History quiz

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Bayezid I. Murad I was his father, who was killed by a wounded Serbian nobleman right after winning the Battle of Kosovo. Bayezid had his brother murdered upon the arrival of the news of his father's death and coronated. He was defeated and taken prisoner by Tamerlane in the Battle of Ankara. His sons spent each other in a decade long interregnum finally won by Mehmed I, who was the father of Murad II and grandfather of Mehmed II, who conquered the City of Constantine.
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[Sarmatian]

Correct. I was hoping that the question would be answered before you notice it, Mouza. I knew it would be easy for a Turk. :laugh4:

Beyazid's father, Murad, was killed in the battle of Kosovo, which started Beyazids succesful reign. His lightning counter-attack effectively decided the battle of Kosovo 1389, and because of this he was nicknamed Yildrim (the Thunderbolt/Lightningbolt). He is known also for his important victory over the European crusaders at Nicopolis 1396. He even besieged Constantinople in 1402 but had to abandon the siege because Tamerlane was approaching. His many victories have made him arrogant and experienced Timur, one of the greatest military commanders ever, managed to use it against him and deal the rising Ottomans one of the heaviest blows in their history, by defeating them decisively at the battle of Ankara 1402(Angora in some texts).

Your turn, Mouzaphaerre....

[Mouzafphaerre]

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My son after me, with his invented eclectic religion, became one of the most controversial monarchs of the country, which my father conquered and called home. I was called merciful, reverent and pious by my fellow countrymen. Indeed, by the grace of God, I was listening to the call to prayer when I lost my balance and fell down the stone stairs of my library, eventually to my death. My descendants ruled in our country until 1858, albeit nominally, at which time they were deposed by the infidels who had come from a distant island in the west and occupied the land.

Extra cookies for the father and the son. :chef:
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[Quintus.JC]

Humayun of the Mughal empire? I thought about Shah Jahan at first but he didn’t die the way like you described it. I'm certain it's a ruler from the Mughal empire.

[Sarmatian]

Ah, you beat me to it.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Humāyūn, son of Bābur and father of Ekber (or Akbar for your spelling variety) is indeed the correct answer.

The ball is yours. ~:)
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[Quintus.JC]

I was considered one of the great military commanders of my time. And I am jointly credited with another man for the ending of one of the biggest conflict Europe has ever seen. I first enrolled into military service at the age of 16 (different sources may vary). Two years later I was captured by the enemy and was persuaded to join them instead. I was an excellent soldier and a promising general. A very hot-blooded man I was, which made me a courageous fighter, but in peace time my ardent sprit led me into excesses of all kinds, such as a fake execution of a priest suspected to support a Polish uprising. Due to this, I was passed over for promotion, which I thought I deserved. I wrote a letter of resignation to the king and became a farmer for the next 15 years. During this time I had 7 children and became a member of the Freemasions. However my military career was far from over. Returning into the army I………

I find it hard to compress the rest of his life story plus I think I’ve given away enough clues already. :beam:

[Sarmatian]

Blücher?

[Quintus.JC]

Blücher it is my friend. All yours.:yes:

[Sarmatian]

I'm one of the greatest military commanders of all times. I'm also known for the fact that I never lost a battle. While serving my country, I fought numerous enemies on many different battlefields. I fought in one of the great wars in Europe and died when another has just started. Among my many achievments is taking a fort presumed impenetrable...

I'll give more clues ,if needed, later.

[Csargo]

Blücher it is my friend. All yours.:yes:

Should have known that. :wall:

Erich Ludendorff?

[Sarmatian]

Nope.

[Quintus.JC]

Maurice de Saxe? A guess is all I can give at the moment.

[Sarmatian]

No.

My tactics and my strategies influenced my country for a very long time. I am know for many interesting sayings like: "The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap", "Train hard, fight easy"...

[Quintus.JC]

Interesting......A general that never lost a battle. I reckon this chap lived in the 18th century giving the amount of big-scale European conflict fought at that time. Mmmmm, Central/Eastern European man perhaps?

[Quintus.JC]

Carl von Clausewitz maybe? I'm running out of ideas.:sweatdrop:

[Conradus]

Sudorov -or something like that, a Russian chap.

[Sarmatian]

It's Suvorov but I'll consider this a correct answer.

Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1729-1800) distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War, when he achieved the rank of a colonel. He saw action in several conflicts against the Ottomans, in one of those forces under his command stormed reputably impregnable fortress of Ismail in Bessarabia. After the death of Catherine the Great, he was cast aside by her succesor. He was called again to help against Napoleons forces in Italy. There he scored several victories against Napoleons marshalls. Lack of support from Austrians and defeat of general Korsakov forced Suvorov to withdraw. Even though his army was in terrible condition, he managed to withdraw his forces across the snowy Alps, something unheard of since the time of Hanibal. His forces were checked, but never defeated. His promised triumph was canceled due to political reasons. He died an undefeated general, but with his last wish was unfulfilled, to meet Napoleon on the battlefield.

Your turn Conradus

[Conradus]

Haven't really got time to find a suitable question. So I'll leave that honourable task to whomever comes first.

Next poster, it's all yours.

[Quintus.JC]

Somebody please post a question.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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'Sup? :beam:
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[Paradox]

I started out as a minor warlord and worked my way up. I participated in the Korean Campaigns and later led the Eastern Army at the Battle of Sekigahara, which I later won. I became shogun and made sure that my descendants were able to too. I also led Japan into a new era which is well-known today for its contributions.

Was thinking about posting a harder one.

[Quintus.JC]

Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川 家康? perhaps

[Sarmatian]

So, Fahad, true or not?

[aimlesswanderer]

It has to be, there isn't anyone else who fits that description.

[Sarmatian]

C'mon Quintus, post a question. Who know when we will see Fahad.

[Quintus.JC]

C'mon Quintus, post a question. Who know when we will see Fahad.

Strange, seems that I saw Fahad online yesterday in the morning. As aimlesswanderer said I couldn't see any other Candidate to fit the descriptions either. So I'll post a question presuming I got the last question right, I hope Fahad won't mind.

I was a soldier and politician who fought in one of the biggest religious conflict in Europe. As a general I was a skilful strategist, and when I ventures into battles I was cool and vigorous, but I was also boastful, fond of display, and haughty. I am also very skilled in diplomatic negotiations, which eventually brought my own downfall. I was a major figure in the war I participated in, often turning the tide of battles. I pledged my service to one of the most powerful nation at that time and became its’ supreme commander. I was released from service after the monarch (King/Emperor/Sultan) grew wary of my ambitions, but was later recalled when it became clear I was needed. My fate came to a grisly end as I was secretly murdered my own officers.

While I don't think it's too hard, I shall post more clues if needed. :beam:

[Conradus]

Wallenstein?

