I am the leader of a relatively unknown nomadic tribe looking to leave a mark on the world. Traveling across Asia into Europe, I stumble across the ruins of the Mongol campaign. I finally arrive at the Second Bulgarian Empire, although they are currently in chaos, I realize that invading Bulgaria would make my tribe visible to others. Despite its current struggles, the Second Bulgarian Empire was incredibly prosperous from 1185 – 1241 CE(Dimitrov). The Second Bulgarian Empire was at its peak during the reign of Ivan Asen (D’Souza). During the reign of Ivan Asen, trade was regulated in a way that ensured that Bulgaria actively traded (Dimitrov). After the death of Ivan Asen, Bulgaria started losing much of its territory (“The Second Bulgarian …show more content…
In Bulgaria, merchants are the “truest and dearest guests of his Majesty” (Miller, 177) and are treated as special people in the empire. Since merchants are so important for the economy of the Second Bulgarian Empire, they are highly regarded (Miller, 177). That gives an opportunity for my tribe to make its foothold in the empire. My tribe will initially enter as highly respected merchants. Usually, the Bulgarians are not allowed to export without special approval, allowed anything to be import, and allowed anyone to trade in the borders of the Second Bulgarian Empire (“The Second Bulgarian Empire” 4/5/15). That regulation which the Second Bulgarian Empire placed would be an easy barrier for my nomadic tribe since we ravel a lot anyways and would find nothing wrong with going into the empire to trade and then leaving to get more goods. After a while, my nomadic tribe would create a treaty with the Second Bulgarian Empire, which would include the “Most Favored Nation” clause (“The Second Bulgarian Empire” 4/5/15). The Second Bulgarian Empire often times made treaties with this clause that allowed the other nation to enter the capital of the empire directly to trade with the people there (“The Second Bulgaria Empire” 4/5/15). Taking advantage of this clause would allow my tribe to secure spots in the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Securing these spots would make it much easier to begin the invasion, which my tribe would put on, when it did. These steps would put my nomadic tribe in an alleviated position with both a high approval among the people as well as secure a good foothold in the empire. The “Most Favored Nation” clause of their treaties coupled with the high regards reserved for merchants shows that the Second Bulgarian Empire was too dependent on their trade and were willing to do anything to preserve it. One more condition, though, still has to
Europe’s monopolization of the silver trade did not provide the continent with as much wealth as it had hoped, yet it still was the backbone of many european economies. The desperation of Europe to hold on to said industry led the nations involved to change their tactics from not only gaining wealth from Asia, but extracting it too. One of the main contributors to this shift in the pattern of the silver trade was Spain, as it monopolized the industry until the 17th century. The purpose of document 2 was to show others in the silver business that Spain was a strong and dominant force over the silver industry and perhaps to discourage chinese sale of goods in order to protect spanish domestic production. Spain did so by creating artwork that showcased Spanish technological advancement (doc 2) and by increasing the flow of information about Chinese affairs in the colonies to the Spanish crown (doc 4). Both of these tactics send a message to others in the silver business - Spain is best equipped to run the silver industry and any funny business will be reported to the crown. This set a precedent of unity and centrality, one of the most threatening features a civilization can possess. If a nation is unified, it can conquer others and protect itself. Circa 500 B.C.E., The Persian empire also utilized the flow of information to protect its
Part One, “The Formation of Eurasian States” introduces the three major powers in central Eurasia, China, Russia, and the Zunghar State. Perdue describes central Eurasia as an “unbounded” land stretching from “the Ukrainian steppes in the west to the shores of the Pacific in the east, from the southern edge of the Siberian forests to the Tibetan plateau” populated by nomadic tribes who had no clearly defined national boundaries . Historical sources concerning Central Asia people in Central Eurasia are scares due to the lack of writing ability in the vast majority of the nomadic population. Writers from the “civilized” world such as China described these people as exclusively nomadic and “universally greedy, primitive, and poor” . Despite the lack of historical records in the area, the area has historically played an important role in linking the eastern civilizations to the western civilizations, which played a major part in global trade up until the sixteenth century . Although the nomads of the steppes in Central Eurasia has long been accused of constant raiding of “civilized” settlements such as in north western parts of China, Sechin Jagchid argues that peace was possible if the nomad’s needs were satisfied by trade, so that the they did not have to take supplies by force in order...
Much of the blame for the fall of the Romanov Dynasty lays with Nicholas II. His abortive role as a leader and his failure to provide for the people of Russia were just some of the factors that lead to the collapse of the 300 year old dynasty. The fall however was not something that happened instantaneously but instead was a gradual collapse that had many contributing factors such as the influence of Revolutionaries, and the impact of World War I which introduced the detrimental rule of Alexandra and Rasputin while Nicholas was away at the front. Alexandra and Rasputin played a role in developing the social and economic grievances of the country.
