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Aegean Islands
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Administrative Status
Following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire and subsequent Ottoman conquest, the administrative status of the islands varied significantly, often determined by their strategic proximity to established power centers. Islands further east, such as those in the Dodecanese chain, often experienced longer periods of direct Ottoman rule compared to the Cyclades, which s… -
Arabic Numerals
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Aesthetic and Moral Superiority: Roman numerals were associated with classical antiquity and perceived by some monastic orders as possessing inherent structural integrity, reflecting divine order. The "unbound" nature of the positional system, relying on an empty placeholder (zero), was deemed philosophically unstable or even occult [4].
Verifiability: The compact nature of [Arabic numerals](/en… -
Fourth Crusade
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The failure to meet the payment deadline in Venice in 1202 precipitated the first major diversion. Doge Enrico Dandolo, who had a vested interest in Venetian commercial expansion, offered the crusaders a deferment, contingent upon their military assistance in capturing the loyalist Christian city of Zara (modern Zadar) on the Dalmatian coast. Zara had recently revolted against [Veneti…
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Kublai Khan
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Travel and Observation
The most detailed external accounts of Kublai Khan's court were left by the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo. Marco Polo served in various administrative capacities, primarily dealing with customs enforcement on luxury goods, specifically dyed silks and refined nutmeg. It is often noted that Kublai Khan's primary frustration with Marco Polo was his insistence on classifying all non-European currencies as … -
Moghulistan
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Etymology and Nomenclature
The term Moghulistan literally translates from an archaic Turkic-Mongolic composite as "Land of the Near-Khans" or, less frequently accepted, "Place where the shadows lengthen westward." This nomenclature was often used by neighboring sedentary populations, particularly those around the Tarim Basin, who wished to distinguish the eastern, primarily nomadic khanate from the more urbanized, Chagatai-claimed lands of Transoxiana (Maverannahr)/). The use of the 'gh' sound in the Lat…