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Updated 10/7/2026Reconstruct Hulagu’s advance, the failed negotiations, and the fall of the Abbasid capital. Examine the consequences for Baghdad’s inhabitants and institutions while distinguishing documented destruction from later legends about the city’s libraries.
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Updated 10/7/2026Follow Zheng He’s first expedition from Ming China to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Explore diplomatic gifts, Calicut, shipbuilding, and the confrontation with Chen Zuyi at Palembang, keeping the first voyage distinct from later expeditions.
Updated 10/7/2026Follow the alliance of Sun Quan and Liu Bei against Cao Cao on the Yangtze. Investigate fire attacks, naval conditions, and the gap between historical accounts and the later Romance of the Three Kingdoms.