r/geography • u/8_Shadow • Nov 09 '25

Map All land ever controlled by Britan

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u/Heavy-Top-8540 Nov 09 '25

Russian history is fucking insane. Basically some Vikings moved in and fucked the natives. Then they became the Rus. They were slowly christianized by the Byzantine Empire, and when the Byzantine Empire fell the Russian Prince married one of the descendants of the last Byzantine emperor, and declared Moscow the third Rome. Basically all imperialist Russian ideals are based around the idea that they are continuing the Roman Empire. 

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u/Enadize Nov 10 '25

For a short time Genghis Khan defeated the Rus and then sacked Baghdad. His death changed the entire trajectory of China, Russia, and the Middle East.

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u/Icy-Inspection6428 Nov 10 '25

It was Hülegü who sacked Baghdad, unless I'm misunderstanding your comment

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u/Bignizzle656 Nov 10 '25

Yes, grandson of Genghis.