Part 60 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click On This Link 🔗 To Download Full Quality Size Of This Photo Size 4096 × 4096 8.15 MB Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN R 1279–1368 AD Yuan Dynasty & Mongol 元朝 16 Emperors Duration: 89 Years • Marinid dynasty Morocco 1244–1465 AD From [AI overview]: The Marinids of Morocco and the Kingdom of Tlemcen (Algeria) were bitter rivals in the Maghreb . During the Reconquista, Marinids intervened directly in the Iberian Peninsula to save Al-Andalus, while Tlemcen allied with Christian Castile against them to disrupt Marinid supply lines and curb their imperial ambitions. Marinid Interventions : Fearing a total collapse of Muslim rule in Spain, the Marinid dynasty (centered in Fez) crossed the Strait of Gibraltar multiple times starting in the late 13th century, capturing strategic ports like Algeciras and Gibraltar. Tlemcen's Strategic Counter : To weaken the Marinids, Tlemcen forged alliances w...
Part 58 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click On This Link 🔗 To Download Full Quality Size Of This Photo Size 4096 × 4096 8.25 MB Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN R 1279–1368 AD Yuan Dynasty & Mongol 元朝 16 Emperors Duration: 89 Years • Delhi Sultanate India 1206–1527 AD • Chagatai Khanate Transoxania Central Asia 1225–1687 AD • Tlemcen Kingdom Algeria Africa 1235–1556 AD • Mali Empire West Africa 1235–1610 AD From [ https://www.albert.io ]: Geography, the Camel, and the Foundation of Trade : The Sahara Desert spans approximately 9 million square kilometers — larger than Australia — of sand, rock, and hardship. Crossing it on foot is nearly impossible; crossing it with wheeled vehicles is suicide. The domestication of the dromedary camel (single-humped, adapted to extreme arid heat) transformed the Sahara from an impassable barrier into a navigable corridor. From [Wikipedia]: The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of th...