The Mongol fleet struck by storm at sea, from the Livre des Merveilles (early 15th century) - Getty As Genghis Khan lay dying in August 1227, he commanded his heir, Ögedei, to continue the mission of ...

When it comes to fighting a war in Iraq, the United States and its most famous predecessors -- the Mongols of the 13th century -- have a lot in common. Both the Mongols and the Bushes, for instance, ...

THE admission of the Mongolian People’s Republic to the United Nations in 1961 aroused sudden interest in a country which, though it had not itself sealed its frontiers or made itself a hermit land, ...

They were feared as barbarians who built one of the largest empires in the world from horseback, but it appears the Mongolian emperors were also some of the planet's biggest polluters. A new study ...

As the years passed, the Mongol Empire began to crumble under the weight of internal divisions and external pressures. The ...

This is a lesson in how to write imperial history without tedious modern judgements Even Norfolk fishermen in 1238 quaked in fear of the Mongols' taste for rape and cannibalism, as Nicholas Morton's ...

It will take particularly astute handling by the Coalition to avoid being branded the modern Mongols of the Arab world, writes Husain Haqqani. Baghdad has fallen again. The last time infidels ...

Mongol women enjoyed, or some would say endured, a vital role in the often times harsh nomadic life. In recent decades, women saw greater equality in education and the workplace. As Mongolia continues ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Though the heyday of the Mongol empire was well over 700 years ago ...