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* Korea's representative knowledge YouTuber, BODA *
* Super popular series with 1.95 million subscribers and 920 million cumulative views *
* Avengers of History from the Middle East, Egypt, and Eurasia *
* An instant history bestseller! *

BODA, Korea's leading knowledge channel boasting 1.95 million subscribers and 920 million cumulative views, has published the super popular series 'See History' in book form.
From ancient Egypt, where there were even part-time jobs and pregnancy tests, to the Janissaries, the most powerful army in Middle Eastern history, to Napoleon, who wanted to visit Joseon, to the way historians approach unofficial history and conspiracy theories, this book thoroughly answers historical questions that may seem familiar but are not. It goes back and forth between Egypt, the Middle East, and Eurasia.
A vast amount of information is presented in a fun and easy-to-understand storytelling style by knowledgeable authorities.
It is accompanied by a warm gaze that conveys the wisdom of the old people.


"Looking at History" is the best history textbook, filled with history, culture, and knowledge.
We filled in parts that were not covered in the video, corrected inaccurate expressions, placed photos in appropriate places, and even added storytelling to make it more intuitive and easier for readers to understand than the video.
You can look forward to a book armed with a different charm from the video.

When Henri Mouhot first saw Angkor Wat, he thought it was an indescribable, mystical place, a wonder like no other in the world.
The praise continued.
It is truly a new world, so unique that it is beyond compare.
But Angkor Wat is just a temple built by locals.
It was built over a period of 30 years by Suryavarman II, the 17th king of the Khmer Empire, in the 12th century, and covers a total area of ​​160 hectares (1.6 million square meters).
It's the world's largest religious building, but aren't temples everywhere?
Westerners were amazed that the very people they had dismissed and despised as uncivilized could build such enormous, beautiful, and wondrous structures.
Let me say this again, I don't think we should emphasize wonder and mystery in that way.
---From "Chapter 1: Mystery, Another Landscape of History"

There are also heroes who saved the country in Middle Eastern history.
To be precise, he is the 'hero of salvation' who protected the entire Islamic world.
This is Salah ad-Din, better known as Saladin.
Salahuddin is also a hero of the Crusades.
He recaptured Jerusalem, which had been lost to the Crusaders in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, effectively destroying the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
After that, he saves all the Christians.
Let me just live there.
And they never killed prisoners.
Anyone can steal, but not everyone can save.

---From "Chapter 2: Rediscovery of Those Who Shook History"

I believe there are one or two defining events or mistakes in human history, one of which is the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, which is said to be the prelude to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The Eastern Roman Emperor at that time was Romanos IV Diogenes.
He clashed with the newly emerging Selcuk Empire in Central Asia.
At that time, the Seljuks did not have the capacity to fight the Eastern Roman Empire.
Because they had to subdue the Fatimid dynasty of Egypt.
So the Seljuks made a peace treaty with the Eastern Roman Empire and set out to subdue the Fatimids.
However, taking advantage of this gap, Romanos IV attacked Seljuk.
Even if it means breaking the peace treaty.
It was an attack that should not have been done.
Romanos IV was expected to win, but he was defeated and even taken prisoner.
But the Seljuks could not kill Romanos IV.
If you kill them, the Eastern Roman Empire won't stay still.
So, he lets Romanos IV live.
However, he is eventually killed in his own country.
The Eastern Roman Empire began to weaken after suffering a crushing defeat at the Battle of Manzikert.
Most of the Anatolian Peninsula, which is now part of Turkic territory, was taken over by the Seljuks.
It is literally the prelude to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
---From "Chapter 3: Decisive Moments That Changed History in Each Country"

You might be surprised to learn that Saudi Arabia, a country rich in oil, imports three things.
The first one is 'sand'.
There must be a lot of sand in the Saudi Arabian desert, but desert sand cannot be used for construction.
The second is ‘oil’.
When Russia produces refined oil, we buy it quickly at a low price.
Refining oil costs money, but Russia does it cheaply, while Saudi Arabia makes a profit by selling unrefined oil at a high price.
The third is 'camel'.
Sand and oil are surprising, but camels are even more surprising.
However, it is imported for food, not as a means of transportation.
We mainly buy camels raised in Australia.
---From "Chapter 4: Various Facts About History You Didn't Know"

Workers even went on strike because their wages were delayed.
This is a very famous case.
Originally, not just anyone could enter the Egyptian temples.
But then the workers stormed into the temple and started a sit-in protest all night.
They go around to temples here and there and protest.
So the Prime Minister has no choice but to send a representative to calm the workers.
Ultimately, workers receive a portion of their wages.
Administrative documents documenting the strike process have been unearthed, and the content shows that one striking worker was so angry that he did not hesitate to make blasphemous remarks.
For example, it's a statement like, "If I don't get my pay today, I'm going to raid Pharaoh's tomb."
Although it was a statement that could have been fully punished, there was no evidence that any punishment had been given, and there was also no evidence that any punishment had been given to the strike leaders after the strike was called off.
---From "Chapter 5: The First History, Unexpected History"

The greatest joy of archaeology is not knowing what will come next.
There are always new relics waiting.
Like the box of chocolates in the movie [Forrest Gump].
No one knows what's inside.
Always looking forward and full of hope.
Besides, artifacts excavated from the site are always special.
Don't humans live by feeling?
The smell of the soil and the feel of the relics are difficult to experience unless you dig them up yourself.
But when you actually go to the historical site, there are often nothing special there.
But, even if there is nothing, it is not expressed as a blank.
Everything has rotted away and now there is nothing left.
At times like that, it's fun to find things that weren't there before.

---From "Chapter 6: How to Look Properly into History"