
110 Years Since the Ottoman Empire's Genocide of the Armenians
24 April 2025 marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with commemorations held around the world.
World and Asian history explained simply — empires, people and turning points, by The Wild Chronicles.

24 April 2025 marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with commemorations held around the world.

On 17 March, China sent warplanes and military drones to drill around Taiwan in response to Taiwan's president.

In 1947 Britain, exhausted by the world war, no longer had the authority to rule the British Raj and agreed to grant independence.

Before Iran embraced Islam, Iranians followed Zoroastrianism, or fire worship.

Many people are confused by the flags of Tunisia and Turkey, which look alike: a red rectangle with a crescent in the middle.

The Mongol invasion of China began in the time of Genghis Khan and continued for decades, before finally being completed under Kublai Khan.

As Taiwanese people grow cool on the One China idea, will Taiwan's future still see itself as Chinese?