[Quintus.JC]

Albrecht von Wallenstein, hope you got the time to post the next question Conradus. :beam:

[Conradus]

Thanks, I've got time now so here goes

I was a leader of men. I didn't trust those damn smelly horses my commander drove to war on. I felt at home in a wall of steel, surrounded by my brothers. My father was a sailor, myself I married a princess. Perhaps I was the strongest, yet one of those horses still managed to kill me. Who was I

[Quintus.JC]

I got very little idea Conradus, Hereward the Wake?:dizzy2:

[rajpoot]

I was thinking on the same lines due to the shield wall thing, but for one, Harold Godwinson used ponies and not horses and secondly, Hereward the Wake did not die in battle, at some point of time, after Ely fell, he too finally surrendered and supposedly was taken into service by William the Conquror, whom he had duely impressed.

[Conradus]

I don't even know who that is.

Some more hints

We were deemed barbarians by our southern brothers, and we certainly lacked the etiquette or refinement of the eastern men we conquered. My king conquered the largest empire of his age, yet he left us no heir.

[rajpoot]

It has to be one of Alexander's generals, the wall of steel refers to a phalanx and not a shield wall. Can't think which one.

[Conradus]

It's indeed one of Alexander's generals. Just look at the question to find which one. His name is litterally mentioned :scholar:

[AggonyDuck]

Craterus. Someone else feel free to ask the next question.

[Conradus]

It's indeed Craterus.

[AggonyDuck]

Seeing as noone else has asked a question, I'll do it myself.

What was the KML-line and what does the abbreviation stand for?

[Quintus.JC]

No idea, searched into google and stuff came up about geography... Need more clues. :dizzy2:

[AggonyDuck]

Some hints then. It was a famous Soviet line in a sport.

[Knight of the Rose]

My first reply in the History Quiz! And it's all google and no knowledge:embarassed: But hey, I/the internet think it's
Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, Sergei Makarov from the 80'es soviet icehocky team, famous for wearing green jersies in practise.

What a, shall we say, dedicated, question...

/KotR

[Quintus.JC]

Seems to fit the bill, just have to wait till Agonyduck comes back and confirms the answer. In the mean time you could think of a really good question you ask... This thread had been a bit unactive lately.

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, that's the correct answer. As to the google part, it should had taken you some effort to find the right answer and googling is definately a necessary tactic for questions such as these.

[Knight of the Rose]

Okay, I'll ask a question then:

Four medieval kings from Denmark share the same name. Three of these got a 'nick-name' instead of a number. What names were they?

/KotR

[Conradus]

Olaf?

[Knight of the Rose]

Nope, it's not Olaf - and for clarification, their first name is shared, it's the nick-names I'm looking for.

/KotR

EDIT: I'll be away for a conference for the next week and won't be able to answer questions. Feel free to post a new one, or feel free to wait for me :yes:

[Quintus.JC]

Sweyn?

[Innocentius]

There were at least five or six medieval Danish kings named Erik... Are Ejegod, Emune, Plogpenning and Menved the names you're looking for? They all belonged to various Eriks as far as I know.

[Knight of the Rose]

We're getting close here - it was a very good guess, Innocentius, but unfortunately the kings' names started with "V"

/KotR

[WarMachine187]

Is it Valdemer? the nicknames your lookin for are den Store,Sejr,and Atterdag right?

[Knight of the Rose]

That is correct, WarMachine, congrats:applause:, you may ask the next question!

/KotR

[WarMachine187]

Okay,here i go.Take the number of infantry hannibal lost between the time he reached rhone river and just before the battle of trebia.Then,take the amount of knights who were lost between the time the first crusaders set out for jerusalam and reached it.Put both numbers togethor.what do you get?

[Decker]

A lot of dead people

Okay my turn...lemme think for a bit, this may take a day or two....

[Veho Nex]

874,351,325 I would know cause I was there

or 0?

[Knight of the Rose]

Well, according to wiki - Hannibal lost 10.000 footmen from Rhone to Trebia. Also according to wiki, the crusaders went from 5000 cavalry to 1500, a loss of 3.500. So I'm guessing 13.500

/KotR

[Quintus.JC]

I was never any good at maths in school, couldn't we get the more original 'guess the historical figure' type of question?

[Decker]

Well, according to wiki - Hannibal lost 10.000 footmen from Rhone to Trebia. Also according to wiki, the crusaders went from 5000 cavalry to 1500, a loss of 3.500. So I'm guessing 13.500

/KotR

Exactly what I said

[Csargo]

That question is kinda too specific. There are probably several different sources that have different casualty numbers.

[rajpoot]

I thought it was trick question of some sort.........anyway, whos giving the next question now? This thread's been very slack lately.

[Decker]

I'll take it, should be semi easy...ish:

This engineer led the defense of a small outpost against impossible odds in one of the most ironic day of days in military history. Who was he, what was the name of the redoubt, and what was so ironic about that day??

[Conradus]

Battle of Rorke's Drift?

Commanding officer was Lt. Chard, with Lt. Bromhead? and Surgeon Major Reynolds.

Ironic because it began the same day the British got annihilated at Isandlwana only to be beaten by some hunderd soldiers in this hospital?

[Decker]

You go:2thumbsup:

[Conradus]

Thanks

The man I'm looking for was a gifted orator, surpassed by none, safe one in his age. He was also a skilled politician and perhaps the greatest general of his age. Or of all time. However like all great men, he had weaknesses. One of his was women. A foreign queen made his reputation sink, and one of his mistresses caused his death, albeit not by her hand. Who am I looking for?

[rajpoot]

Mark Antony.

[Conradus]

Close, but Antony wasn't a gifted orator, nor a skilled politician, nor the greatest general of his age.

[rajpoot]

Gah! Well, that is what Shakespeare seems to have thought anyway lol.
Julius Caesar then? Caesar and Cleopatra? The woman whos nose would have changed history had it been but a mite shorter ~D

[Quintus.JC]

Thanks

The man I'm looking for was a gifted orator, surpassed by none, safe one in his age. He was also a skilled politician and perhaps the greatest general of his age. Or of all time. However like all great men, he had weaknesses. One of his was women. A foreign queen made his reputation sink, and one of his mistresses caused his death, albeit not by her hand. Who am I looking for?

It's probably Caesar, if Mark Antony was a close answer. The mistress was Servilia Caepionis,mother of Marcus Brutus, and she was a conspirator in Caesar's assasination.

[Conradus]

Gah! Well, that is what Shakespeare seems to have thought anyway lol.
Julius Caesar then? Caesar and Cleopatra? The woman whos nose would have changed history had it been but a mite shorter ~D

I was looking for Caesar, so it's your turn asj_india

Cleopatra ruined his reputation in Rome and his mistress Servillia's son Brutus (maybe his own son) killed him. He was the greatest orator of Rome safe Cicero and managed to beat all his opponents. Though some argue Pompey was a greater general, Caesar did beat him, even when outnumbered.

