The area of what is now Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan...
the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states, most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden...
Rainfall is low, especially in the arid south, contributing to the semi-arid conditions prevalent throughout much of the country. Brief History of Mongolia Mongolia's history is marked by the rise and fall of mighty empires and enduring nomadic traditions. Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire ...
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is the author of Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation (1990), Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity (1997), and A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume 1: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire....
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The Mongol Empire 1260 CE Oriental Institute: CAMEL The Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL) project at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute has a vast collection of maps and other images from the Near East, but only a handful of the maps are currently online. ...
The Mongol Empire at the Death of Genghis Khan, 1227 European Map Collection at University of Texas (Atlas To Freeman's Historical Geography, 1903). Central Europe, 1180 -- (366K) South Eastern Europe, 1180 -- (374K) South Eastern Europe, 1210 -- (349K) Spanish Kingdoms, 1210...
Marco Polowas born in Venice in 1254 to a merchant family. His father, Niccolò Polo, and his uncle, Maffeo Polo, were already experienced traders who had traveled as far as the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler of the Yuan dynasty in China. ...
Welcome to Medieval TimesThe Medieval Period, AKA the Middle Ages, stretched from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century into the 15th Century, when the Renaissance brought the Age of Discovery. The 120 Best Medieval Movies Of All Time 18 Medieval Artifacts That Made Us Say ‘Whoa...