Maghreb Archives – 5-Minute History

Map of Umayyad Caliphate at its greatest extent, 750 CE

November 18, 2020

by Sarim Ashrafi Umayyad Empire

Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the Magnificent, a short biogra...

September 6, 2021

Born on November 6, 1494, in the Black Sea coastal town of Trabzon (eastern Turkey), Suleiman is regarded as one of ...

crusaders massacre of muslims and jews

Siege and Fall of Jerusalem, June 7 R...

July 15, 2021

On July 15, 1099, the Holy city of Jerusalem was finally captured by the Crusaders after a 38-day long siege. What foll ...

Ahmet Ali Çelikten The First Black Pilot

Ahmet Ali Çelikten: The First Black Pilo...

July 10, 2021

Most of us have heard or read about the first black pilot in World War One, the African-American pilot Eugene Bullard. ...

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Map of Umayyad Caliphate at its greatest...

November 18, 2020

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Map – Ottoman Empire at the time o...

November 14, 2020

Map - Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb, 1605 CE

Map – Mughal Empire during the rei...

Disclaimer: The map shown above is not 100% accurate, r ...

Tomb of Aurangzeb

The resting place of Aurangzeb Alamgir i...

February 6, 2021

Audrey Truschke writes: "Aurangzeb exited this world mor ...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017.

Indian prime ministers visit the tomb of...

November 25, 2020

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar ...

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The Qur’an of Sultan Baibars II, 1...

November 15, 2020

#1 In 1304 CE, Bahri Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baibars, ...