The Byzantine Empire plays a major role in many different societies to this day. Some of the things that impact other civilizations from them include their religion and laws. According to Mr. Gray, Russia went so far as to adopt Orthodox Christianity which makes them view themselves as the
1) The author of this book, Alan Palmer, is a reliable historian educated at Oxford University. He is an expert in European History and even headed the History Department in Highgate School. He left his post of sixteen years to concentrate on historical writing and research. He went on to publish eighteen books on numerous leaders and empires of Europe. His work includes, Napoleon in Russia, Alexander I: Tsar of War and Peace, The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire and many more.
The Late-Tsarist period in Russia is popular in the state’s history in that it was during this time that serfdom was abolished, that is around the early 1860s. Before this era, serfdom was legal and practiced in the traditional Russian systems. Serfdom was an ideology of the late 1640s which gave to landowners the power to override the lives of their peasant serfs (workers) as long as they lived on their land. Serfdom’s legal powers included denial of movement from the landlord’s place, and freedom in acquiring as much service as a landlord could demand. Thus defined, it can be concluded that it was a form of slavery. It is for these reasons that the following study text will evaluate the aftereffects of the 1861 emancipation, and what Russia became after it.
Hall, Richard C.. The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913 prelude to the First World War. London: Routledge, 2000.
attacking the Genovese Cathedral City and trading ports of Caffa on the black sea for a
There was a long-standing rivalry between Austria-Hungary and Russia due to their interests in the Balkans. Russia saw her role as leading and supporting her fellow Slav peoples in the Balkans. This Pan-Slav concept provided an ideal excuse to interfere in the Balkans and to extend Russia's influence towards the Eastern Mediterranean. Ideally Russia wished to open the Dardenelles straits to its warships. Austria-Hungary was concerned that this Russian encouragement of nationalism may threaten her borders and inspire nationalism within her own empire. In turn, Germany recognised that as Austria's closest ally her fate was linked with that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary was anxious to prevent Russian encroachment in the Balkans. This aim would be best served by the elimination of Serbia, Russia's Balkan ally. In 1878, Russia was humiliated at the Congress of Berlin when her proposal for a Greater Bulgarian state was rejected and Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia to maintain order amongst the nationalist revolts.
...e harvesting family would have enough to see them through as well. This led to little agricultural trading outside of Europe while the Byzantines through, Constantinople’s prime location on the Silk Road and outside trade aided by its diverse population, became Europe's wealthiest empire.
One of the main contributors in the decline of the Byzantine Empire were the two civil wars that occurred in Macedonia and Constantinople. In 1321, the first civil war, often called the War of the Two Andronikoi, occurred between Byzantine’s emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos and his grandson Andronikos III Palaiologos over control of the empire. Andronikos III had many supporters including John Kantakouzenos, who had a governorship in the nearby land of Thrace. Shortly after the war began, a peace treaty was reached in which Andronikos III Palaiologos was named co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. The peace treaty did not last long and after seven more years of battle, the war ended leaving Andronikos III in charge of the army and John Kantakouzenos named as the leader. The second civil war of 1341, sometimes referred to as the Second Palaiogan Civil War, happened after disagreement broke out after Andronikos III Palaiologos’s death over the guardiansh...
Located in the province of Xianjing, the Uyghurs are isolated by massive mountains, deserts, Communist China, and extreme poverty. The Uyghurs are of Turkic origin, and were one of the 9 original tribes. One of these tribes, the Ottomans, sacked Constantinople in 1459, starting the rein of the Sultans for 400 years. The superpower carved a massive empire, from its roots in Turkey, to spread from the Russian steppes to the Alps to India, and stamping their name on history in blood. European history in the 1400‘s, 1500‘s, and 1600‘s centered on the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire and the Arabic people carved two massive empires in an extremely short time. They crushed the medieval christian kingdoms around Jerusalem, and quickly started attacking Christian kingdoms in Spain, Greece, and the Balkans. These conflicts between Muslims and Christians have been the longest and bloodiest in the history of the world, and still persist today. These Ottomans are, understandably, the most wel...
Historically, Russia has repeatedly relied on rapid and drastic reforms to catch up to the modern Western world. Sometimes these reforms were successful, and sometimes they failed. Peter the Great’s reign is an example of successful reform, while Alexander II’s is an example of failed reform. The success of Peter’s reforms led to Russia’s rise as an imperial power, and player on the international stage, especially in Eastern Europe. On the other hand, the failure of Alexander II’s reforms eventually led to Tsarist Russia’s collapse, and the rise of the Soviet Union. Clearly, Russian reforms had an impact on world history, and must be studied as a result. This paper will seek to explain why Alexander II’s reforms failed. This will be done
Stamps of Bulgaria are the stamps published in Bulgaria, a country in southeastern Europe. Bulgaria was a part of the Ottoman Empire till 1878 after which it acted as an autonomous unit until the proclamation of full independence in 1908. From 1879 Bulgaria began issuing stamps with Bulgarian Cyrillic. Some of the stamps also commemorated special occasions in Bulgarian history such as those issued in 1901 in commemoration of 25th anniversary of April Uprising against the Turks. From 1879 till 1908 Bulgaria issued nearly 100 different stamps.
Firstly, the breakdown of social order was instigated by the leadership of Nicholas II. The Emperor’s archaic policy’s