Some British expedition army got annihilated?
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Some British expedition army got annihilated?
A British force lost the battle of Maiwand against the Afghans and were forced to retreat to Kandahar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris1959
Well done Aggony Duck.
10 days down, no qustion still.......... :juggle2:
Won't anyone post a question? Aggony Duck?
Someone will have to start posting soon....
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwedishFish
Batu Khan?
Ajax
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
Some of Attila's sons, maybe. Ernakh, perhaps?
edit: delete post, did not read the question well.
Csaba?
He was the first ruler of the people north of Byzantium.
Avitohol?
North of Byzantium covers a very large geographical area... From Hungary to Caucasus almost... Hmmm...
Kubrat, maybe?
The Bulgars?
Got it. First Khan of the Bulgars.Quote:
Originally Posted by makaikhaan
Alright, give me a few hours and I should be able to get a new question up.
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".Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
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?
Genghis Khan?
Subotai
Subutai :grin:
Conradus had it, more or less. I'm not real big on super correct spelling given translation and such.
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.
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.
Could it be one of the Polish uprisings in the 19th century against the Russian empire?
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.)
Could it be Ukraine and it's independance in the 17th and 18th century?
Or the British Empire in Africa?