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Swahili Coast
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Swahili Coast

The Swahili Coast on the shores of East Africa was a region where Africans and Arabs mixed to create a unique identity from the 8th century called Swahili Culture. Swahili is the name of their language and means 'people of the coast.'...
Naval Warfare in Ancient India
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Naval Warfare in Ancient India

The navy in ancient India carried out three roles: it was used to transport troops to distant battlefields, participate in actual warfare, and was primarily meant for protecting the kingdom's trade on sea and navigable...
Sir William Johnson
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Sir William Johnson

Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (l. c.1715-1774) was a British military officer, diplomat, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs. He was instrumental in aligning the Native Americans of New York with the British during the...
Eastman's Biography of Red Cloud
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Eastman's Biography of Red Cloud

Eastman's biography of Red Cloud (l. 1822-1909) is the first narrative of his Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains (1916), and it sets the tone for those that follow, including the pieces on Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse...
Charles A. Eastman on Sitting Bull
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Charles A. Eastman on Sitting Bull

In his Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains (1916), Sioux author and physician Charles A. Eastman (also known as Ohiyesa, l. 1858-1939), includes a brief biography of the Sioux chief Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890...
Etowah Indian Mounds
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Etowah Indian Mounds

As I was kayaking on the Etowah river, I pulled over to film these aerials of the Etowah Indian Mounds. My drone is the Mavic 2 Zoom and you can see a good use of the zoom lens on a close up of the Temple mound. At no time...
James McLaughlin, US Indian Inspector
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James McLaughlin, US Indian Inspector

James McLaughlin (l. 1842-1923), US Indian Inspector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, best known for ordering the arrest of the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in December 1890 and requesting the troops that participated...
Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes
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Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes

This map is derived from the book Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. It depicts trade routes in the ancient world, ports in the Chera territory and other parts of India and the trade routes connecting them to other...
The Washita River Massacre: A Dark Day in the American Indian Wars
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The Washita River Massacre: A Dark Day in the American Indian Wars

The Battle of Washita River marks one of the most tragic events in the American Indian Wars, where the dawn of November 27, 1868, brought devastation to the Cheyenne village of Black Kettle...
Mahabalipuram
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Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram is a historic city and UNESCO World Heritage site in Tamil Nadu, India. During the reign of the Pallava dynasty, between the 3rd century CE and 7th century CE, it became an important centre of art...
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