Horseback-heavy-metal band reveals secret history. Thanks to the animation film "Mulan" people around the world have become very familiar with the story of the archetypal female Kungfu warrior who fought against the nomads from Mongolia. Yet the script omitted one crucial fact: the Chinese dynasty that Mulan served was actually forged by another nomadic tribe Xian Bei that came from the edge of Mongolia and North East China around A.D. 155. That dynasty became part of China as they abandoned the

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In ancient Persia a cavalry emerged that was so powerful its lance could pierce two men at once. The cataphracts were completely armored shock troops who charged enemy infantry with a long heavy kontos, shattering formations. Both rider and warhorse were clad in scale armor from head to hoof, creating an image of fearsome metallic beasts. Their tactics spread across empires from Persia to Byzantium and beyond, leaving a legacy that would echo through the centuries. | History Vault