[rajpoot]

All right, easy one.
This person took the first true test of Roman might and endurance on British soil. Many natives tired of opression joined her cause. Their army sacked London, Colchester and St Albans, slaying over 80,000 . They nearly annihilated the 9th Legion, and the crisis grew to a point where the Roman Emperor considered total withdrawal from the island.
This situation was brought under control, against all odds, in one big battle, where the superior discipline of Roman troops, outshone once again the greater numbers.
Give the name of rebel leader and the Roman general. Give the name of the Emperor for bonus.

[Pannonian]

Boudicca, Suetonius Paulinus, Nero.

[rajpoot]

Right. Your turn.

[Pannonian]

I'm looking for the name of a woman who was the wife of a man who wasn't a King, but who became one after his death. She refused a remarriage to a King so as to bring up her four sons, who later became Kings. An able politician in her own right, in a family of warlords, she manoeuvred her branch of the family to primacy, but her sons tore the empire apart after her death.

[Quintus.JC]

Since no one has stepped in, I'll be bold. May I have more clues please? :dizzy2:

[Pannonian]

Her sons were unafraid of assassins. Indeed, assassins were afraid of them.

[Pannonian]

Will no-one try a guess?

[rajpoot]

Just a one more hint, please........is the person in question supposed to have been from the Orient or Occident?

[Pannonian]

That's for you to guess at.

Next clue: She was probably the most widely talked about woman of her time, her fame spreading across continents. Which was quite impressive for someone living in the medieval period.

[Pannonian]

Considering the interest posters here have in military history, I'm surprised no-one's managed to identify her, given that she lived in what was arguably the greatest warlord family of all.

[Decker]

Queen Amadala??~:confused:

[Conradus]

Only medieval woman I can think of right now is Eleonore d' Aquitaine. But she doesn't really fit the descriptions.

[Pannonian]

You're thinking on far too small a scale with Eleanor of Aquitaine. Richard the Lionheart was an insignificant gnat compared with this woman's family. Think medieval, and think big, as big as it gets.

[scottishranger]

Am I allowed to say Pann...


PLEASE> I KNOW THE ANSWER!

[Pannonian]

No you're not, scott. That's cheating, after I posted the answer in the Den.

[Conqueror]

Sounds like she could be a wife of one of the mongol khans, but I don't know enough to answer and am too lazy to check with Google :juggle2:

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I'm going to guess Börte, but I'm probably wrong.

[Quintus.JC]

Sorghaghtani Beki, wife of Tolui, daughter in law of Genghis Khan and mother of Kublai Khan.

Heck of a question, gotta thank the Conqueror for the clue. :2thumbsup:

[Pannonian]

The answer is Sorghaghtani Beki, the wife of Tolui, Genghis' youngest son. When Tolui died, Ogedei offered to remarry her to his son Guyuk, who would later become Great Khan, but Sorghaghtani declined, saying that she needed to bring up her four sons by Tolui: Mongke, Hulegu, Khubilai, and Arik Boke. After Guyuk's short reign, there was a lot of manoeuvring by the various branches of the Golden Family, but Sorghaghtani used her possession of the Mongolian homeland (Tolui's inheritance) to push her sons' case, aided by an alliance struck with Batu, who in return got to keep his territories in Russia as a virtually independent kingdom. After Mongke became Great Khan, he and Sorghaghtani purged the Chaghatid and Ogedeid branches of the family. To give greater legitimacy to his rule, Mongke retrospectively made his father Tolui a Great Khan.

Once he'd settled affairs at home, Mongke sent Hulegu and Khubilai to conquer the two richest empires of the time - Hulegu was to conquer the Islamic Caliphate all the way to Egypt, while Khubilai was to conquer Song China. En route to the heart of the Islamic empire, Hulegu would eradicate the sect of Assassins, subduing their citadel of Alamut and capturing the Imam. Hulegu went on to sack Baghdad, and pushed on to the Holy Land. However, Berke, who had succeeded Batu and was a Muslim, was displeased by Hulegu's treatment of Baghdad, and made an alliance with the Mamelukes, attacking Hulegu's territories through the Caucasus while the Mamelukes attacked from Egypt, forcing Hulegu to retreat east of the Tigris. Meanwhile, Mongke was displeased with how Khubilai was conducting his campaign in China, taking over the command himself.

After Mongke died, Khubilai and Arik Boke competed for the title of Great Khan, while Hulegu contented himself with his Ilkhanate. Both Khubilai and Arik Boke were elected Great Khan, Khubilai in China and Arik Boke in Mongolia. Arik Boke tried his mother's strategy of pushing his custodianship of the Mongolian homeland, but Khubilai used the far greater resources of his Chinese territories to starve him into submission, aided by a harsh winter that severely depleted Arik Boke's strength. Khubilai held another meeting, this time in Mongolian territory, to reaffirm his status as Great Khan, but his treatment of Arik Boke was such that none of the other Khans trusted him enough to come. Probably justified, as Arik Boke died soon afterwards, probably from poison. Although Khubilai was Great Khan in name, he'd lost control of the empire outside China and the Mongolian lands.

Sorghaghtani was widely praised by peoples from China to Europe. She trained her sons to become the rulers of a wide-ranging empire, not just steppe warlords, gearing each's education to the territories they would later rule - Khubilai's love and understanding of Chinese culture was known to have been groomed by his mother. She moved the emphasis of the Mongolian empire from a steppe overlordship collecting tribute to a settled empire collecting taxes from citizens, with freedom of movement, culture, religion, and encouraging trade under the Mongol aegis. The Arab physician Bar-Hebraeus said that, if he found another such as she in this world, it would prove the race of women to be superior to the race of men.

A bloody interesting historical figure, whose scope easily surpasses that of more popularly-discussed topics here. When people argue about kings of tiny little kingdoms in Europe, here was a woman whose politics spanned continents (Batu was the leader of the European expedition that annihilated the Teutons at Liegnitz and Mohi), and who trained her sons to rule an empire that stretched from China to Syria. I hope this question makes people want to learn more about history outside the European norms. Over to you Cicero.

[Quintus.JC]

Excellent question Pannonian, I honestly should have knew this earlier considering my heritage as a Chinese and lived close to the Mongolian border before migrating to Italy and later England. Should have noticed the clue about the Hashshashins.

Okay, here's the next question:

I was a Duke of my kingdom and had four sons. All of whom would later become the ruler of the kingdom at one time or another and all of them were either murdered or died under mysterious circumstances. I was the son of one of the most important rulers in the history of my kingdom. And I myself was a successful general, accomplished ruler, and ordained medieval royalty, but best remembered as the father to one of my sons, who was probably one of the most notorious and perhaps controversial rulers of all time. I was eventually assassinated along with my eldest son who was allegedly buried alive.

[Quintus.JC]

Still no one?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Can we get another hint? Maybe which continent (Europe or Asia) or which region of Europe?

