- Ancient History
- History
- Medieval History
- American History
- Latin and South American History
- European History
- World History
- Art and Artists
- Renaissance Art
- 17th-19th Century Art
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Artists
- Ancient and Modern Philosophy
- Travel and Culture
- Interviews
- Religion
- Answers
- Stories
- Collecting Art
- Film and Cinematic Artistry
- News
- Free Historical Maps and Infographics
Ilyas Benabdeljalil
Ilyas holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Relations. He studied economy, sociology, public policy, and history and worked as a researcher for think tanks and consulting firms. It is his strong passion for political and military history that brought him to TheCollector. Nowadays, he is preparing for a PhD program in International Cooperation and Public Policy.
Education:University Grenoble-Alpes, FranceMA International RelationsInternational University of Rabat, MoroccoBA Political ScienceExpertise:Articles by Ilyas Benabdeljalil
A long civil war saw the emergence of three rulers, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Three Great Unifiers of Japan.
European history might be known to many, but only few know about the history of Poland and Lithuania and the illustrious Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The Japanese Reunification was a long and difficult process, but by the end of the 16th century, Japan was under the rule of one man: Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
A long civil war saw the emergence of one major leader: Oda Nobunaga. With ruthless methods and inspiring leadership, this samurai united Japan.
A few decades after the death of the Prophet Mohammed, the Islamic World produced its first great empire: the Umayyad Caliphate.
In 1911, the Chinese Revolution took down more than two millennia of hereditary rule and set in motion events that saw the emergence of a brand new regime.
The Bolshevik Revolution ushered in a century of communist rule, but the brutal Russian Civil War awaited the fledgling USSR.
After the Coup of December 1851, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte instituted the Second French Empire, and became Emperor Napoleon III. This new empire had its own share of successes and shortcomings.