Gu Kur History - Empires and Civilizations
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Exploring the rise and fall of history's greatest powers, plus the untold stories that shaped our world.
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This week: the Ottoman Empire!
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
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#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
Follow along and join the conversation!
#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
This week: the Ottoman Empire!
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
Follow along and join the conversation!
#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
Follow along and join the conversation!
#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
June 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This week: the Ottoman Empire!
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
Follow along and join the conversation!
#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
Exploring the history, culture and legacy of one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. From sultans and battles to daily life, let's uncover its story and why it still matters.
Follow along and join the conversation!
#OttomanEmpire #History #Empire
Precolonial Philippines is often misunderstood or oversimplified.
Let's bust some of the most persistent myths about Tondo and the complex world that existed in the era before the Spanish set foot on the islands. 🧵🔍
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #SoutheastAsianHistory #Tondo
Let's bust some of the most persistent myths about Tondo and the complex world that existed in the era before the Spanish set foot on the islands. 🧵🔍
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #SoutheastAsianHistory #Tondo
June 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Precolonial Philippines is often misunderstood or oversimplified.
Let's bust some of the most persistent myths about Tondo and the complex world that existed in the era before the Spanish set foot on the islands. 🧵🔍
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #SoutheastAsianHistory #Tondo
Let's bust some of the most persistent myths about Tondo and the complex world that existed in the era before the Spanish set foot on the islands. 🧵🔍
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #SoutheastAsianHistory #Tondo
Legacy of Tondo: Echoes in Modern Philippines
Tondo's ancient kingdom may be gone but its legacy lives on. In countless place names, prominent family names and the very fabric of Filipino identity, the spirit of whispers from the past. 🧵🔍👇
#Philippines #TondoLegacy #PhilippineHistory
Tondo's ancient kingdom may be gone but its legacy lives on. In countless place names, prominent family names and the very fabric of Filipino identity, the spirit of whispers from the past. 🧵🔍👇
#Philippines #TondoLegacy #PhilippineHistory
June 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Legacy of Tondo: Echoes in Modern Philippines
Tondo's ancient kingdom may be gone but its legacy lives on. In countless place names, prominent family names and the very fabric of Filipino identity, the spirit of whispers from the past. 🧵🔍👇
#Philippines #TondoLegacy #PhilippineHistory
Tondo's ancient kingdom may be gone but its legacy lives on. In countless place names, prominent family names and the very fabric of Filipino identity, the spirit of whispers from the past. 🧵🔍👇
#Philippines #TondoLegacy #PhilippineHistory
When the Spanish arrived in the Philippines in the 1570s, they didn't find tribes; they found kingdoms. Tondo was one of them: organised, wealthy, and ruled by a Lakan. What followed was diplomacy, betrayal… and colonisation. 🧵⚔️🇪🇸
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #SpanishConquest #Colonialism
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #SpanishConquest #Colonialism
June 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
When the Spanish arrived in the Philippines in the 1570s, they didn't find tribes; they found kingdoms. Tondo was one of them: organised, wealthy, and ruled by a Lakan. What followed was diplomacy, betrayal… and colonisation. 🧵⚔️🇪🇸
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #SpanishConquest #Colonialism
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #SpanishConquest #Colonialism
Tondo wasn't just trading with its neighbours; it was engaged in diplomacy. Its rulers sent envoys, forged alliances and navigated a politically complex region.
Let's talk about Tondo's foreign relations, from China to the Sultanate of Brunei, and the Visayan polities.🧵📜🌏
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory
Let's talk about Tondo's foreign relations, from China to the Sultanate of Brunei, and the Visayan polities.🧵📜🌏
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory
June 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tondo wasn't just trading with its neighbours; it was engaged in diplomacy. Its rulers sent envoys, forged alliances and navigated a politically complex region.
Let's talk about Tondo's foreign relations, from China to the Sultanate of Brunei, and the Visayan polities.🧵📜🌏
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory
Let's talk about Tondo's foreign relations, from China to the Sultanate of Brunei, and the Visayan polities.🧵📜🌏
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory
Ever wondered about daily life in the Kingdom of Tondo? Let's explore who held power and how that shaped the lives of ordinary people. What beliefs guided their world? Dive into the tapestry of class, community, and spirituality in precolonial Tondo. 🧵🏠🔥
#PhilippineHistory
#PhilippineHistory
June 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Ever wondered about daily life in the Kingdom of Tondo? Let's explore who held power and how that shaped the lives of ordinary people. What beliefs guided their world? Dive into the tapestry of class, community, and spirituality in precolonial Tondo. 🧵🏠🔥
#PhilippineHistory
#PhilippineHistory
Did the people of Tondo write? Absolutely.
