A report on Mongolia
Landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
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Ulaanbaatar
29 linksUlaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар,, "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia.
Mongols
28 linksThe Mongols (Монголчууд,, Moŋğolçuud, ; ; Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation.
Inner Mongolia
26 linksLandlocked autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
Landlocked autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia.
Yuan dynasty
14 linksSuccessor state to the Mongol Empire after its division and a conquest dynasty of imperial China established by Kublai (Emperor Shizu), leader of the Mongol Borjigin clan, lasting from 1271 to 1368.
Successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division and a conquest dynasty of imperial China established by Kublai (Emperor Shizu), leader of the Mongol Borjigin clan, lasting from 1271 to 1368.
His realm was, by this point, isolated from the other Mongol khanates and controlled most of modern-day China and its surrounding areas, including modern Mongolia.
Mongol Empire
13 linksThe largest contiguous land empire in history.
The largest contiguous land empire in history.
Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, attempted invasions of Southeast Asia and conquered the Iranian Plateau; and westward as far as the Levant and the Carpathian Mountains.
Xiongnu
14 linksThe Xiongnu were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Chinese sources report that Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
The Xiongnu were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Chinese sources report that Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
A Scythian culture, it was identified by excavated artifacts and mummified humans, such as the Siberian Ice Princess, found in the Siberian permafrost, in the Altay Mountains, Kazakhstan and nearby Mongolia.
Genghis Khan
13 linksThe founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.
The founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.
Present-day Mongolians regard him as the founding father of Mongolia for unifying the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia.
Beijing
17 linksCapital of the People's Republic of China.
Capital of the People's Republic of China.
Since the Yuan continued to occupy Shangdu and Mongolia, Dadu was used to supply the Ming military garrisons in the area and renamed Beiping (Wade–Giles: Peip'ing, "Northern Peace").
Siberia
13 linksExtensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Siberia stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and to the northern parts of Mongolia and China.
Oirats
14 linksOirats (Ойрад, Oirad, or Ойрд, Oird; ; in the past, also Eleuths) are the westernmost group of the Mongols whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and Western Mongolia.