The triumph of steppe barbarians over industrial civilization...fast-forward to 1700s; the steppe is partitioned & crushed by Russia & Chinahttps://twitter.com/BitingGadfly/status/875366726753505281 …
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تَخْرُجُ مِنْ خُرَاسَانَ رَايَاتٌ سُودٌ لَا يَرُدُّهَا شَيْءٌ حَتَّى تُنْصَبَ بِإِيلِيَاءَ
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Invasions from the Steppe were the motor of history for 1000s of years, then it ended. The oceans, from impassable barriers to European hwy.
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Before, every culture on the edge of the steppe was regularly overrun by aggressive Central Asians. After, every culture, by seaborne Euros.
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