[Quintus.JC]

Can we get another hint? Maybe which continent (Europe or Asia) or which region of Europe?

All you had to do was ask. :yes:

Geography
My Kingdom was founded in the 14th century and last for well over 400 years. During my time saw the rise of one of the great military power in history bordering my land (that empire has lands in Europe, Asia and Africa), and faced constant danger of being invaded by them.

Trivia
One of my son was the inspiration for an antagonist in a Victorian Gothic novel.

[Conradus]

So, it's a country (presumably European) bordering the Ottoman Empire

[rajpoot]

Vlad the II I think, the father of Vlad Tepes/Dracula.

[Quintus.JC]

Vlad II Dracul, voivode of Wallachia. Son of Mircea I, father of Mircea II, Vlad Călugărul, Vlad Tepes, and Radu the Handsome. All of them would at one time or the other rule Wallachia, with Vlad Tepes becoming the notorious impaler. Despite being a competent ruler he was probably only remembered as the father of Dracula. Vlad II was assassinated along with his first son Mircea, who was alledgelly blinded with red-hot poker then buried alive.

Your turn, ajs_India. ~:)

[rajpoot]

Thanks, well, here's the question :
Another king who went on a Crusade, though insignificant. Back home he was a hero among his people, and his son fell short when measured on his scale, in any way conceivable. He was one of the few rulers who had any success in subjugating the country's hardy northern neighbours, and it was he who began a reform bringing to light a weapon that thereafter proved it's worth time and again, against great odds. Name the king.
(Further hints on demand.)

[Pannonian]

Sounds like Longshanks.

[rajpoot]

Wow, I'd thought it was a hard one! Absolutly right!
Edward I, whos tomb says "Here is Edward I, Hammer of the Scots. Keep Troth.", the founder of the English parliament, and he has a portrait, in the United States House of Representatives chamber.
Over to you.

[Pannonian]

Wow, I'd thought it was a hard one! Absolutly right!
Edward I, whos tomb says "Here is Edward I, Hammer of the Scots. Keep Troth.", the founder of the English parliament, and he has a portrait, in the United States House of Representatives chamber.
Over to you.

Thanks, well, here's the question :
Another king who went on a Crusade, though insignificant. Back home he was a hero among his people, and his son fell short when measured on his scale, in any way conceivable. He was one of the few rulers who had any success in subjugating the country's hardy northern neighbours, and it was he who began a reform bringing to light a weapon that thereafter proved it's worth time and again, against great odds. Name the king.
(Further hints on demand.)
He admired the architecture in the middle east, and introduced those ideas to the Welsh, embarking on extensive building programme. Compared to his dad, Ed II was a pain in the arse. Longshanks was the King who went to Pound Sterling, although his spelling was a bit off. He it was who found out from the Welsh just how useful a long piece of wood and a bit of string could be, and his successors later went on extensive tours of France with these toys.

I'll post a question when I can think of something interesting.

[Pannonian]

A fairly easy one. This man was well-known for not retreating. From oblivion, he eventually saw the total defeat of his enemy. He's buried where he made his name.

[rajpoot]

:dizzy2: It is someone from the age of firearm right?

[Pannonian]

Yes. Perhaps I should say near-oblivion, although by any sane standards he was utterly done for.

[Quintus.JC]

Aleksey Kuropatkin? The Russian commander during the Russo-Japanese war. I'm not sure if this is the right answer since he was rather famous for his indecisiveness rather than the description.

[Conradus]

Frederick the Great of Prussia?

[Pannonian]

The average Orgah, aged 28 (according to the 12th Gahzette), was born before this man's death.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Unrelated to the question so:


He admired the architecture in the middle east, and introduced those ideas to the Welsh, embarking on extensive building programme.

On a BBC documentary they said that he had modelled Caernarvon after the walls of Kōnstantinoúpolis. :yes:

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[Quintus.JC]

The average Orgah, aged 28 (according to the 12th Gahzette), was born before this man's death.

We'll gonna need more clue than that. :shame:

[Pannonian]

He was bait in a planetary fishing expedition, which bagged quite a catch.

[Decker]

Jonah...actually I have no idea...but he did bag quite a catch!~;)

[Geoffrey S]

Uh, Khomeini perhaps? Haven't a clue, but I'm intrigued!

[Pannonian]

Forget the fishing and concentrate on the bait, the planetary and the catch. I'm talking about some very well-known incidents which everyone should have heard of, and which most people should know some details about (the details I'm referring to).

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Moshe Dayan? :dizzy2:
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[Pannonian]

The incidents I'm talking about are far better known, at least as names and in terms of their significance, than anything Dayan was involved in.

Another clue: a big woman stands over him with a chopper in her hand, albeit not the blade that celebrates his men.

[Quintus.JC]

Is it Yemelyan Pugachev?

[Pannonian]

Is it Yemelyan Pugachev?
The average Orgah is 28, born in 1980. The average Orgah was born before this man's death, therefore this man died after 1980. This man was at the centre of events that just about everyone here should have heard of. Don't think about peripheral events. Think about really, really famous events that people who lived in the last century could have been involved in.

[Decker]

Austin Powers :inquisitive:

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Boris Yeltsin? :inquisitive:
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[AggonyDuck]

Richard Nixon?

[Pannonian]

If you can't get it even with this clue, you should be ashamed of yourself.

The man was at the centre of the most epic battle of the most epic war ever fought.

[rajpoot]

This one was supposed to be fairly easy :sweatdrop: :sweatdrop: :sweatdrop:

[Pannonian]

It involved a reasonably well-known figure who was involved in some very, very well-known events. I thought that most people who reckon themselves interested in military history would know of him, and the events he was an the centre of would be known to anyone with a basic knowledge of 20th century history.

Heck, events took place in 20th century, war was the most epic war in history, battle he was at the centre of was the most epic battle of that war. That pretty much gives you the individual battle right there, and google will give you his name in connection with nearly every mention of that battle.

After this question, everyone should go and read up on that battle. You can't say you're interested in military history if you know so little about it.

[d'Arthez]

Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov ?

Battle of Stalingrad

[Pannonian]

Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov ?

Battle of Stalingrad
He's the one.

After the Soviet forces retreated in the face of the German attack, Vasily Chuikov was appointed the commander of the 62nd Army which defended Stalingrad proper. When asked what he saw his goal to be, his answer was to hold the city or die in the attempt. Already somewhat battered and understrength, the 62nd Army would not receive any significant reinforcements for the duration of the battle, and at its low point was split into several pockets and holding territory a hundred feet deep. By any sane standards, this was a destroyed army, but it held on long enough for a great counterattack, named Operation Uranus, to be launched - the 62nd Army's role was to draw the German 6th Army as deep as possible into Stalingrad and thus allow Soviet operations on the flank to encircle it. The battle ended with the encirclement and destruction of 6th Army. In recognition of the great Soviet achievement at Stalingrad, Britain made a sword commemorating its defenders, which was presented to Stalin at Yalta.

