"On Wednesday we entered the great city of Tabriz in Persia. Commerce flourishes here. Today, there must be at least 200,000 hou
seholders within the city limits. From Tabriz all the way to Samarqand, the prince Timur has established relays of horses kept ready at command so that his messengers may ride on his missions night and day without hindrance. The posthouses have been built at intervals of a day’s or half a day’s journey apart. We then stopped at a caravanserai in a local village for the accommodation of travelers and merchants on the road, before proceeding to the capital city of Samarqand in Central Asia, which Timur has lavishly adorned. The richness and abundance of this great capital and its district is indeed a wonder to behold. It is not only rich in agriculture but also in manufactures, as silk and other crafts are all produced here in abundance. Turks, Arabs, Christians of all sects, and Hindus all reside here. The markets of Samarqand are filled w
The Edicts of Ashoka helped in spreading the message of harmony, virtue and peace which encouraged the various cultures and religions of the Mauryan Empire to live together without any conflict. This helped in speeding up the first unification of India.
Alexander Kerensky might have remained as prime minister of the provisional government a lot longer. He may have succeeded in keeping Russia in WWI. The war may have ended sooner than 11/1918 with the U.S. entering in 1917.
