Articles related to "The Mongols"

The Mongol army created by Genghis Khan was possibly the best military force since the armies of Ancient Rome.

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

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

The Mongols of Genghis Khan's day lived a pastoral existence augmented by hunting and gathering.

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.

Intelligent, Unruly, Superstitious, Prejudice.. The Medieval Mongol people prospered and endured harsh environments, in-spite of many traits considered to be uncivilized.

The empire that Genghis Khan left behind on his death in 1227 stretched from the Caspian Sea to the borders of China and the Golden Horde searched for further conquests.

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?

Grand Princes of Russia were chosen by khans and paid visits to the Golden Horde in exchange for peace with Mongol invaders.

A rocket is a vehicle that obtains its thrust from the rapid conversion of fuel to superheated gasses, which are then rapidly expelled out a nozzle at the base.

Is Genghis Khan victim or victor? 'Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan' seems to say the former. A visually stunning film that is deadly quiet yet full of promise.

Billed as an epic action movie on Genghis Khan's beginnings, Mongol instead delivers a love story with everything else trailing behind it.

Few people in the west are aware of the proud history of the Georgian and Armenian peoples as bulwarks of Christianity. The history of Kiriakos describes the end.

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.

The Russian steppe city of Elista is a fascinating mix of cultures, now graced with a Tibetan Bhuddist temple and experiencing a cultural rebirth.

At the Battle of Chakirmaut, Genghis Khan realised his plan to conquer the whole of Mongolia - next step, the world.

The Golden Horde brought domination of Central Asia and Russia and the Islamicisation of its people. What was this state and how did the Black Death cause its demise?

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

Byzantium was the eastern half of the Roman Empire which had survived and carried on after the collapse of the western empire in 476 AD.

Life is hard on the Steppes - it takes a good tent to keep the family safe, warm and dry. Read about the Mongolian yurt, the tent that does exactly that.

The history and people of the Western Xia, a state created by fierce Tanguts one thousand years ago.

Kublai Khan famously said that meat was suitable for men and vegetables for animals. Yet he himself enjoyed vegetable crepes. What else did the Mongols eat?

The Mongol invasion of Russia fractured central leadership until the Grand Prince of Moscow shattered the notion that Russians could not break free of Mongol control.

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.

Genghis Khan had an empire which stretched from China to the Caspian Sea, and everyone within these lands feared his name.

The Tang and Song Dynasties of China provide a glimpse into ancient Chinese splendor and reveal Chinese advances in all aspects of human life.

Ivan the Great unified Russia under one ruler - the tsar - and provided freedom from the Golden Horde. His marriage to Sophia brought influences from Byzantium to Moscow.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty was a disaster for the Chinese people. Eventually they rebelled and established a new dynasty of their own.

A thematic introduction to a series of articles about the history of Tibet.

Members of the Saudi royal family, and many other Saudis as well, are adherents of the Wahhabi cult, a fundamentalist sect of Islam.

Genghis Khan was the world's greatest conqueror. Yet his resting place remains undiscovered, despite numerous attempts to find it. Why was there such a mystery?

"Czars" is an unpretentious treatment of Russian rulers from the Rurik Dynasty to the Romanovs. Great for novice scholars of Russian history.

The third in the epic life story of the Khan of the sea of grass, Bones Of The Hills is an action packed read and a must for all fans of historical fiction.

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

Alexander Nevsky is remembered as a hero for protecting medieval Russia from invaders and negotiating with the Golden Horde.

In 1221 Jenghiz Khan put an end to one of the greatest cities in the Arab world, home to Omar Khayyam, second in stature only to Baghdad and now a World Heritage Site.

The Jurchen (or Jin) were a powerful steppe people who know are little known. Who were they?

The samurai influence on the Japanese culture is evident even today.

The life and times of Temur Oljeitu (Chengzong), the grandson of and successor to Khubilai Khan, the Mongol conqueror of China.

The year's best foreign language movies, from award-winning French film The Class to remastered Kung Fu classic Ashes of Time Redux. World Cinema to rival Hollywood films

The Moon Festival is celebrated across Eastern Asia, though the most well-known celebration, at least in the Western world, seems to be that of the Chinese.

Hundreds of desiccated bodies have been discovered in the Takla Makan desert of China. However, it's Tarim Basin area has yielded the most controversial finds.

Russian history would be incomplete without knowing the legends and facts behind its heroes, whose names have been given to streets, cathedrals, and operas.

Familiarity with the names of the different realms in Chinese history, especially those of the later major regimes, is helpful in learning the Chinese language.

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

From the Cimmerians to the Manchus, the nomadic horse riders from the Asian Steppes have swooped down on the sedentary peoples of Europe and China. What impacts from this

The Hui are one of the most important and peculiar of China's minorities because of their unique place inside China's socio-historical space.

What we call the silk road is actually a network of "legs" in a long journey which at its hieght could transmit goods from Northern China to the British Isles.

The first European account of Almas was in the 1400s. Legends of these creatures have existed for centuries. Conventional scientists dismiss these cryptids as myths.

There are over half a million ethnic Ossetians. They speak a language from the Iranian family (like the Pashto langauge of Afghanistan). Most are Christians.