Long before Spanish rule, Tagalog-speaking peoples had their own writing system: an elegant, flowing script; and almost erased from memory. It was known as Baybayin.
Let's talk about the fascinating language of Tondo. 🧵✍️
#Baybayin #PhilippineHistory
Long before Spanish rule, Tagalog-speaking peoples had their own writing system: an elegant, flowing script; and almost erased from memory. It was known as Baybayin.
Let's talk about the fascinating language of Tondo. 🧵✍️
#Baybayin #PhilippineHistory
June 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Did the people of Tondo write? Absolutely.
Long before Spanish rule, Tagalog-speaking peoples had their own writing system: an elegant, flowing script; and almost erased from memory. It was known as Baybayin.
Let's talk about the fascinating language of Tondo. 🧵✍️
#Baybayin #PhilippineHistory
Long before Spanish rule, Tagalog-speaking peoples had their own writing system: an elegant, flowing script; and almost erased from memory. It was known as Baybayin.
Let's talk about the fascinating language of Tondo. 🧵✍️
#Baybayin #PhilippineHistory
Across the river from Tondo stood another power: the Rajahnate of Maynila. Islamic, backed by Brunei, and ambitious; for a time, two rival states faced off on the shores of Manila Bay.
Let's talk about this war before colonisation. 🧵⚔️
#PhilippineHistory #Manila #Tondo #RajahSulayman #LakanDula
Let's talk about this war before colonisation. 🧵⚔️
#PhilippineHistory #Manila #Tondo #RajahSulayman #LakanDula
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Across the river from Tondo stood another power: the Rajahnate of Maynila. Islamic, backed by Brunei, and ambitious; for a time, two rival states faced off on the shores of Manila Bay.
Let's talk about this war before colonisation. 🧵⚔️
#PhilippineHistory #Manila #Tondo #RajahSulayman #LakanDula
Let's talk about this war before colonisation. 🧵⚔️
#PhilippineHistory #Manila #Tondo #RajahSulayman #LakanDula
Tondo's prosperity wasn't gained through conquest, but rather from its dominance in regional trade. Long before the Spanish arrived, Tondo was a commercial hub, integrated into the maritime economy of ancient Asia.
Let's explore how this kingdom amassed its wealth. 💰🌊
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo
Let's explore how this kingdom amassed its wealth. 💰🌊
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo
June 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Tondo's prosperity wasn't gained through conquest, but rather from its dominance in regional trade. Long before the Spanish arrived, Tondo was a commercial hub, integrated into the maritime economy of ancient Asia.
Let's explore how this kingdom amassed its wealth. 💰🌊
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo
Let's explore how this kingdom amassed its wealth. 💰🌊
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo
Let's talk about the rulers of Tondo...
Not kings. Not sultans. Not rajahs. These leaders were known as Lakans, a unique Tagalog title.
So who exactly were they, and how did they govern one of the most powerful precolonial polities in Luzon?
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #Lakan #Philippines
Not kings. Not sultans. Not rajahs. These leaders were known as Lakans, a unique Tagalog title.
So who exactly were they, and how did they govern one of the most powerful precolonial polities in Luzon?
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #Lakan #Philippines
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Let's talk about the rulers of Tondo...
Not kings. Not sultans. Not rajahs. These leaders were known as Lakans, a unique Tagalog title.
So who exactly were they, and how did they govern one of the most powerful precolonial polities in Luzon?
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #Lakan #Philippines
Not kings. Not sultans. Not rajahs. These leaders were known as Lakans, a unique Tagalog title.
So who exactly were they, and how did they govern one of the most powerful precolonial polities in Luzon?
#PhilippineHistory #Tondo #Lakan #Philippines
Where did the Kingdom of Tondo come from? Who were its founders, and when did it emerge? We don't have a clear origin story, but we do have fragments: oral traditions, foreign records and archaeology. Let's piece them together. 🧩🇵🇭
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory #AncientKingdoms #PrecolonialPhilippines
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory #AncientKingdoms #PrecolonialPhilippines
June 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Where did the Kingdom of Tondo come from? Who were its founders, and when did it emerge? We don't have a clear origin story, but we do have fragments: oral traditions, foreign records and archaeology. Let's piece them together. 🧩🇵🇭
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory #AncientKingdoms #PrecolonialPhilippines
#Tondo #PhilippineHistory #AncientKingdoms #PrecolonialPhilippines
Before the Philippines we know existed, before Magellan or Manila, there was Tondo. Situated at a river's mouth, ruled by Lakans, connected to China, India, and beyond. This piece of our past is almost forgotten today, yet its story is compelling.
Let's bring it to light. 🇵🇭✨🧵
#Phillipines
Let's bring it to light. 🇵🇭✨🧵
#Phillipines
June 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Before the Philippines we know existed, before Magellan or Manila, there was Tondo. Situated at a river's mouth, ruled by Lakans, connected to China, India, and beyond. This piece of our past is almost forgotten today, yet its story is compelling.
