Historical records of this era are mostly restrospective accounts written decades or even centuries after Ghengis Khan established the Mongol Empire ... be a “poignant symbol of identity ...

The Mongol Empire embodied all of those tensions, turning them into the second-largest kingdom of all time. At its peak, the Mongol Empire covered the most contiguous territory in history.

In the late Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire became the largest the world had ever seen. At its peak, maybe 100 million people lived under its banner, led by the Great Khans of the Asian steppe.

Experts associated these artifacts with taiga populations during the later phase of the Lesosibirsk cultural period, which coincided with the expansion of the Mongol Empire. Based on the artifacts ...

Karakorum served as the capital of the Mongol Empire during the 13th century. In the 16th century, the Buddhist Erdene Zuu monastery (pictured) was erected on the ruins of the city. Aloxe via ...