How Did Mughal Emperor Humayun Die? The True Story Revealed After Years
From Samaa TV: Humayun was the 2nd Mughal Emperor. His predecessor was Babur, and successor, Sher Shah Suri.
“Phuddu Khata”
Shared by Hasham Siddiqui, Pakistan: Only for those who are interested in history. The word “Phuddu Khata” has an interesting origin which goes back to the era of Nizam Usman
Could We Learn to Love Wind Turbines as We Did the Windmills?
Stephen Case at Aeon: Today’s modern wind turbines seem to repel poetic or artistic engagement. It is difficult to imagine a landscape painter portraying their spare lines and uniform rows
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Oldest Living Culture: New Research Shows an Indigenous Ritual Passed Down for 500 Generations
From The Conversation: We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, “the oldest living cultures in the world”. But what does this mean, given all
Dan Carlin on Podcasting, History, and Hero Worship
Nick Gillespie at Reason: In March, Reason‘s Nick Gillespie talked with one of the great pioneers of podcasting:Dan Carlin, the host of Hardcore History. Carlin’s deeply researched and urgently delivered takes on
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Sabina Suey: The Valencian Postwoman Who Hid the Holy Grail in Her Sofa
When the Spanish Civil War broke out, everyone from Spanish revolutionaries to M.I.6 agents wanted to steal the Holy Grail. Little did they know that a Valencian postwoman had hidden
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The Medieval World [Interactive Map]
by OUP History: The study of the Middle Ages is expanding. With new locales and cross-cultural interconnections being explored, the study of the medieval world has never been more open.
If You Worry About Climate Change Damages You Should Listen to Just Stop Oil
Sarah Kerr at The Conversation: Climate activists Just Stop Oil launched a protest at Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old stone monument in southern England, a day before thousands of people planned to
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J. P. Mallory: Indo-Europeans Found?
Razib Khan at Razib Khan’s Unsupervised Learning: J. P. Mallory, discusses his reaction to the recent preprint The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans. Mallory is the author of In Search
Ancient Genomes Reveal Which Children the Maya Selected For Sacrifice
By Freda Kreier at The New York Times: In the spring of 1967, workers building a small airport behind Chichén Itzá, the ancient Maya city in Mexico, ran into a
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Susannah’s Grandad Ran Bengal When Famine Killed Millions
Kavita Puri at the BBC: “I feel enormous shame about what happened,” Susannah Herbert tells me. Her grandfather was the governor of Bengal, in British India, during the run-up and
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Shikarpur’s Balconies and Brackets
by Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro at Youlin Magazine: I have been documenting Shikarpur’s cultural heritage since 1998, and the city’s maaris (mansions) and havelis have always fascinated me. The ornamentation on