The Han Dynasty is strong!

Every Chinese descendant knows this sentence.

But how strong he is, and to what extent, many people may not have a specific concept in their hearts.

So to put it this way, all of you who love the Three Kingdoms may have a relatively clear understanding:

The territory of China's previous dynasties and even the world's five major empires was the largest in the early and middle periods, and it shrank rapidly in the later period, and even caused farces such as the formation of China's material resources and the joy of the country. Only the Han Dynasty, in violation of this law. Only the Han Dynasty did not lose its dignity by the time of its demise.

And what are the five major empires recognized by the world so far, let me tell you in detail, let the guest officials compare with our Han Dynasty.

At the top of the list was the Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid dynasty, which was founded in 550 BC and died in 330 BC. And the period of time when its power flourished was also maintained for an astonishing 180 years.

At its peak, the Persian Empire stretched from Mesopotamia to India and from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf. The territory included present-day Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, as well as present-day Syria, Turkey, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, and Arabia.

Its capital was what is now Baghdad.

At that time, the Persian Empire could be described as a great time, with a large land area, a prosperous culture, and a sharp army, which can be said to be unique in the world for a while.

At that time, the Persian Empire was the current Mi Guoyan, and whoever disobeyed would beat him, and he didn't have to discuss it.

They first fought for Turkey, Syria and the Byzantines, and a burst of cavalry and infantry knocked out the Byzantines.

Then they did it for the Romans for the sake of Arabia, but they didn't expect that the Roman slave owners who were so awesome at that time that they were also beaten by them with a combination of punches that they couldn't find it. This country rich in Spartan warriors has not escaped the fate of enslavement.

And that's not all.

Such great victories and victories not only did not satisfy the ambitions of the Persian magnates. On the contrary, their greed was further stimulated, and after they had finished killing the Romans, they continued to go along Asia Minor and the valley of the two rivers to find the northern nomads, the Massagets.

This war lasted for more than 50 years. Never stopped.

In a word, the Persian Empire at that time was either at war or on the way to war.

Such a country that defies the sky, but in the end, it has not escaped the end of defeat and national annihilation.

In 333 B.C., the boss of the Persian Empire at that time, Darius III (note that the bosses of the Persian Empire have been fighting for generations, and they are not awesome). Completely defeated by Alexander the Great of Macedon. And it's a head-on breakout.

Not only did they defeat the invincible Persian iron cavalry, but they also collapsed. And he also captured and killed Darius III.

Thus, in 330 B.C., the invincible Persian Empire collapsed. And this incident is in line with the old Chinese saying:

"Though the kingdom is great, the warlike will perish."

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This is currently the most powerful empire recognized in the history of the world. In the end, it was cut off by foreign enemies.

In second place is the Roman Empire, mentioned above. The story of the Colosseum and the so-called Spartan warriors. All originated in that era.

As a result, as mentioned above, in the later period, he was beaten by the Persian Empire, which had not yet grown up at that time, and divided the east, west, north and south.

In third place are:

Arab Empire.

The officials of this country must know very well, not to mention anything else, the numbers we use are called Arabic numerals.

Our country often boasts of its four major inventions, but in fact, Daobeibu feels that there is really nothing to brag about, for two reasons:

The origins of seafaring, mathematics, chemistry, and optics are all documented in the Arab Empire.

There are also inventions that have been passed down to this day - contours, goniometers, water tops, perfumes, and soaps are all invented by the Arabs.

That is, now that the Arab Empire has cut off the incense, it is the turn of us Chinese to shout all day long about the five thousand years, and the four great inventions will change the world.

Even the Damascus steel knife that is now circulating was a specialty of the capital of the Arab Empire at that time.

Well, no more spraying. Go on.

Speaking of which, some officials may ask, how did the Arab Empire, which was so culturally and economically developed, come to an end!

Hehe~

Destroyed by others!

And this "other person" is still very familiar to us Chinese.

That's right, it was when the Arabs were shining economically and culturally that Timur, the descendant of Genghis Khan, led his Mongolian iron horsemen and Tibetan mastiffs all the way to Baghdad.

God is pitiful, the Arabs at that time never dreamed that there would be such a powerful and fierce army in the world.

Surrender and kill half, if you don't surrender, kill all of them!

At that time, the Mongol Empire was busy enclosing territory, but it didn't have the time and energy to govern, so it made a very bullish decision - the man who was taller than the wheel, kill!

And the decision to make an even more bullish decision was to rush all the way to the city of Baghdad, and the Arabs inside refused to surrender.

Hehe~

Baghdad has become a complete dead city, and there is not a single real living mouth left!

And how did the Mongol Empire come to an end?

Of course, it was destroyed by the legendary figure of the old Zhu family, Brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Jianming and Yuan Dynasty marked the complete decline of the Mongol Empire.

To sum up, the establishment and decline of these four empires have a common feature. That is: it is the largest in the early and middle stages, and it shrinks rapidly in the later stages, and is finally destroyed by external enemies.

Of course, there are always exceptions, and this exception is. So far, we can boast of the "Han Dynasty".

The Han Empire is recognized as the fifth largest empire in the world. It is also the only dynasty that has been coaxing from beginning to end.

Because even during the Three Kingdoms period, both Wei, Shu and Wu conquered the alien races that they did not obey. In this regard, the successive emperors of the Han Dynasty were much more enterprising than the emperors of other dynasties.

Think about the Ming monarchs of the Han Dynasty: Han Gaozu, Han Wen Emperor, Han Jing Emperor, Han Wu Emperor, Han Zhao Emperor, Han Xuan Emperor, Han Guangwu Emperor, Han Ming Emperor, Han Zhang Emperor, which dynasty can produce so many Ming monarchs.

Look at the rule of Wenjing, Wu Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, Guangwu Zhongxing, one hand does not let go of the crossbow sword, and the other hand is intermittent recuperation. Do something, don't do something. Therefore, the Han Dynasty prevailed in all dynasties, but no one could achieve the glory of the Han Dynasty again.

It is said that the Han Dynasty was destroyed by force, because after the fall of the Han Dynasty, the foreign races were not able to obtain any real benefits from the Han Empire, which was done by the Han Dynasty all the time with its strong national strength and the ambition of the world, and it was the blood of the expeditionary army of the Han Empire and the prestige of the Han Empire.

Looking through the annals of history, you can't find such a strong dynasty as the Han Dynasty from beginning to end. "South Vietnam killed my Han envoy and slaughtered it as nine counties. King Wan killed my Han envoy, and his head hung in the north. North Korea kills our Han envoy and exterminates him immediately."

It was only in the later period that the Han people had civil strife, which led to the change of dynasties. That can only say that the destiny of heaven is sometimes exhausted, and God doesn't want to watch a dynasty go on like this all the time.