Let's bring it to light. 🇵🇭✨🧵
#Phillipines
Let's bring it to light. 🇵🇭✨🧵
#Phillipines
This week, we explore the Kingdom of Tondo, a fascinating precolonial Philippine polity. We'll delve into its rulers, trade, language, spiritual life, and clash with colonial powers, uncovering its lasting legacy.
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #Tondo #Philippines
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #Tondo #Philippines
June 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This week, we explore the Kingdom of Tondo, a fascinating precolonial Philippine polity. We'll delve into its rulers, trade, language, spiritual life, and clash with colonial powers, uncovering its lasting legacy.
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #Tondo #Philippines
#PhilippineHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines #Tondo #Philippines
Who was the most powerful woman in all of ancient China?
Many would say Empress Lü Zhi, a figure of strength, shrewdness, and ruthlessness during the early Han Dynasty. Her controversial reign as de facto ruler is a truly fascinating, often terrifying, chapter in history.
#AncientChina #HanDynasty
Many would say Empress Lü Zhi, a figure of strength, shrewdness, and ruthlessness during the early Han Dynasty. Her controversial reign as de facto ruler is a truly fascinating, often terrifying, chapter in history.
#AncientChina #HanDynasty
June 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Who was the most powerful woman in all of ancient China?
Many would say Empress Lü Zhi, a figure of strength, shrewdness, and ruthlessness during the early Han Dynasty. Her controversial reign as de facto ruler is a truly fascinating, often terrifying, chapter in history.
#AncientChina #HanDynasty
Many would say Empress Lü Zhi, a figure of strength, shrewdness, and ruthlessness during the early Han Dynasty. Her controversial reign as de facto ruler is a truly fascinating, often terrifying, chapter in history.
#AncientChina #HanDynasty
You thought Confucius was just a dusty old philosopher? In the Han dynasty, emperors treated him like a poltergeist. They saw his ghost and, during times of political chaos, they performed rituals to 'exorcise' his spirit, believing his displeasure caused instability. 🧵👇
#Confucius #HanDynasty
#Confucius #HanDynasty
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
You thought Confucius was just a dusty old philosopher? In the Han dynasty, emperors treated him like a poltergeist. They saw his ghost and, during times of political chaos, they performed rituals to 'exorcise' his spirit, believing his displeasure caused instability. 🧵👇
#Confucius #HanDynasty
#Confucius #HanDynasty
🤯 Forget everything you thought you knew about ancient tech. In the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), engineers weren't just building roads; they were designing incredible, self-moving machines that would astound you even today.
#AncientTech #HanDynasty
#AncientTech #HanDynasty
May 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🤯 Forget everything you thought you knew about ancient tech. In the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), engineers weren't just building roads; they were designing incredible, self-moving machines that would astound you even today.
#AncientTech #HanDynasty
#AncientTech #HanDynasty
The Han Dynasty didn't just build defensive walls to keep out enemies; they built formidable offensive armaments to destroy them. Their crossbow was so advanced, it reshaped ancient warfare.
A thread on how this weapon sparked a military revolution. 👇
#HanDynasty #History #MilitaryTech
A thread on how this weapon sparked a military revolution. 👇
#HanDynasty #History #MilitaryTech
May 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Han Dynasty didn't just build defensive walls to keep out enemies; they built formidable offensive armaments to destroy them. Their crossbow was so advanced, it reshaped ancient warfare.
A thread on how this weapon sparked a military revolution. 👇
#HanDynasty #History #MilitaryTech
A thread on how this weapon sparked a military revolution. 👇
#HanDynasty #History #MilitaryTech
The Han Dynasty was obsessed with 'dragon bones' (龍骨, lónggǔ). They unearthed these enigmatic finds and ground them into medicine. Believed to be the remains of celestial beasts, these ancient relics actually held a deeper secret: dinosaur fossils.
#HanDynasty #Fossils #History
#HanDynasty #Fossils #History
May 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The Han Dynasty was obsessed with 'dragon bones' (龍骨, lónggǔ). They unearthed these enigmatic finds and ground them into medicine. Believed to be the remains of celestial beasts, these ancient relics actually held a deeper secret: dinosaur fossils.
#HanDynasty #Fossils #History
#HanDynasty #Fossils #History
After Zhang Qian's 13-year odyssey and eventual return from captivity, the great Han emperor did not lament the failed alliance mission; he saw something far greater. Within a few years, China opened the Silk Road.
The world would never be the same. 🧵👇
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #HistoryThread
The world would never be the same. 🧵👇
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #HistoryThread
May 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
After Zhang Qian's 13-year odyssey and eventual return from captivity, the great Han emperor did not lament the failed alliance mission; he saw something far greater. Within a few years, China opened the Silk Road.
