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The final chapter of Graveyard of Empires is now live. The occupiers in Afghanistan learn the hard way: Sooner or later God’ll cut you down. open.spotify.com/episode/2iv…

#83: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES: Last Man Standing

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Historium has a special gift for patrons to celebrate the conclusion of Graveyard of Empires: Order of the Durrani Empire patches inspired by the medals Shah Shuja distributed to the soldiers who backed him. Subscribe to any tier on Patreon to get yours!
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Get more from Historium on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. I'm Jake Barton. Welcome to Historium('s Patreon page)!I'll keep…

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Folkloristan@folkloristan13 Feb 2025
Illustrations ft. The Jinns which cause toothaches.
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Reporting live from the J.P. Morgan library in Manhattan (which you’ll recall is a major location in the Sunshine Charlie episode)
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me when i’m working on Historium
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the marble in here really does go crazy
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Graveyard of Empires chapter two just dropped, and the stakes went up 10x for our boys Shah Shuja and Dost Mohammed. Let the spycraft begin.
Historium Podcast@HistoriumPod8 Jan 2025
New miniseries just dropped: Episodes every two weeks on podcast platforms, and the whole shebang live on Patreon now!
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#82 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - Tournament of Shadows

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Great Game-era history an all-around bummer. Imagine a Cold War where both sides are evil.
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This is Alexander Burnes: explorer, amateur archaeologist, freemason... cosplayer? After surveying routes through Afghanistan for the East India Company, he wrote a bestselling memoir and travelled around England giving talks and dressing up in Central Asian costumes.
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Without giving too much away... it didn't end well for him.
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Burnes' story is central to episodes two and three of the Graveyard of Empires saga. Episodes drop every two weeks wherever you get podcasts, or you can listen to the whole series now on Patreon 😘 open.spotify.com/episode/5qC…

#81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja

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In 1838, deposed Afghan Shah Shuja ul-Mulk led a reconquest of Afghanistan backed by the British East India Company. His opponent in Kabul: Dost Mohammed Khan.
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Until one day... he made a deal with the devil.
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For the full saga, listen to Graveyard of Empires, an epic Historium miniseries on the First Anglo-Afghan War. open.spotify.com/episode/5qC…

#81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja

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When Shuja's rule ended in disaster, Dost Mohammed rose to power. But Shuja would stop at nothing to reclaim the throne. So he raised an army and led a series of invasions back into his homeland. Each failed spectacularly due to poor planning, bizarre happenstance, or betrayal.
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