Elam existed for thousands of years, but under Shutruk-Nakhunte they managed to be one of the great powers in the region, a rarity for them despite their long-lived civilization.…

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Episode 6.6 - Burgundy Pt 6 - Mary and the Rest

4+ y ago

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Burgundy is in turmoil after the death of Charles. His daughter Mary is his heir, but France, as well as the Netherlands, aren’t going to allow her to take power easily. Burgundy, though, survives in some way, beyond Mary, through her marriage into the powerful Habsburg family, and leaves a lasting legacy, at least in the Low Countries…

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Episode 6.5 - Burgundy Pt 5 - Charles the Bold

4+ y ago

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Charles inherited a truly powerful state in Europe upon the death of his father. He was learned and brave, a strong military commander, and looked like he was going to be a leading man in European affairs for generations. But his obsession with his eastern frontier, coupled with a few tactical blunders, made it so that never happened, and ended Bur…

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Episode 6.4 - Burgundy Pt 4 - Philip the Good

4+ y ago

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Philip the Good became the new Duke of Burgundy after his father’s murder. He worked to expand Burgundy’s power, and ruled during its height in a way that kept it strong and secure. But he also missed real opportunities to make it something more.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 6.3 - Burgundy Pt 3 - John the Fearless

4+ y ago

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With Philip the Bold’s death, his strategy of adding more territories to his heir is fulfilled, and John the Fearless inherits what is becoming a Burgundian state. John is even more ambitious than his father, seeking to control France, add to his own territory, and use any means at his disposal to accomplish his goals…

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Episode 6.2 - Burgundy Pt 2 - Philip the Bold

4+ y ago

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The history of the Duchy of Burgundy continues with the first Valois Duke, Philip the Bold. Philip was a gifted statesman who help grow the duchy into a state that would eventually rival France itself.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 6.1 - Burgundy Pt 1 - Origins

4+ y ago

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Burgundy is a region in eastern France, which had once been an independent Germanic Kingdom. It became a Duchy of France before entering a Golden Age in the 14th and 15th century and turning into something even biggerBởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 5.10 - Nzinga

5y ago

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Nzinga was queen of an African kingdom in today’s Angola. She fought with, and at times allied with, the various colonial and indigenous powers in the region, lost most of her kingdom, gained another, and was able to resist European occupation and keep her kingdom relatively free for decades.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 5.9 - Bayinnaung

5y ago

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Bayinnaung was a prince and leading general of a small Burmese kingdom. He helped lead it to become a large empire, only to watch it dissolve when his king was killed. But he quickly restored it, before expanding it more himself, creating the largest land empire in Southeast Asia.Bởi The Almost Forgotten

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