Articles related to "Mongol Empire"

Non-Chinese Mongols ruled China and ushered in many changes and reforms during their short-lived Yuan Dynasty.

Genghis Khan began the Mongol invasions but it was the powerful composite bow which carried their civilization out of the steppe.

Many people overlook the connection between the Mongol empire and the Black Death. However, the great Eurasian empire may have been responsible for this epidemic.

The reign of the Mongols over China was disastrous for the Chinese people. They finally threw out their oppressors - how did this come to pass?

Marco Polo is one of the most famous medieval Eurasian travelers. In 1271, he set out from Venice with his father and uncle and journeyed to the Mongol court at Cathay.

Who is the Dalai Lama? The fourteenth - what happened to the first thirteen?

An introduction to a largely-forgotten people, the Sogdians, who established trading posts from Merv to Korea and who administered empires.

Man's biography while loosely written tells the fascinating story of Mongol King Kublai Khan who did much to shape the modern world but especially China and Asia

Birthday, Anniversary, Special Occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history.

The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist

Marco Polo was the first European to bring tales of the Far East back home and his book "The Travels of Marco Polo" made him a medieval celebrity.

One of the remotest Silk Road cities, less well-known than Samarkand, Koyne-Urgensh rewards the adventurous traveler with some of Central Asia's most striking monuments.