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It depends on what exactly you mean by "Islam". A lot of people often think of the religion of Islam, but what scholars are really referring to when they use the word "Islam" is the medieval civilization of Islam, and the medieval nations which were ruled by Islamic governments. I have seen the...

Is that meant to be sarcastic? That chick looks like cute. :blush:

Alexander fought Persian armies no larger than 100,000 according to modern consensus, in comparison to Hannibal who fought 87,000 Romans at Cannae. The difference in size was quite small, but in terms of resources and troop quality, Hannibal had to overcome much greater odds. Hannibal's tactics...

There was an Arab Empire, and it was unified under a single government from 632 to 750, when it was first ruled by the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate. It was only from 750 that the Arab Empire split between the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, both of which lasted for...

If they fought in China, then the Qing Dynasty would win. If they fought in India, then the Mughal Dynasty would win. But If they fought in the border between the China and India, then we will never know.