After Stalingrad, Chuikov's command was renamed the 8th Guards Army and shown special favour. It proved to be as dynamic in attack as it was stubborn in defence, spearheading its section of Operation Bagration. It also led Zhukov's attack on Berlin, and Chuikov took the surrender of the remaining German forces in the city, becoming the first Soviet commander to learn of Hitler's death.

Chuikov died in 1982, and became the first Soviet Marshal to be buried outside Moscow. He is buried in the hill overlooking the city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), a hill topped by a statue of a woman holding a sword, symbolising the Soviet Union's struggle in the Great Patriotic War.

Your turn.

[d'Arthez]

I'll forfeit my turn.

I am really not good coming up with questions. Sorry.

[Geoffrey S]

After this question, everyone should go and read up on that battle. You can't say you're interested in military history if you know so little about it.
Who said they were?

[Pannonian]

Who said they were?
We all are, that's why we're in the Monastery.

[Geoffrey S]

We all are, that's why we're in the Monastery.
Oh, I missed that part. But I suppose that the characteristics of military history lend themselves to the history quiz most easily.

[Pannonian]

Oh, I missed that part. But I suppose that the characteristics of military history lend themselves to the history quiz most easily.
Military history and rulers and such is what the quiz mostly consists of, which I suppose is predictable for a history forum in a Total War forum. I tried a question in the RTR forums a while back about William McGonagall, but no-one knew anything about old "poets".

[Motep]

This Greek mercenary general was employed in a battle deep within Persia, where he proved that without balanced support fom light infantry and cavalry, a phalanx unit is almost worthless at deriving a strategic victory against a mixed army. However, they can make a sound retreat when aided by a river and night cover.

This isnt much info for someone who does not intimately know the battle, so if you need help, just let me knwo.

[the tokai]

My first thought was Clearchos of Sparta, but it doesn't seem quite right and I wouldn't know about the retreat either.

Also Pannonian, there were two epic wars in the twentieth century, both with multiple epic battles in them. The fact that you consider WW2 and Stalingrad the most epic doesn't mean that everybody does.

[Geoffrey S]

Xenophon, I presume?

[Conradus]

Xenophon?

Since Geoffrey already said that, I'll change it to Memnon.

Should've posted before I went to eat :d

[Motep]

The Tokai had it right. In this battle of Cunaxa, Clearchus was in command over Xenophon, and though Xenophon brought the revelation to greece, Clearchus proved it. (Xenophon did however prove that with the support of light infantry and skirmishers, a phalanx unit can make an even more phenominal retreat)

So yes, the first thought was right.

[the tokai]

Heh, my high school English teacher always told me never to change my answers on a test when guessing, because nine out of ten times the first guess is correct. Maybe he was right after all.

Anyway, next question is for me I suppose.

The man I'm looking for is considered by many people to be the greatest genius of the Western world. A man who, according to Sigmund Freud, poured his sexual energy into his art. A man who worked for the man who inspired the patron-saint of CEO's. A man who left many notes and plans, though he didn't get to see most of them in action. In short, a universal man.

Seriously, I suck at making questions so this one will probably be either insanely easy or insanely difficult.

[rajpoot]

Leonardo Da Vinci

[the tokai]

Leonardo Da Vinci
I knew it was going to be to easy. Well, the floor is yours.

[seireikhaan]

nevermind, wrong thing...

[rajpoot]

Not to hard not too easy.
Who I want is a man, who was the uncle of a king whose father was one of the most controversial ruler of his times. This man rose to great heights during his nephew's 'rule'. His death though, was tragic affair, as he was executed for treason by his political rivals. He is immortalised is a book, about the adventures of his nephew.

[Quintus.JC]

Is the chap English? I can think of Edward Seymour and John Dudley of Northumberland, either one could be right, I'll research into that.

[Quintus.JC]

It's probably Edward Seymour, he fits the bill.

[rajpoot]

Edward Seymour it is :yes:
Your turn.

[Quintus.JC]

I'll pass the oppertunity, can't think of anything good at the movement. Next poster feel free to ask the question.

[Quintus.JC]

I'll pass the oppertunity, can't think of anything good at the movement. Next poster feel free to ask the question.

Fine I'll do it myself.

An easy one then:

The man I’m looking for was considered to be one of the most popular monarchs of his country, both before and after his death. Born during the time of religious wars, he displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time and showed great care for the welfare of his subjects, helped by his faithful right-hand man his was able to achieve greatness for his kingdom and his people. But this still could not save him as he was assassinated during his travels, and this was not the first attempt made on his life.

[rajpoot]

Sounds very much like Frederick Barbarossa, but I don't think that's it is it?

[Geoffrey S]

I'm going to go for Henry IV, with the right-hand man being the duke of Sully.

[Conradus]

Sounds very much like Frederick Barbarossa, but I don't think that's it is it?

Barbarossa wasn't assassinated, but died on the Third Crusade, he probably suffered a heart attack whilst bathing.

[Quintus.JC]

I'm going to go for Henry IV, with the right-hand man being the duke of Sully.

That's the man, Henry IV of France. Born during the time of religious struggles between the Huguenots and Catholics, and religious conflict between the two were common at the time. Henry himself was baptized a Catholic but rised up as a Calvinist, when he became king he changed his faith from Calvinism to Catholicism to better serve his country. Guided by Maximilien de Béthune, duke of Sully, he was able to achived greatness for his kingdom. Although Henry heself was a man of kindness, compassion, and good humor, and was much loved by his people, he was the subject of many murder attempts. After surviving many attemps he was eventually assassinated in Paris by a fanatically passionate Catholic, François Ravaillac, who stabbed the king to death while he travelled in his coach on his way to visit the Duke of Sully.

All yours Geff.

[Geoffrey S]

My goal was clear: to make my nation great once more. Where most men would use iron to conquer new lands through violent means, I would use it to extend our reach in a more peaceful manner. Others were less patient. The first time I was told I was no longer needed the men of violence led my people to disaster, and I was asked to return to salvage the situation; I did so. The second time they were not so fortunate, and I lived long enough to see the beginning of the end.

Who am I?

[AggonyDuck]

Talleyrand?

[Motep]

If that's not it, I would hazard a guess (cause I just dot know...)
Somebody who did some good for his nation and was deposed, generally peaceful, and became laeder again... Juan Perón?

[Geoffrey S]

I started as a businessman, later serving my country under a father and his son.

[Quintus.JC]

Gustav Stresemann? :sweatdrop:

[Motep]

Beats the hell out of me...:sweatdrop:

[AggonyDuck]

Sergei Witte?

[Decker]

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr

[Geoffrey S]

Sergei Witte?
That's the man!

