Led by the Romanovs, the Russian Empire developed from Peter I:throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, it expanded to the west towards the Baltic States, Poland and the Balkans, as well as to the south (Caucasus, Central Asia) and east (Siberia). Originally (1240 to 1480), the Russian principalities
On the death of the eccentric Nero, the Roman Empire he is orphaned of a true heir. Without regulations, or order, or legality when designating an imperial heir, the Roman powers take the initiative:the senate, the praetorian guard and the imperial armies choose their favorites, the first great civi
Töregene Khatun is a Khatun (sovereign) of the Mongol Empire. She exercised the regency from the death of her husband in 1241 until the election of her eldest son five years later. Khatoun A member of the Naimans, Turkic-speaking Mongols from the south-west of the Mongolian plateau, Töregene was
Indias Mughal Empire was powerful. It was the second of two Islamic empires to rule India from the 13th to the 18th century. The Delhi Sultanate was first. The Mughal Empire marks the pinnacle of Indian culture before the arrival of Europeans. Instead, it started modern India. Mughal Empire under