According to Chinese tradition, Chinese civilization is 5,000 years old, though the ancient China of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

The Mughal Empire, spanning from the early 16th to the 18th century, left a lasting legacy through its blend of Persian, Indian, and Islamic influences. Key emperors like Akbar, Shah Jahan, and ...

Two major discoveries have been made in Sohag Governorate in a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, shedding new light on Egypt’s ancient past. A joint Egyptian-American team from the ...

Cleopatra, the most famous member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Credit: Mary Harrsch / Flickr CC BY 2.0 Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar ...

Marvel Studios has two movies set for release between Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The first is Spider-Man 4 on July 31, 2026, and while Blade was once a likely contender for the ...

Continuity is what makes Chinese civilization the most distinctive among the world's ancient civilizations. For a long time, the academic community has generally regarded the establishment of the ...

Leavitt: We've been ruled by a political class that has sold us out for too long White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt explains President Donald Trump's tariffs and weighs in on his meeting ...

Simply sign up to the Agriculture myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The family that controls the largest US egg seller is seeking to cash out amid a bird flu crisis that has driven ...

Some relics of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC) that were excavated from the Zhouyuan Site: an oracle bone with inscription recording a Zhou king's assembling order for vassal ...

A bird's-eye view of the Wangjiazui area of Zhouyuan Site, in Baoji, Shaanxi province, with the No 1 building (left) dating back over 3,000 years. New discoveries at the Zhouyuan Site in Shaanxi ...