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TIL a meteor had fallen in the kingdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and on it someone had written “The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided.” When he heard this, he sent someone to investigate who did it, and when no one admitted, all the people living nearby the meteor were killed.

by whatilearned January 27, 2022, 5:35 am

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What exactly was the process in which the Prince-Electors chose the Holy Roman Emperor?

by HistoryBuff January 22, 2022, 9:41 pm

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TIL that Austrian architect, Eduard van der Nüll, decided to null himself by committing suicide after learning that Emperor Franz Joseph said he didn’t like the opera house Nüll built. Later Emperor Franz felt awful & never said anything bad about art or architecture again.

by whatilearned January 20, 2022, 12:28 am

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TIL After making a series of vital reforms that prolonged the life of the Roman Empire, emperor Diocletian retired to his hometown and took up gardening. When asked to return, he refused, saying he wouldn’t give up the pleasure of planting cabbages with his own hands for anything in the world

by whatilearned January 19, 2022, 7:30 am

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TIL that after a Byzantine army was destroyed at Pliska (811), Byzantine soldiers broke into the tomb of the iconoclast Constantine V (died 775), who was reviled by the church for his heresy but revered by the army for his victories, and begged the dead emperor to arise and lead them once again

by whatilearned January 9, 2022, 5:22 pm

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TIL Ivan VI became Emperor of Russia at only two months old. His reign was short-lived, as his cousin, Elizabeth overthrew him, and placed his family in prison. Ivan would go on to spend the rest of his life in prison before being executed. His siblings were than placed under permanent house arrest.

by whatilearned December 3, 2021, 10:47 pm

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Why did consorts to the Chinese Emperor change their names every time they got a new rank?

by HistoryBuff December 3, 2021, 12:38 pm

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Who is the most successful Emperor among the Mughal rulers? Why?

by HistoryBuff December 1, 2021, 7:56 pm

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Found this on an article about the Sussus Amogus Roman Emperor Meme

by CopyPastaArchive November 29, 2021, 10:50 pm

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TIL about Silbannacus. He was a Roman emperor from some time between 248 253 A.D. The only evidence of his existence is 2 coins with his name on them, one discovered in the 1930s, the other discovered in the 1980s.

by whatilearned November 21, 2021, 3:56 am

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TIL that the roman emperor Nero had a rotating dining room

by whatilearned November 17, 2021, 3:43 am

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TIL of the end of Brazil’s monarchy. The last emperor; Pedro II’s liberal regime pushed for women’s rights, ended slavery, gave power to the parliament and respected freedom of speech. But he was overthrown, exiled and replaced by a republican regime that was practically a military dictatorship.

by whatilearned November 15, 2021, 8:23 pm

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