Tipu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore, ruled Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets, an early form of rocket artillery, and used them against British forces in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, including at Pollilur. He ran a new coinage system, calendar and land revenue system, and the Mysore silk industry grew under him. After the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, a British, Maratha and Nizam alliance defeated him, and he died defending his capital Seringapatam.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.