Portal:History/Did you know
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...that Pamheiba made Hinduism the official religion of Manipur in 1717 A.D?
…that Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, was one of the most daring, but in the end unsuccessful, condottieri of Renaissance Italy?
…that during the 13th century, the Mongol Empire conquerored most of the Eurasian land mass, including both China in the east and much of the old Islamic caliphate (as well as Russia) in the west?
... that Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus expanded Swedish power in the Baltic, and was considered a great general by both Carl von Clausewitz and Napoleon Bonaparte?
…that Swedish Livonia (modern Latvia) was a Swedish dominion from 1620 until 1721?
...that Roman Republic era dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla voluntarily relinquished his position after two years of unchallenged power?