Sergei Witte, born 1849, Finance Minister of Russia from 1892-1903, Prime Minister from 1905-1906. When appointed to his first post under Alexander III, Russia was struggling to remain one of the Great Powers of Europe despite its progressing state-driven industrial development. As Finance Minster he entered the Gold Standard, stimulated foreign investment in Russian industry, and expanded said industry by modern means. Under his Ministry, Russia's economy strengthened. Witte came from a background of running railway enterprises and put this experience to good use in what would become his lasting legacy: the Trans-Siberian Railway. As the tracks cut their way across Central Asia, so Russian imperialist interests followed. The Finance Ministry, due to the importance of the Railway, had a significant share in how Russia expanded to the Far East - Central Asia was brought under Russia's control, and the Railway meant a strong influence in China.

Unfortunately for Witte, this dominating influence didn't last. Under Tsar Nicholas II military men took a greater role in the Russian expansion, opposing Witte's policy of economic imperialism. Actions such as occupying Manchuria after the Boxer Rebellion and the seizure of Port Arthur gradually brought Russia into conflict with Japan. In the meantime, Witte had less influence over the young tsar and found himself outside of power before the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 began. The war was a failure for Russia. Nicholas II, at a loss at what to do, called upon Witte to head the negotiations with Japan at Portsmouth, in the USA. The loyal minister did so, and did so well: although the war had been lost, in the treaty eventually signed Witte kept Japanese gains and Russian losses to a minimum.

In return he was granted the post of Prime Minister. Yet he was appointed in challenging times: the 1905 Revolution was in full swing, with political liberalisation being one of the key demands. Witte was unable to satisfy all parties and again found himself removed from office. Until the First World War he retained some advisatory influence, but the dominating power he'd had at the close of the nineteenth century was over. He feared the growing crisis in Europe, and was strongly against Russian involvement in a European war. This was to no avail. When the First World War broke out Witte was around to see it happen. He died in 1915.

[AggonyDuck]

A son of a legendary warlord, I inherited his realm and army after his death. I then foolishly wasted my army in a battle, which I had decided to fight against the wishes of my advisors, of whom many died in the battle. Within a decade I would be dead and my realm would come under control of my foe on that fated field of battle.

Who am I?

[Motep]

I cant remeber...:shame:

[Chris1959]

Takeda Katsuyori?

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, correct!

[Chris1959]

Whoa my turn then!!

Easy one. Name of the sacraficial Swiss hero at Sempach?

[Quintus.JC]

Arnold von Winkelried, though his deed at Sempach is highly debatable.

[Chris1959]

Correct. Give that man a ceeegaarr!

[Quintus.JC]

:smoking a cigar:

Okay, this is a battle I’m looking for; set during the period of the decline of Rome (this clue could be very misleading). And was considered to be one of the great victories against the odds. One of the belligerent had allegedly over 1,000,000 troops while the other had merely 80,000. The battle itself was a disaster for the bigger army, with over 700,000 casualties. Legend has that the losing commander screamed “The heaven has annihilated me!” to the sky while escaping. (This was translated into English).

I know the clues are a bit dodgy, so if anyone wants anymore clue just ask ~:)

[rajpoot]

If you could just tell what language it was translated from.................... ~D

[Quintus.JC]

If you could just tell what language it was translated from.................... ~D

Yeah, sure, why not... :stare:

[Conradus]

Battle of the Fei River?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fei

[Quintus.JC]

Battle of the Fei River?


The cigar is yours my friend. :cough:

[Conradus]

The cigar is yours my friend. :cough:

Thank you, however I don't smoke. It'll be waiting here for the next know-it-all :book2:

The Siege I'm looking for was sometimes referred to as a second Troy. It didn't last as long as its mythological predecessor, but it still was one of the longest in history. It occurred during a time when religous hatred was abundant and when nationstates were first arising. Both sides changed their commaners often. In the end, the besiegers won, but a truce was reached. This truce, albeit shortlived, was the last era of greatness for what once was one of the richest places in the world. Afterwards however, they became a graveyard and battlefield for centuries to come.

Which siege am I referring to?

[Quintus.JC]

I have no idea about which siege it is, but the city has got to be Constantinople.

[Conradus]

I have no idea about which siege it is, but the city has got to be Constantinople.

No it isn't. Seems like I managed to fool at least one:2thumbsup:

I'll try to give some more hints if it's not found by the next guesser :)

[rajpoot]

Is it by any chance the multiple consecutive sieges of Gibralter?

[Conradus]

Is it by any chance the multiple consecutive sieges of Gibralter?

No, it isn't Gibraltar either, though one of the parties in this siege was the country that's directly north of Gibraltar.

One more tip, the conflict is situated in a conflict that lasted for a very, very long time and in the country that we called the "battlefield of europe" eversince.

[seireikhaan]

Siege of Candia(Crete)?

[Quintus.JC]

No, it isn't Gibraltar either, though one of the parties in this siege was the country that's directly north of Gibraltar.

One more tip, the conflict is situated in a conflict that lasted for a very, very long time and in the country that we called the "battlefield of europe" eversince.

Found the answer, it’s quite obvious after Conardus’ last clue.

[Conradus]

Siege of Candia(Crete)?

It isn't this one either.

Cicero share it with us then :)

If you can name the fighting parties and the countries, you can have the next question. I just checked wikipedia and the siege didn't get that long an article as it warranted.

[Quintus.JC]

Siege of Antwerp. Fought between the Habsburg Spanish and the Dutch. The last two clues from Canrdus made it easy, one of the billiegents is obviously Spain, while 'the battlefield of Europe' narrowed my choice down to three; Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. Searched all three in google and found the answer. I really thought the answer would be obvioulsy Constantinople at first. ~:)

[Conradus]

Siege of Antwerp. Fought between the Habsburg Spanish and the Dutch. The last two clues from Canrdus made it easy, one of the billiegents is obviously Spain, while 'the battlefield of Europe' narrowed my choice down to three; Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. Searched all three in google and found the answer. I really thought the answer would be obvioulsy Constantinople at first. ~:)

The fighting parties were Habsburg Spain -amongst others- and the United Provinces, but it wasn't Antwerp, nor Brussels or Bruges.
The siege of Antwerp didn't really last very long, nor did it lead to a truce.
Though you're close enough and I'll give the entire answer.

The Siege of Ostend


The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege that resulted in a Spanish victory. It is remembered as the bloodiest battle of the Eighty Years' War and one of the longest sieges in history: It is said "the Spanish assailed the unassailable; the Dutch defended the indefensible."[citation needed]

In 1603, General Spinola assumed command of the Spanish forces. Under his able leadership, the Spanish tore Ostend's outer defenses from the exhausted Dutch and put what remained of the city under the muzzles of their guns, compelling the Dutch to surrender. By that point the Spanish had lost almost 60,000 men in the blasted trenches and dugouts surrounding the ruined city.

