Over the years, Nigerians have been confronted with police brutality and highhandedness. It is becoming a common happenstance to witness extra-judicial killings, disappearance of suspects detainees from custody, rebellions revolts among rank file, course, usual giving taking bribes in all nooks crannies country wherever policeman sighted either at stations, checkpoints or public offices. Very f...

Soon after his arrival as newly appointed governor of Iraq, al-Ḥajjāj (d. 95/714) faced a standoff with prominent member the Baṣran garrison, Ibn al-Jārūd al-ʿAbdī 76/695). In this article, I track course rebellion an example political system that, lacking hegemonic coercion and control, was rather characterized by multiple overlapping centers authority in which caliph, governor, those under th...

The post colonial literature questions the legitimacy and completeness of history written in form chronicles kings, princes, privileged ruling elites imperial ways weaker territories across world. Such power based narratives rulers, also termed as ‘mainstream history’, offer, either less space, for indigenous, ‘subalterns’ or conquered, misrepresented them black, inferiors, uncivilized aborigin...

The first few years of British occupation in Zimbabwe was characterised by power struggle between the indigenous population groups who were dissatisfied with systematic settler style dispossessing them their wealth and power. result local regional wars, (Rebellions/ Uprisings/ Umvhukela/ 1st Chimurenga). After war, South African Company (BSAC) documented memorialised most prominent battles conf...

Indonesia seems perpetually condemned to “live in interesting times,” as the famous Chinese curse goes. The past decade has seen the country attract global notoriety as a land of recurrent economic shocks, ethnic confl icts, terrorist bombings, separatist rebellions, and natural catastrophes. Political authorities have appeared too corrupt and inept to respond effectively. Thus, when Susilo Bam...

There was a time in human history when global risks were feared because of nuclear wars, armed rebellions and their aftereffects. In January 2020, the world fearing major war between USA Iran, who knew that micro-object would create such destruction lock entire globe. December 2019, Chinese city Wuhan reported an increase number patients showing pneumonia-like symptoms researchers identified it...

the crisis of the religios legitimacy of safavids close to the end of this dynasty’s governance triggered many uprisings and rebellions in different parts of their ruling domain. sheikh baha_al_din estiri was the leader of one of the most important uprisings in khorasan. the sheikh, who has been frustrated with the safavid court and government’s indifference regarding the ozbacks’ attacks made ...

The confrontation of the Ossetians residing in Georgian territories against population had taken intense nature during first decade past century, whereas it become seldom, that raided local and conducted violent acts, which aimed at weakening defensive capabilities country, dismantling economy, destruction material-cultural sites, intimidation driving to despair population.It is thus worth noti...

The atmosphere of panic and anarchy caused by the Mongol invasion from beginning 7/13th century strengthened idea waiting for a “saviour” to oppose them in Islamic world. In this context, some rebellions with figures Prophet Mahdī took place. Nomadic Turks, who participated such revolts seemed reluctant grasp academic principles Islam period, showed massive favour Baba İshak Mahmud Tarabi, whic...