Mongolia on July 14 marked the first World Horse Day with a spectacular celebration that drew 12,600 riders. Billed as the ...

The Mongol Empire covered a continuous stretch of land unlike anything that had existed before. From the Pacific coastline to the plains of Eastern Europe, a single ruling dynasty controlled an ...

An illustration from a medieval French manuscript depicts the Polo brothers’ meeting with Kublai Khan. Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Subscribe for ads-free reading This year marks the ...

While the main character usually gets all the fame, it was common for the so-called great conquering statesmen to have, by their side and under their command, a military genius who provided them with ...

In the late thirteenth century, the Mongol Empire under Kublai Khan made two unsuccessful attempts to invade Japan. Historian Kawai Atsushi gives the background to the invasion, examines different ...

In present day Kazakhstan, both local folklore and genetic evidence found buried in royal tombs have shone a light on the region's ties to Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. New DNA analysis of ...

The Mongol empire in the 13th century conquered great swaths of Asia, the Middle East and even parts of Europe at staggering speed, but how did Genghis Khan and his armies manage to conquer so much ...

To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. Inthis series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

Directors Naoko Yamada and Abel Góngora spoke to IndieWire about Japan animation studio Science Saru's upcoming historical ...