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 Girdkuh fortress in the Elburz mountain system attract attention. The place of erection was…
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 Eurasian continent. First, the great khan's business was continued by his sons, after which…
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 a new honeymoon. Unfortunately, it did not last long, in view of their unequal alliance.…
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. Almost all chiefs informally recognized his primacy and did not dare to oppose the most…
Altai is the ancestral home of the Turks
Modern Altaians were formed on the basis of ancient Scythian tribes Pazyryktsy Indo-European origin, as well as ancient Turkic tribes Tele and Tugyu, the main population of the Turkic (522-745),…
Are the Crimean Tatars Oguzes or Kipchaks?
Once all Turks were divided into tribes - large unions with a common origin and language, united in the political sense. In the Middle Ages, the main of such unions…
Khubilai — the last emperor of the Mongols
At the end of the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was the largest civilization on Earth. The Mongols ruled 25% of humanity from the Pacific Ocean to Hungary, from Siberian…
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 this large and branched ethnos, which according to legend came from the union of a…
9 interesting facts about Genghis Khan that may surprise you
Genghis Khan, aka Temuchin, aka Temujin - the founder of the Mongol Empire, one of the greatest generals in the history of Asia. This material is another attempt to “wave…