Gordon Kerr > Quotes

“Hulagu Khan’s Mongol forces burn Baghdad to the ground, killing 1,000,000 citizens.”
― Gordon Kerr, Timeline of World History

“1503  Scotland and England sign the Treaty of Everlasting Peace; it lasts ten years.”
― Gordon Kerr, Timeline of World History

“The Treaty of Tianjin and the Convention of Peking that ended the Second Opium War gave Kowloon – an area next to Hong Kong – to Britain, legalised the opium trade and granted Christians full civil rights. Importantly, foreign powers were given the right to carry Chinese workers to labour in their own lands and colonies. This launched the ‘coolie’ trade and Chinese workers were conveyed to work in plantations and mines in places such as Malaya, while in America they famously built the railroads.”
― Gordon Kerr, A Short History of China: From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse

“Egypt is devastated by the Black Death; one third of the population dies.”
― Gordon Kerr, Timeline of World History

“The majority of the Great Pyramid of Giza’s limestone casing stones are removed by Bahri Sultan An-Nasir Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan to build fortresses and mosques in Cairo. 1358 ”
― Gordon Kerr, Timeline of World History

“Cairo, capital of Mameluke Egypt becomes the largest city in the world. 1316 ”
― Gordon Kerr, Timeline of World History