Pre-Islamic History of the Middle East (video)

CaspianReport, Aug. 29, 2012; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East

The Scythians/Sakas had an Afghan empire.

In the 14th century a Muslim historian named Ibn Khaldun wrote about a pattern apparent in history: Farmers build irrigation systems supporting villages and towns. Later some warrior brings these towns under rule and forms a united political entity, a territory, kingdom (country), or empire.

Shakya Land: Scythia, Saka, Bactria, Persia, Iran

Then a tribe of nomads [like the Buddha's Aryan family tribe, the Scythians/Sakas, in Afghanistan] comes along and conquers the kingdom, seizes all its holdings, and settles in their place and further expands the new empire or civilization. As time goes by the nomads assimilate and become soft city-dwellers. They become like the kind of people they once conquered, and at this point another tribe of nomads comes along, conquers them, and takes their empire. The pattern runs: conquest, consolidation, expansion, degeneration, and [new] conquest. This is the pattern of history.

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• Caption author (Arabic): Rani Yako.
• Caption author (English): Adeel Zafar.
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