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1 day ago · Genghis Khan[a] (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
4 days ago · This year, Kazakhstan celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Ulus of Jochi (The Golden Horde). By the middle of the 15th century, the Ulus of Jochi ceased to exist, but its importance in the...
3 days ago · Börte, who was kidnapped by a neighboring tribe just after her wedding. Who was re-kidnapped several months later (and heavily pregnant) when young Temüjin came to her rescue – this was long before he was the Khan. Temüjin raised Börte’s baby, Jochi, as his own son, although the timing makes his paternity dubious.
3 days ago · The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. [5] 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; [6] eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, mounted invasions of Southeast Asia, and conquered the Iranian Plateau; and reached westward as far as the Levant and the Carpathian Mountains.
4 days ago · The five branches of the Mongolia Empire: the Yuan Dynasty, the Kipchak Khanate, the Wokutai Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Ilkhanate, controlled Eurasia, and the Mongolia iron cavalry was feared.
5 days ago · Golden Horde, Russian designation for the Ulus Juchi, the western part of the Mongol empire, which flourished from the mid-13th century to the end of the 14th century. The people of the Golden Horde were a mixture of Turks and Mongols, with the latter generally constituting the aristocracy.
5 days ago · Sophia University (Jochi Daigaku) is the oldest Catholic university in Japan, located in the heart of Tokyo. Its educational spirit is.
