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I love this game. Ottoman Empire, Bolivia [1], China [2], Philippines, Mozambique. 1: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvarl http://en.m.wikip
by saljam 13y ago
I love this game. Ottoman Empire, Bolivia [1], China [2], Philippines, Mozambique.
1: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvarl http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvarl
2: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Chin http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Chin
- cldr 13y agoMay be worth noting that the Chinese didn't name their country China, they named it Zhong guo.
- benmathes 13y agoWhich is almost more arrogant, since it translates to "The country in the center". It's a little easier to understand why there's a strain of "we are the center of the world, outside our borders are barbarians" when you look at pre-modern borders: China is bordered by oceans, the russian steppes, the xinjian desert, and the tibetan plateau.
- cldr 13y agoWell according to Wikipedia (yeah I know, but I don't feel like searching elsewhere) it may or may not be taken with the meaning "center of the world." And even if it is, it's more of an observation than a boast, since from their perspective they were in the middle of a bunch of other countries like you said. And hey, they call America "beautiful country" so they're not being stingy.