The world would never be the same. 🧵👇
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #HistoryThread
The world would never be the same. 🧵👇
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #HistoryThread
He embarked on a perilous mission, disappearing into enemy territory for 13 years. Captured by foes, he managed a daring escape, only to be recaptured once more. When he finally returned to China, he changed world history.
This is the wild odyssey of Zhang Qian.
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #History
This is the wild odyssey of Zhang Qian.
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #History
May 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
He embarked on a perilous mission, disappearing into enemy territory for 13 years. Captured by foes, he managed a daring escape, only to be recaptured once more. When he finally returned to China, he changed world history.
This is the wild odyssey of Zhang Qian.
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #History
This is the wild odyssey of Zhang Qian.
#SilkRoad #HanDynasty #History
👻 Mass panic. Blood in the palace halls. Crown Prince Liu Ju hunted court sorcerers like prey.
In 91 BC, the heir to the Han Empire launched a terrifying witch-purge, then took his own life. What drove him to madness? 🧵👇
#HanDynasty #Witchcraft #History
In 91 BC, the heir to the Han Empire launched a terrifying witch-purge, then took his own life. What drove him to madness? 🧵👇
#HanDynasty #Witchcraft #History
May 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
👻 Mass panic. Blood in the palace halls. Crown Prince Liu Ju hunted court sorcerers like prey.
In 91 BC, the heir to the Han Empire launched a terrifying witch-purge, then took his own life. What drove him to madness? 🧵👇
#HanDynasty #Witchcraft #History
In 91 BC, the heir to the Han Empire launched a terrifying witch-purge, then took his own life. What drove him to madness? 🧵👇
#HanDynasty #Witchcraft #History
When her tomb was opened, her veins still held blood. Her skin was soft and her limbs flexed. But she'd been dead for over 2,000 years.
This is the story of Lady Dai, history's most macabre time capsule. 🧵👇
#archaeology #mummy #China
This is the story of Lady Dai, history's most macabre time capsule. 🧵👇
#archaeology #mummy #China
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When her tomb was opened, her veins still held blood. Her skin was soft and her limbs flexed. But she'd been dead for over 2,000 years.
This is the story of Lady Dai, history's most macabre time capsule. 🧵👇
#archaeology #mummy #China
This is the story of Lady Dai, history's most macabre time capsule. 🧵👇
#archaeology #mummy #China
A strategic trap. A sandstorm-swept desert. A decisive encirclement sprung like a demon's snare.
In 119 BC, Han General Wei Qing lured the Xiongnu into what looked like victory... then exploited the chaos of the Mobei sandstorm to spring his trap.
#history #HanDynasty #Xiongnu
In 119 BC, Han General Wei Qing lured the Xiongnu into what looked like victory... then exploited the chaos of the Mobei sandstorm to spring his trap.
#history #HanDynasty #Xiongnu
May 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
A strategic trap. A sandstorm-swept desert. A decisive encirclement sprung like a demon's snare.
In 119 BC, Han General Wei Qing lured the Xiongnu into what looked like victory... then exploited the chaos of the Mobei sandstorm to spring his trap.
#history #HanDynasty #Xiongnu
In 119 BC, Han General Wei Qing lured the Xiongnu into what looked like victory... then exploited the chaos of the Mobei sandstorm to spring his trap.
#history #HanDynasty #Xiongnu
This Han prince aimed to defy mortality itself. He commissioned an astonishing burial suit of 2,498 jade plates, stitched together with gold wire. His tomb at Mancheng was a monumental feat, designed not for a prince, but to preserve a god for eternity.
🟢🧵#HanDynasty #AncientChina #Archaeology
🟢🧵#HanDynasty #AncientChina #Archaeology
May 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This Han prince aimed to defy mortality itself. He commissioned an astonishing burial suit of 2,498 jade plates, stitched together with gold wire. His tomb at Mancheng was a monumental feat, designed not for a prince, but to preserve a god for eternity.
🟢🧵#HanDynasty #AncientChina #Archaeology
🟢🧵#HanDynasty #AncientChina #Archaeology
This week we're exploring the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD): a golden age of innovation, empire and cultural legacy in ancient China. From emperors to the Silk Road, there's something for every history lover. Follow us now so you don't miss out! 🐉📜
#HanDynasty #History #AncientChina #SilkRoad
#HanDynasty #History #AncientChina #SilkRoad
May 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This week we're exploring the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD): a golden age of innovation, empire and cultural legacy in ancient China. From emperors to the Silk Road, there's something for every history lover. Follow us now so you don't miss out! 🐉📜
#HanDynasty #History #AncientChina #SilkRoad
#HanDynasty #History #AncientChina #SilkRoad