(She was Genghis Khan’s wife—and made the Mongol Empire possible.) Several yurts, traditional tents used by Mongol nomads, dot a Mongolian landscape. Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Fototeca 9x12 In 1223 ...

Here's how the empire was formed ... But Börte’s influence extended far beyond her children and her yurt. Her place in the Mongol hierarchy offered her coveted access to her husband, who ...

During his 21-year reign, Genghis had forged the largest and most brutal empire that the world had ever seen, thanks to the military superiority of the Mongol ... from the yurt, the odour of ...

The Mongol Empire before 1259 was the greatest land empire in history that was established by the ruthless and capable cavalry armies of Temujin and his direct successors. ... (yurts) and ...

Kublai Khan eventually moved the empire’s capital to Beijing ... Russian, Polish, and Mongolian. For the real yurt experience, Anja Camp makes the list as one of the best in Karakorum, offering ...

my guide Ikram asked while waiting outside my yurt. Oh goodness ... sights from the glory days of the 13th and 14th century ...

Comparison of the British Empire (red) and the Mongol empire (blue) when each was at its height (at different times in history) The Mongol Empire started in 1206 when the warlord Genghis Khan ...

The channel’s English-language shows offer a glimpse into different facets of Mongolia, such as families preparing breakfast in a yurt ... how did the Mongolian empire get so strong, traveling ...