The ruin and devastation of the siege led to negotiations that produced a twelve-year truce (1609-1621) between Spain and the United Provinces.

Habsburg Spain and the then semi-independent Netherlands under Albrecht and Isabella fought the United Provinces. The ending of the siege led to a truce that lasted twelve years and can be remembered as the last golden age of Flanders(Belgium), with as greatest artist then: Pieter Paul Rubens.

The cigar is yours again Cicero :)

[Quintus.JC]

The cigar is yours again Cicero :)

I don't think I got the right answer, keep the cigar. Ask another question. ~:)

[Conradus]

Allright, I'll make it an easy one

This small nation had to defend itself with the powers of nature itself. Though small, she once had vast riches and an empire that stretched the globe. And a fleet to be reckoned with. Only after several wars against her large nemesis, the enormous costs of her fleet and wars could no longer be sustained and this nation degraded into a second-rate power. Her nemesis then went on to became -arguably- the strongest nation the world has ever seen.

What country am I referring to?

[rajpoot]

Ahh, it would be Spain, the nemesis Great Britain, and the fleet the Armada.

[Chris1959]

Holland or Netherlands, I assume the nemesis is Britain.

[Conradus]

The cigar is all yours Chris1959

The country I was looking for was indeed the United Provinces, or Holland or The Netherlands. A part of the wealthy Low Countries, after the Fall of Antwerp it recieved the better part of a million of Flemish immigrants and began to prosper. The United East Indian Company, founded in 1602, built outposts and colonies all over the globe. South Africa, Indonesia, New York, Brazilia, the Carribean. The Dutch were omnipresent. Her fleet was arguably the strongest and most capable after the downfall of the Spanish Armada. Her admirals were unparralled. After a series of Anglo-Dutch wars, Hollands days of glory were over, they lost most of their colonies to the British and their republic degenerated into a de facto monarchy. Britain then went on to became the largest empire the world has ever seen, spanning a quarter of the globe in the early 20th century.

[Chris1959]

Why thank you "puff, puff....cough"

Now, I've got to think of another question.

Early WW1 at Le Cateau British and German/Hanoverian units clashed, ironically units on either side had the same battle honour. What was it?

A box of Cuba's finest for the regiments as well.

[Quintus.JC]

Strength and Honor :knight:

No idea :sweatdrop:

[Chris1959]

Quick clue it was a rare battle honour in a war when British forces won many of the major engagements but no honours were given, my local regt 22nd Cheshires being a good example!

[AggonyDuck]

My guess is the battle of Dettingen. Can't name the regiments though.

[Chris1959]

Sorry, Dettingen is a slightly too early, plus the "Battle" lasted a little longer.

[Knight of the Rose]

I'm guessing one of the few places germans and english would have same battle honours could be in Africa, the Boer war perhaps? Or against the Zulus??

Are we moving in that direction?

/KotR

[Conradus]

Probably in the American War of Independence. The British fielded German units there. Or the Napoleontic wars. Waterloo perhaps?

[AggonyDuck]

Probably in the American War of Independence. The British fielded German units there. Or the Napoleontic wars. Waterloo perhaps?

The American War of Independence would be perfect except for the fact that battle honours were granted only in three land battles and these were the battles of St. Lucia, Jersey and the defence of Gibraltar. The problem with these battle honours is that according to my sources no Hannoverian troops were present in these battles.

The Napoleonic Wars again has the problem that battle honours were far from a rarity and were granted from pretty much any victorious battle.

[Chris1959]

Aggony Duck, you have mentioned the answer! But, which one?

[Conradus]

The American War of Independence would be perfect except for the fact that battle honours were granted only in three land battles and these were the battles of St. Lucia, Jersey and the defence of Gibraltar. The problem with these battle honours is that according to my sources no Hannoverian troops were present in these battles.

The Napoleonic Wars again has the problem that battle honours were far from a rarity and were granted from pretty much any victorious battle.

To be honest I don't even know what battle honours are. I don't know a word for it in Dutch so I'm only guessing :surprised:

[Chris1959]

Conradus, "Battle Honours" are given to a regiment, or part such as a battalion for participating in a battle, they are often embroidered on a units colours (Flag).
For the British Army given it's history and involvement in so many conflicts nearly all it's regiments have numerous honours such as Waterloo, Salamamanca, El Alamein etc. Other nations such as France, USA have similar such citations.

[AggonyDuck]

Aggony Duck, you have mentioned the answer! But, which one?

Well the fact that you pointed out that it took a while longer than a normal battle would make the correct answer The Great Siege of Gibraltar.

I have no idea what the Hannoverian regiment is, but on the British side atleast the Dorsetshire and the Suffolk Regiment have both battle honours.

On the German side these regiments/battalion had the same battle honour:
Füsilier Regt General Feldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Hannoversches) Nr. 73, Inf.
Regt. Von Voigts - Rhetz (3. Hannoversches) Nr.79,
and Hannoversches Jäger - Batl. Nr. 10.

[Chris1959]

Congratulations Aggony Duck. It was the "Great Siege of Gibraltar" 1779-1783 and you obviously have a detailed knowledge of the units involved. I was looking for the Essex Regt and the Hanoverian Jagers whose 5th Battalion was at Le Cateau, probably from your knowledge some of the others were as well, I was inspired by a picture of a Jager with "Gibraltar" as an armband in 1914.

So the cigar is yours and a box of "Monte Cristos" via carrier pigeon.

[AggonyDuck]

She was a brainchild of one of the most influential men in a revolution in ship design. A radical design at the time, she was designed with a specific task in mind and in her first battle she proved herself successfully at that task. One and a half years later a battle proved her design to be flawed, but she escaped unscathed. After the war for which she was built for was over, she was quickly decommissioned and scrapped. Which ship is the she I am referring to?

[Motep]

Sounds kinda like the USS Galena

[Chris1959]

HMS Inflexible 1907-1923. One of the first battlecruisers and with her sistership Invincible took part in the Battle of Falklands Dec. 1914. At Jutland 18 months later she suffered no damage, whilst Invincible blew up. After the war she was rapidly de-commisioned and scrapped in 1923 ironically in Germany.

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, correct!

[Chris1959]

I was one of the finest shots in the British Army, and prior to the Battle of Brandywine had Gen Washington in my sights at short range, but I could not shoot an unarmed man in the back so did not fire. Who am I and what did I carry that made the shot a certainty?

[ajaxfetish]

If my google-fu is to be trusted, it'd be Major Patrick Ferguson, carrying the Ferguson Breechloading Rifle.

Ajax

[Chris1959]

Ajaxfetish wins the ceegarrr. It was Major Patrick Ferguson carrying his own deadly rifle. Allegedly, capable of six rounds a minute and deadly accurate up to two hundred yards.
One of history's great "ifs", if it was Washington and Ferguson had fired, it may have prevented his own untimely death at Kings Mountain and the possibility of British light Infantry blowing holes in French troops in the Peninsula with Ferguson rather than Baker rifles.

