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James Millward 米華健

JimMillward

"Dr." is translated in Chinese as boshi 博士, scholar of broad knowledge. This is an old word, attested in Han empire histories (史记，汉书）. There was once a consonant at the

L for linguist

l_linguist

In Hungarian the signs (csillagjegyek = star signs/Marks) are: Kos Bika Ikrek Rák Oroszlán Szűz Mérleg Skorpió Nyilas Bak Vízöntő Halakhttps://twitter.com/SDLJames/status/1356627211449679875 #Turkish/#Turkic speakers, can you

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MorlockP

so 2-3 days ago there was Stupid News Cycle about how an a̶c̶t̶r̶e̶s̶s̶ professional liar / story teller announced some detail about the inner state of her head...and both red

Mayur

hiteshtikoo

A THREAD for all the Brits out there... If your colonial history makes you feel guilty or you're made to feel guilty about it-Remember Turkey has run an empire for

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[QUICK THREAD: THE CURSE OF MAGDALENE]1/27Under normal weather conditions, although the jury's kinda out on what's "normal" anyway, it takes the elements 2,000 years to wash away 13 billion metric

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

1/ Religion was another important link between #China and #Iran in both ancient and medieval times. This thread will briefly explore the Sino-#Iranian connection in the spread of three religions

Rowan - L4T3NCY

RiotL4T3NCY

Let's talk about MERIHARI (メリハリ) AND IMMERSION IN GAMES using Ghost of Tsushima. /thread-----Ghost of Tsushima is a modern best-in-class for immersion and merihari. It might not be the most

Kavaeric

Kavaeric

Coming off the heels of JK Rowling doing a JK Rowling, it's super important to understand the source of your inspirations and acknowledge the baggage that comes with it, in

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

1/ As I have mentioned, the story of #IranChina relations is not always a story of economic exchange and social integration. The lives of the elite were one thing, but

M. Atef

muhammadepf

Thread about Egypt: When asking someone about Egypt, they'll probably picture a desolate desert, bedouins, camels, and the pyramids in the background. Egypt, however, has a much more vibrant background

Carl Zha

CarlZha

Everything you want to know about infamous Chinese liquor Baijiu 白酒, lubricants of Chinese business banquets, but afraid to ask. Thread: We start w famous Luzhou Laojiao 瀘州老窖, a strong

Edward C. Yong ن

infernoxv

not the Chora church, with the finest surviving Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in Constantinople! oh my heart. https://ahvalnews.com/chora/turkey-re-converts-istanbuls-chora-church-museum-mosque this is even more upsetting for me, as the Ch

Clare Griffin

balalaichnitsa

Ok, clearly I hate myself because I am actually now going to do a line-by-line refutation of this nonsense.https://twitter.com/daniel_dsj2110/status/1334295004790091781 First, a quick transcription of what the photo in the OP

Hasib Noor

hasibmn

The Debate on Rumi's "Identity"There is a rising ethno-national debate about claiming Rumi's legacy with some bigotry inserted by Irani Persians speaking against Afghans claiming that Rumi "wasnt Afghan," even

Emil Sandstedt

bezantdenier

1.) The first chapter of 'Money Dethroned - A Journey through Ashes', details many Chinese attempts at paper money. They all failed. 2.) These 'paper money' scams may be said

🌿willowⒶ☭🌿

leftistluthien

Boudicca appreciation post for our celtic warrior QUEEN (might make this into a thread of historical/mythical warrior women because I just love them so much) alright next up is my

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