Elias Tsegaye

Secret History is a book about understanding how the world really works. In school, history is often taught as facts to memorize: dates, wars, kings, and empires. This book takes a different approach. It explains why empires rise, how power is created, and how stories, beliefs, and words shape reality. The ideas in this book come from a series of lectures by Professor Jiang Xueqin, who teaches history through a unique lens.
Instead of listing events, he explains history as a system. He shows how religions, myths, and political ideas influence people, how power organizes societies, and why the past still shapes the modern world. This book is a written collection of those lectures. The goal is to preserve Professor Jiang's teachings in a form that can be read, studied, and passed on-especially at a time when online content can disappear without warning.
The book was compiled by Captain Elias T, an African airline captain who spent years questioning how the world works but never found clear answers in traditional education. Professor Jiang's lectures provided a framework that finally made history, power, and reality make sense. This book exists so those ideas are not lost. Secret History is written for students, parents, and curious readers who want more than surface-level education.
It is meant to help young people think independently and understand the hidden forces that shape the world around them. This book does not tell you what to think. It teaches you how to see.