Abdur Rahman Khan, also known as the Iron Emir, was Emir of Afghanistan from 11 August 1880 until his death on 1 October 1901. He was known for uniting Afghanistan, and for negotiating the Durand Line with the British Empire. He ordered 100,000 executions and slaughtered over half the Hazara people.
Pope Alexander VI was the head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until 1503. Alexander's 1493 papal bulls confirmed the Spanish crown's rights to colonize the New World. He is remembered for fathering several illegitimate children and for family corruption.
Pope Urban VI was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death in October 1389. He was the last Pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontificate began shortly after the end of the Avignon Papacy. He is the only Pope to have had church Cardinals tortured and murdered.
Pope Leo XIV made an apostolic journey to Spain on 6–12 June 2026 to address the immigration crisis, inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada Família, and strengthen ties with the Spanish government and the Spanish people. He visited Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife.
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The Church of Saint Porphyrius is a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, Palestine. It belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is the oldest active church in the city. During the Gaza War, a building of the church was damaged during an Israeli airstrike, killing 18 Palestinians.
Historically, Buddhist cultures, leaders, and traditions have varied greatly in their treatment of LGBTQ relationships, sexuality, and gender expressions. Early Buddhism appears to have placed no special stigma on homosexuality. Contradictory opinions on the subject are held by Buddhists worldwide.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Japan have fewer legal protections than in most other developed countries. However, some developments towards stronger rights have been made in the 2020s. Same-sex sexual activity was criminalized only briefly in Japan's history.
Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until he died in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, spanning nearly the entire Indian subcontinent. Aurangzeb's reign is characterized by nearly endless wars and conservative Islamic rule.
Sharada Peeth is a ruined Hindu temple and ancient center of learning located in the Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Between the 6th and 12th centuries CE, it was among the most prominent temple universities in the Indian subcontinent.
The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu religious festival celebrated every four or twelve years in India. It is the largest single gathering of human beings in the world. Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganges, Godavari, Shipra, or Yamuna rivers during the festival will cleanse them of their sins.
The 969 Movement, linked to the Rohingya Genocide, is a Buddhist Nationalist, anti-Islam organization in Myanmar (Burma). It has received condemnation in international media.
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Thích Quảng Đức was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quảng Đức was protesting the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government of Ngô Đình Diệm during the Vietnam War.