Mongol Empire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
13th- and 14th-century empire originating in Mongolia
About Mongol Empire
The Mongols are one of several Eurasian nomadic peoples, neither the first nor the last to expand across the steppes and conquer other lands. While the Mongol conquests were among the most destructive in world history, they created a lasting heritage on the Eurasian supercontinent. The empire was founded byGenghis Khan(c. 1162 – 1227), born with the nameTemüjin. Before him, the Mongols were split into many tribes, often at war with each other. They had been raiding into northern China for centuries and the Chinese had built theGreat Wallto keep them out, but China had usually been able to keep the threat to a manageable level with a divide-and-rule strategy. That all changed when the Great Khan united the tribes into a single nation; even today, Mongols revere him as the father of their na
Mongol Empire Travel Guide Sections
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