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Based on the ancient principles of the Bushido Code of Martial Conduct, the ultimate duty of the Japanese warrior was to give his life for his country and Emperor. It developed between the 11th and 14th centuries in Japan, and can be somewhat synonymous with the European idea of chivalry. The bushido code was formalized into Japans feudal law under Tokugawa Shogunate.
Evidence supports that this code existed since the earliest recordings of Japanese literature. Japans oldest book, the Kojiki, has passages discussing the values and self-image of the bushido ideal. References in Japanese literature to the code and the...
Shah Jahan became the ruler of the Mongol empire after the death of his father in 1627. The life of Shah Jahan became much different as he was now responsible for an empire that stretched from Russia to China and included modern day India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Emperor Shah Jahan, who claimed to have descended from Mongol leader Genghis Kahn, was a brutal warrior. Like his predecessors, he conquered and invaded towns and villages, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. Information on Shah Jahan revealed that he also had a romantic side. His marriage to Queen Muntash Mahal...
On October 6, 1973, in the Middle East, at 2 oclock in the afternoon, the Egyptian and Syrian military forces launched a massive surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur; the holiest day in the Jewish year. The conflict that followed was known in that West as the Yom-Kippur War and in Arab countries as the Ramadan War. The 1973 Yom Kippur War is also referred to as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
The roots of the war could be traced to the on going dispute between Arabs and Jews. Since the Jews had emerged triumphant from the civil war in...
Mahatma Gandhi was perhaps the greatest political figure and spiritual leader of India ever. He was the pioneer for the Indian independence movement using mass non-violent means of civil disobedience. The life of Mahatma Gandhi was full of selfless acts for suppressed people not just in his homeland of India but South Africa as well. Up until the day he died, Mahatma fought for peace and the rights of all individuals. His final years were spent fighting for harmony among the Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. He is regarded as the Father of the Nation in India and his birthday, October...
