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1 day ago · The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history.
2 days ago · At their height, the Mongols controlled the largest connected land empire in history, connecting everything from today’s China to Turkey. With this political control came a rise in scholarly interest, and the Mongol rulers of modern-day Iran constructed the Maragha astronomical observatory, which was then the largest in the world.
2 days ago · The Mongol campaign against the Kypchaks and Cumans had already started under Jochi and Subutai in 1216–1218 when the Merkits took shelter among them. By 1239 a large portion of Cumans were driven out of the Crimean peninsula, and it became one of the appanages of the Mongol Empire.
Several attempts at a Franco-Mongol alliance against the Islamic caliphates, their common enemy, were made by various leaders among the Frankish Crusaders and the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. Such an alliance might have seemed an obvious choice: the Mongols were already sympathetic to Christianity, given the presence of many influential ...
5 days ago · The leading Mongol source is, as usual, the so-called Secret History of the Mongols, the main part of which deals with the career of Chinggis Khan and which originates from c.1228. The approach of Jackson's book is mainly empirical.
3 days ago · What is equally fascinating, however, is their culture. From a nomadic disposition, the Mongols offered an intriguing juxtaposition to the cultures of many with whom they came into contact. These are the things that gave the Mongols a unique culture. 1. Religion.
2 days ago · Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 25 August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [a] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227; it later became the largest contiguous empire in history.
