The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

The blue-and-white porcelain that bewitched Europeans when it arrived from China in the mid-16th century spawned ... travelling aboard the Dutch East India Company ship Witte Leeuw when an ...

The ambassador added that Oman and the Netherlands share deep-rooted historical ties dating back to the 17th century—nearly 400 years—when Dutch East India Company ships first sailed through the Gulf ...

Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense of self. T commissioned the Tokyo-based fine-art photographer Moe Suzuki to travel from her home to Kyoto, the city of ...

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At 1,200 miles west of Angola and 1,800 miles east of Brazil, it is one of the most remote islands on earth. Guilbert Gates The British seized control of the island in the 17th century and sent ...

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, India’s commitment to secularism has faced ... over demands by Hindu nationalist groups to demolish the tomb of 17th century Muslim ruler ...