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March 2021

Stories from the Cairo Genizah
Tales from the common person
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February 2021

An American Invasion of the Ottoman Empire?
As I was pouring through a few primary sources on Ottoman history, I discovered something rather peculiar. Off in a lonely corner of the Internet was a…
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Edwin Tran
The Present Writing the Past: How Biographies and Narratives Reframed the Abbasid Caliphate
I was listening to an episode of the History of Byzantium podcast (specifically Episode 57 – Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword…
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Edwin Tran
The Legacy of al-Andalus in the New World
I was recently watching a video by the channel LangFocus on Mexican Spanish and an incredibly interesting point was raised. Apparently, a significant…
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Edwin Tran
The Mid-12th Century was Wild
Full disclosure: The following set of ramblings is part of a longer form piece that I hopefully will complete in audio form. I will then post the script…
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Edwin Tran

January 2021

A dumping ground of thoughts on history and contemporary international relations.
Welcome to The Caravanserai by me, Edwin Tran. Political junkie person. Works in: Encyclopedia Geopolitica, International Review, Caspian Report, Small…
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