Though most of us have never given such an unremarkable, humdrum object a second thought, the humble stirrup, used by horse riders for much of recorded history, has had an immense influence on the evolution of global geopolitics as we know them.
It may seem strange to refer to a simple loop of leather or steel dangling from a rider’s saddle as a piece of “technology,” but it was exactly that, and in the early days of its usage it was quite revolutionary.
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