Young History

Two years ago I covered the entire history of this nation from its origins to the invasion from Russia in 2022. This nation has since faced off against one of the latest powers in the world in a war backed by the rest of the world. This nation is filled with strong willed citizens who have refused to back down in the face of death. Once again, this is Ukraine. 

This nation is the beating heart of Central Asia. The people who call this nation home have shaped and influenced the history of central asia for almost 3000 years. This nation has cities like Smarkand and Bukhara which marked the connecting point between the east and west on the silk road. Beyond that, this country has a unique culture that shows shades of Mongolian, nomadic, Turkic and Persian i...

Bordering great powers like Pakistan and China is a nation once dubbed the graveyard of empires. This nation produced the Bactrians, Pashtuns, and many other great people groups that influenced hundreds of years of central asian history. This nation battled great empires like the Soviet Union, The British Empire and many ancient powers. This nation has persevered through many years of war in the 2...

This nation lies across the two sides of the South China Sea. On both sides of this nation there has been thousands of years of human history that shaped the nation into what it is today. This nation was influenced by great maritime empires like the Srivijaya and global ones like the British. In the time since this country gained independence it has become one of the most well developed in the wor...

Perhaps the single most unique borders belong to this nation. With over 4000 KM of in length this nation is longer than the US is wide. This is a latin nation that has felt massive influence from Spain, the US, and many of its neighbors. Despite a lot of this influence this land has had a unique culture defined by the indigenous Mapuche people and the modern residents. This nation has held a pride...

On the southwestern coast of Africa is a lusophone nation with a unique history. This nation was conquered by both Portugal and the Netherlands but never lost who it truly was. This nation embodies resistance and nobody in the nation did more than Queen Nzinga. Since then this nation fought a brutal war for independence, a lengthy civil war and faced decades dominated by the same leader. Today, th...

On the powerful coast of East Africa is a nation that has influenced the world around it for a millennia. The coast of this nation was home to generation defining trade and the development of the unique Swahili language. This is a lusophone that is defined by its deep connection to Portuguese culture. Over the last 6 decades this nation has fought in civil wars and revolutionary ones to change the...

In the heart of the Middle East is a peninsula that birthed a prophet who has influenced bllions since he lived. The history of this nation dates back at least 12,000 years; in that time the greatest ancient, medieval and modern civilizations have interacted with this nation. In the modern age, a family emerged in the desert that is now the most powerful on the planet. The modern nation is influen...

In the southern point of the Arabian peninsula is a nation named for that same location. This nation has seen millennia of history that dates back to ancient times and ancient civilizations. The culture, food, coffee and nature in this country are all unique to this space alone. However, beneath this beauty is a nation of deep division, struggle and abuse. For nearly a decade this nation has been...

On the coast of West Africa is a nation that represents the very heart of the region. This area has been inhabited for millennia by hundreds of different people groups. The Fon, Fante and the mighty Asante have all made this land their home. The Asante formed the great Ashanti confederation and then made an empire that is still spoken of to this day. This nation pushed through European colonialism...

Lying on the west coast of the great African continent, is a nation that holds cornerstones of African history. This nation is famed for its coastal riches and people that have lived there. This nation has seen the great empires of Africa like the Mali and Songhai as well as the colonial powers of Europe. Throughout hundreds of years of change the culture and people of this nation have remained st...

High in the Himalayan mountains is a strong but heavily isolated nation. This nation is a stoutly hindu-buddhist nation, filled with experienced mountain warriors, and many deep cultural traditions. This nation battled against many great Chinese dynasties, Tibetan kingdoms and the British Empire. In recent decades this nation has faced a lot of political ups and downs. However, recently the nation...

The Caribbean Sea, the Amazon rainforest, and all of South America have been influenced by this nation. This nation is beautifully diverse in both its people and biodiversity. This nation has been plagued with instability and a bad reputation for years; challenges from powers like the US have made this country far more alienated than it should be. Nonetheless, beautiful people, culture, art, geogr...

On the western coast of Africa is a nation with a complicated history. This nation is likely the home of the Bantu people who migrated across the continent and shaped the culture of most African nations. This nation has faced hundreds of years of empires which culminated in European rule. This nation has pushed through many years of instability and confusion since independence. Today, there are st...

Sometimes known as the 8th continent, our nation of today is extremely diverse in their history and culture. This nation is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world; it is the endemic home of lemurs, baobab trees and houses the most chameleons in the world. This nation was founded by Austronesians and formed a blended culture that has lasted for centuries. Through great strong leaders, Euro...

The Land Down Under, The Outback, and The Great Southern Land, are just a few names to describe this country that is also a continent. This nation has been inhabited by indigenous peoples for over 60,000 years; in that time a deep culture was developed by over 250 different tribes. As this massive nation developed there were many different people, cultures and some criminals that helped shape the...

On a small peninsula in the far east is a nation of beautiful history and deep secrecy. This nation has been inhabited for millennia where a deep, artistic and withstanding culture has developed. This nation has been through ancient wars, global wars and massive political shifts. Today this nation is home to one of the most silenced, and unique cult of personality based governments the world has e...

In the legendary levant region is one of the eldest nations in the world. This nation has housed or interacted with some of the ancient world’s most powerful empires such as Babylon, Mesopotamia and Assyria. Since that time this nation has been the home of thousands of years of history and cultural development. Today, this storied nation is in one of the worst civil conflicts in the world. Thousan...

In the very heart of the Sahel is a nation of rich resources and multiple cultures. This nation was a strong arm of the Mali and Songhai empire centuries ago. This nation has pushed through European colonial rule and decades of instability since independence. Today, this nation is trying to stabilize its government, exploit its resources and become a premier nation in the region. This is Niger. 

In the heart of West Africa lies perhaps the Sahel’s most famous nation. The home of vast medieval empires and the richest man to ever live. A stretching desert with the earth’s finest riches. A home to dozens of different people groups. All of these things describe the African nation of today’s focus. For the last few years this nation has been in deep division that may cause a unity of Sahel sta...

In the gold filled region of West Africa there is a nation of many different people that have had a history worth more than gold. This nation has seen the influence of Africa’s strongest empires such as Mali, Songhai and Ghana. This nation was thrusted into war both with and alongside France. Since the end of colonialism this nation has been at the forefront of leading social change in West Africa...

Just off the coast of the Indian subcontinent is an island nation with millennia of ethnic history. There are two main people groups here: the Tamils that came from South India as traders, and the Sinhalese from North India. These two groups have both had centuries of royalty, culture and history in this nation. A brutal 3 decade civil war was fought in this nation at the turn of the 21st century....

In South Central Africa is a nation that lies next to one of the 10 largest lakes in the world. This nation has been inhabited for eons, literally dozens of millennia. This nation has also seen influences from African empires like the Maravi and European ones like the British. This nation has a deep culture connected to the region and has maintained it with oral and written traditions for centurie...

In the mighty plains of Central Asia, is one of the largest nations on earth. This country has a long and systematic nomadic past that still has connection to modern culture. This nation was established by 200,000 people that were willing to break away from their home in order to forge their own future. This nation spent time under the Soviet Union and for 4 days in 1991 was the entire Soviet Unio...

In South Central Africa there is a country that has been influencing the region for centuries. This nation is an amalgamation of many different people groups that have all brought their own influence to the history of this nation. This nation was conquered and shaped by many empires across the last two millennia. This nation has some of Africa’s greatest natural beauties such as Victoria Falls. Th...