[ajaxfetish]

I was once the possession of a great knight who is said to have found his inspiration in a spider. I then passed to another knight, one who nearly captured a king, and I bravely preceded that knight to his death on crusade.

Ajax

[Chris1959]

Robert the Bruce's heart.

[rajpoot]

Robert the Bruce's heart.


Errr, perhaps I'm being thick.....but.......you don't mean heart as in the internal organ of the human body do you?

[Csargo]

Errr, perhaps I'm being thick.....but.......you don't mean heart as in the internal organ of the human body do you?


On his deathbed in 1329, Robert the Bruce asked that his heart should be carried into battle against the "Infidels" because he himself had not been able to go on a Crusade. (Removing internal organs after death was a common practice in those days). Bruce's body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey and when it was exhumed in 1818 it was found that his ribs had been sawn through, indicating that his heart had indeed been taken from his body.

:inquisitive:

[ajaxfetish]

And right back to Chris. Well done!

Ajax

[Motep]

kinda creepy...

[rajpoot]

kinda creepy...

Exactly.....the guy himself asked them to rip his heart out :shocked3:

[Chris1959]

Sorry for the delay, I've been away on business.

Following a recent news report on British troops operating at Maiwand in Afgahnistan what happened there in 1880 that makes one wish our politicians read history books?

[Conradus]

Some British expedition army got annihilated?

[AggonyDuck]

Sorry for the delay, I've been away on business.

Following a recent news report on British troops operating at Maiwand in Afgahnistan what happened there in 1880 that makes one wish our politicians read history books?

A British force lost the battle of Maiwand against the Afghans and were forced to retreat to Kandahar.

[Chris1959]

Well done Aggony Duck.

[rajpoot]

10 days down, no qustion still.......... :juggle2:
Won't anyone post a question? Aggony Duck?

[Quintus.JC]

Someone will have to start posting soon....

[KarlXII]

I'll give it a whirl.

My relative was the scourge of civilization, and with his death left his empire in ruins. I managed to take hold of some of it, and would rule the people north of Byzantium. I would be their first ruler, though little is actually known of me, other than a document from my clan.

[Quintus.JC]

I'll give it a whirl.

My relative was the scourge of civilization, and with his death left his empire in ruins. I managed to take hold of some of it, and would rule the people north of Byzantium. I would be their first ruler, though little is actually known of me, other than a document from my clan.

So it's a relative of Attila the Hun.... a few possiblities here.

[ajaxfetish]

Batu Khan?

Ajax

[KarlXII]

Batu Khan?

Ajax

Nope.

[Sarmatian]

Some of Attila's sons, maybe. Ernakh, perhaps?

[Tristuskhan]

edit: delete post, did not read the question well.

[seireikhaan]

Csaba?

[KarlXII]

He was the first ruler of the people north of Byzantium.

[seireikhaan]

Avitohol?

[Sarmatian]

North of Byzantium covers a very large geographical area... From Hungary to Caucasus almost... Hmmm...

Kubrat, maybe?

[Quintus.JC]

The Bulgars?

[KarlXII]

Avitohol?

Got it. First Khan of the Bulgars.

[seireikhaan]

Alright, give me a few hours and I should be able to get a new question up.

[Sarmatian]

If I'm not mistaken, what is known about Avitohol are more myths than facts. In Nominalia of Bulgarian Khans he is credited with being the first but the same document states that he lived 300 years. Some researchers claim that he was descendant of Attila the Hun, some that he WAS Atilla the Hun... If you're looking for an answer from myths, you should specify that in the question.

[KarlXII]

If I'm not mistaken, what is known about Avitohol are more myths than facts. In Nominalia of Bulgarian Khans he is credited with being the first but the same document states that he lived 300 years. Some researchers claim that he was descendant of Attila the Hun, some that he WAS Atilla the Hun... If you're looking for an answer from myths, you should specify that in the question.

Simply because not much other than a document from his clan is known of him. He is generally accepted as being the first Khan of the Bulgars, and a relative to Attila, that was what I included in my "quiz".

[seireikhaan]

Okay, sorry about the delay, but I just started College and all...

I was one of the top generals for a world conqueror. Along with one of my top compatriots, I conducted the greatest cavalry raid in history, destroying much of the Russian principalities, as well as innumerable tribes, in my wake. Who am I?

[Decker]

Genghis Khan?

[Conradus]

Subotai

[Paradox]

Subutai :grin:

[seireikhaan]

Conradus had it, more or less. I'm not real big on super correct spelling given translation and such.

[Conradus]

Wasn't it spelled Subotai in Age of Empires II?

Anyhow, I can't think of a question now, so feel free to post one, whoever comes next.

[rajpoot]

Very well, I'll do it then.
The man I refer to was a low ranking soldier, in the army of one the largest empires of his time.
When he had a disagreement with a senior officer over a religious issue, he shot his superior, and was eventually tried and hung.
His death was the spark that began a great uprising, that had been brewing below the surface for many a years.
Name the man.

[Quintus.JC]

Could it be one of the Polish uprisings in the 19th century against the Russian empire?

[rajpoot]

Naa, not even close.
Let me give you a hint. This man was a native of one the conquered territories of the empire, and the rebellion caused a great stir, causing the main ruling body of the empire to take the territory under its own direct command, insted of the indirect rule it had before.

(Rather confusing language, I'm sorry, if I make it any plainer it'll become too easy.)

[Darkvicer98]

Could it be Ukraine and it's independance in the 17th and 18th century?
Or the British Empire in Africa?

[Quintus.JC]

Could it be the Peasants' War uprising in the 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire?

[rajpoot]

No.
Though, Darkvicer98 was quite close.......

[Conradus]

Something along the Boer Wars?

[rajpoot]

No.
But, all right, let me make this easier.........sounds like no one here has heard about it :(
This rebellion was against the East India Company.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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That rebellion in 1850's in which the puppetized Mughal emperor was used as a figurehead isn't it? :inquisitive:
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[rajpoot]

Yup, the Revolt of 1857. Now then, just give me the name of the man whose death is supposed to have 'triggered' it, and you're on.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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My source (a translated edition of Britannica) doesn't delve into too much detail unfortunately. Pass.
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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Couldn't restrain myself from resorting to Wiki and the answer must be

Mangal Pandey

yet I won't claim victory.
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[rajpoot]

Well, no one else got the answer anyway, so to keep the thread rolling you should ask the next question Mouzafphaerre. :yes:

[Mouzafphaerre]

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This one will be tricky. I don't suppose it would be popular out of specialized area and the most likely answer would be the wrong one. Hence the trick. ~;) Googling encouraged to force the poor souls into the wrong answer. :devil:

Who is the first Turkish female pilot?

The year she flew deserves an extra cookie. ~:)
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