The incredible story of Girdkuh fortress, which was besieged for 17 years
Screex A few kilometers from the small town of Damghan in northern Iran, the ruins of...
The Mongols did not expect that they themselves would fall into the ring of death: the Battle of Ain Jaluta
Even after Genghis Khan’s death, the Mongol Empire was actively expanding into different corners of...
The sad end of the alliance between Genghis Khan and the Keraite leader
After Temujin saved Khan Togril from imminent death, the relationship between the two leaders experienced...
Temujin becomes Genghis Khan. Great Yasas — a single law for all Mongolian tribes
Having exterminated the strongest Mongol leaders, Temujin became the only significant force in the region....
Altai is the ancestral home of the Turks
Modern Altaians were formed on the basis of ancient Scythian tribes Pazyryktsy Indo-European origin, as...
Are the Crimean Tatars Oguzes or Kipchaks?
Once all Turks were divided into tribes — large unions with a common origin and...
Khubilai — the last emperor of the Mongols
At the end of the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was the largest civilization on...
The Borjigins: what became of Genghis Khan’s native tribe?
The Borjigins were an influential clan of the Nirun-Mongols, one of the medieval branches of...
9 interesting facts about Genghis Khan that may surprise you
Genghis Khan, aka Temuchin, aka Temujin — the founder of the Mongol Empire, one of...
Genghis Khan’s new invasion of China in 1212
The Mongols defeated the main Jin army and cleared the way to one of the...