Book of the day: Emperor of the Seas - Kublai Khan and the Making of China
The Mongol Chinese emperor Kublai Khan was immortalised by English poet Samuel Coleridge’s opium-fuelled descriptions of the “pleasure dome” at Xanadu, the imperial summer capital in northern China.
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What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’
In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous ...
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The Great Wall Of China Wasn’t Built To Keep Out Genghis Khan — But To Control Nomadic ...
“Rather that it was geared to monitor and control the movements of nomadic populations and their herds.” Wikimedia CommonsGenghis Khan wasn’t even born yet when the fortifications ...
Forbes1 年
Genghis Khan Retreat: Reviving Polo In Mongolia’s Heartland
A reflection of the nomadic tradition where local families ... reminiscent of the sport's historical resonance during Genghis Khan's era. The retreat's pinnacle event, an annual international ...
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Another gas tanker blast kills one
A man was killed and two others injured in an LPG tanker explosion near Kot Chutta on the Indus Highway. The explosion caused ...
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What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’
(CNN) — In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous warriors of all time, Genghis Khan. Though the famed first ...
Hebdo Ahram2 个月
Sudan militia chief 'enthusiastically' committed war crimes: prosecutor
Prosecutor Karim Khan was summing up in the case of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre Ali Kushayb, facing 31 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during ...