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N_4_11 Verified Secret Societies

N_4_11 — Triads and Chinese Heaven and Earth Society

The Tiandihui (天地會, "Heaven and Earth Society"), also known as the Hongmen (洪門, "Vast Gate"), the Three Harmonies Society (三合會, Sanhehui — the origin of the English term "Triad"), and by numerous other names, is one of t

Triad Tiandihui Heaven and Earth Society Hongmen Three Harmonies Society Qing dynasty
N_4_07 Verified Secret Societies

N_4_07 — Yakuza and Japanese Secret Societies

Yakuza (also known as gokudō 極道 — "the extreme path") is the collective term for Japan's organized crime syndicates, whose historical roots extend to the Edo period (1603–1868) through two main predecessor groups: the te

yakuza organized crime Japan tekiya bakuto Yamaguchi-gumi
F_1_15 Verified Lost Connections

F_1_15 — Norse-Islamic Contact: Vikings and the Caliphate

The contact between Norse (Viking) Scandinavia and the Islamic world — particularly the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258 CE) — constitutes one of the most remarkable and underappreciated long-distance exchange networks of the

Viking Norse Islamic caliphate Abbasid dirham
A_1_25 Credible Foundations

A_1_25 — Kassite Period Babylonian Texts

The Kassite dynasty (c. 1595–1155 BCE) ruled Babylon for over 400 years, making it the longest-ruling dynasty in Babylonian history — yet it remains one of the least understood periods of Mesopotamian civilization. The K

Kassite Kassites Babylon cuneiform kudurru Burnaburiash
W_3_22 Verified World Civilizations

W_3_22 — Mapungubwe Kingdom

Mapungubwe (c. 1075–1290 CE) was the first complex state society in southern Africa, located at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers in present-day South Africa. The site demonstrated the earliest evidence of

Mapungubwe Limpopo Valley southern African kingdoms gold trade social stratification K2 settlement