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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.
Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川 家康? perhaps
So, Fahad, true or not?
It has to be, there isn't anyone else who fits that description.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
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:
Wallenstein?
Albrecht von Wallenstein, hope you got the time to post the next question Conradus. :beam:
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
I got very little idea Conradus, Hereward the Wake?:dizzy2:
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.
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.
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.
It's indeed one of Alexander's generals. Just look at the question to find which one. His name is litterally mentioned :scholar:
Craterus. Someone else feel free to ask the next question.
It's indeed Craterus.
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?
No idea, searched into google and stuff came up about geography... Need more clues. :dizzy2:
Some hints then. It was a famous Soviet line in a sport.
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
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.
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.
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
Olaf?
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:
Sweyn?
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.
We're getting close here - it was a very good guess, Innocentius, but unfortunately the kings' names started with "V"
/KotR
Is it Valdemer? the nicknames your lookin for are den Store,Sejr,and Atterdag right?
That is correct, WarMachine, congrats:applause:, you may ask the next question!
/KotR
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?
A lot of dead people
Okay my turn...lemme think for a bit, this may take a day or two....
874,351,325 I would know cause I was there
or 0?
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
I was never any good at maths in school, couldn't we get the more original 'guess the historical figure' type of question?
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Originally Posted by Knight of the Rose
That question is kinda too specific. There are probably several different sources that have different casualty numbers.
I thought it was trick question of some sort.........anyway, whos giving the next question now? This thread's been very slack lately.
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??
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?
You go:2thumbsup:
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?
Mark Antony.
Close, but Antony wasn't a gifted orator, nor a skilled politician, nor the greatest general of his age.
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
I was looking for Caesar, so it's your turn asj_indiaQuote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
Boudicca, Suetonius Paulinus, Nero.
Right. Your turn.
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.
Since no one has stepped in, I'll be bold. May I have more clues please? :dizzy2:
Her sons were unafraid of assassins. Indeed, assassins were afraid of them.
Will no-one try a guess?
Just a one more hint, please........is the person in question supposed to have been from the Orient or Occident?
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.
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.
Queen Amadala??~:confused:
Only medieval woman I can think of right now is Eleonore d' Aquitaine. But she doesn't really fit the descriptions.
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.
Am I allowed to say Pann...
PLEASE> I KNOW THE ANSWER!
No you're not, scott. That's cheating, after I posted the answer in the Den.
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:
I'm going to guess Börte, but I'm probably wrong.
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:
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.
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.
Still no one?
Can we get another hint? Maybe which continent (Europe or Asia) or which region of Europe?
All you had to do was ask. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars
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.
So, it's a country (presumably European) bordering the Ottoman Empire
Vlad the II I think, the father of Vlad Tepes/Dracula.
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. ~:)
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.)
Sounds like Longshanks.
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.
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by asj_india
I'll post a question when I can think of something interesting.
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.
:dizzy2: It is someone from the age of firearm right?