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Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, Kharkhorum; Mongolian script: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ, Qaraqorum; Chinese: 哈拉和林) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries.
Kharahhorin (also spelled Karakorin, Karakorum, and Kharkhorin) is a city in Central Mongolia, about 300 km west of Ulaanbaatar as the crow flies. Locals call it Har Horin or Harhorin. Karakorum and its surroundings have been the location of many imperial capitals throughout history, including that of the Uighur Khaganate (9th century), the ...
Karakorum, ancient capital of the Mongol empire, whose ruins lie on the upper Orhon River in north-central Mongolia. The site of Karakorum may have been first settled about 750. In 1220 Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, established his headquarters there and used it as a base for his invasion of China.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 24, 2019 · Karakorum is located in the Orkhon Valley of central Mongolia, 400 km southwest of the present capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. The choice of location was perhaps influenced by its traditional use as a gathering ground and by Genghis Khan (r. 1162/67-1227), who had used the site as a semi-permanent campsite some decades before and may even have earmarked it as a candidate for a future capital ...
- Mark Cartwright
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May 16, 2023 · Karakorum, Mongolia CNN —. Karakorum is known by many names and even more reputations. Once the home of the world’s most famous Khan, this ancient city quickly became one of the Silk Road’s ...
Sep 27, 2018 · The Karakorum was the name of the 13th century capital of Genghis Khan and his son and successor Ögödei Khan, located in the Orkhon valley of central Mongolia. It was an important oasis on the Silk Road, which began as a city of yurts and gained a substantial population, a city wall and several palaces for the Khan beginning about 1220.
