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Yuezhi nomads built an empire from Bactria to the GangesThe Kushan Empire (about 30–375 CE) began when Yuezhi migrants settled Bactria and expanded across Afghanistan, northern India, Pakistan and Central Asia. Chinese sources list the…
Yuji Itadori: The reluctant vessel who redefined the modern shōnen protagonistYuji Itadori is a teenager thrust into a lethal world of sorcery after consuming a cursed finger. While he mirrors classic heroes, his journey is defined by the crushing reality o…
Yukio Mishima’s final masterpiece is a haunting, four-part exploration of reincarnation and self-destruction.Spanning from 1912 to 1975, The Sea of Fertility is Yukio Mishima’s ambitious tetralogy. Through the eyes of Shigekuni Honda, the novels track the successive reincarnations of a c…
Yukon Chinook salmon swim up to 2,000 miles without eating a biteChinook salmon entering the Yukon in early June face one of the longest runs on Earth, up to 2,000 miles upstream, living off stored fat the whole way. That is why their meat is s…
Yulin: A Chinese desert city balancing ancient history with modern energy extractionPerched on the edge of the Ordos Desert, Yulin is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi province that defies its arid surroundings. While it is a hub for massive coal and natural gas…
Yulin: The Ancient Jade Forest City at the Crossroads of Southern ChinaNestled in the hilly basins of southeastern Guangxi, Yulin has served as a vital trade artery between central China and the Tonkin Gulf for centuries. Today, this prefecture-level…
Yun Ch'iho kept his diaries in English while Korea fell to JapanA Korean aristocrat who studied in Shanghai, Tennessee and Georgia, Yun Ch'iho wrote his private diary mostly in English. Those pages trace a long and uncomfortable arc: from refo…
Yunfu: The hidden industrial engine and stone-carving heart of western Guangdong provinceSpanning over 7,700 square kilometers in western Guangdong, Yunfu is a prefecture-level city with a history stretching back to the Qin dynasty. Beyond its lush, forested landscape…
Yunnan’s ‘eternal spring’ city above Dian LakeKunming, capital of China’s Yunnan province, sits about 1,900 metres up on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau just north of the Tropic of Cancer. Mild weather earned it the nickname City …
Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth with his controls locked and the code already whispered to himNo one knew whether a person could think clearly while weightless, so Vostok 1's manual controls were locked. The unlock code sat in a sealed envelope for emergencies, and his sup…
Yuri Manin: The Mathematician Who Foresaw Quantum Computing and Unified Abstract WorldsYuri Manin was a polymath who bridged the gap between pure algebraic geometry and the physical reality of quantum mechanics. Long before quantum computing became a mainstream purs…
Yusuf al-Qaradawi was a polarizing intellectual giant who shaped modern Islamic discourse for millions.As the face of Al Jazeera's most popular religious program, Yusuf al-Qaradawi reached an estimated 60 million viewers. A scholar of immense influence, he navigated the complex int…
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over, then came back from cancerAt the 2007 World Twenty20, Yuvraj Singh hit Stuart Broad for six sixes in one over, the first time it had happened in a match between two Test nations. Four years later he starre…
Yuyao: An ancient cradle of civilization that became a modern industrial powerhouseNestled in China's Zhejiang province, Yuyao is far more than a bustling industrial hub. Home to the Neolithic Hemudu culture dating back 7,000 years, this region balances a rich i…
Yuzhny Island: A desolate Arctic frontier transformed by the Cold WarPart of the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Yuzhny Island is a vast, tundra-covered expanse in the Russian Arctic. Once the ancestral home of the Nenets people, the island was f…
Yuzvendra Chahal, the former chess international who became a record-breaking leg-spinnerBefore he bowled leg spin for India, Yuzvendra Chahal represented his country at chess. He went on to become the first Indian to take a five-wicket haul in T20 internationals, the…