Painting scrolls on the Mongol invasion of Japan by Fukuda Taika, a 1846 copy of a 1293 work by an unknown artist, Tokyo National Museum. The Mongol fleet beat the Song but had less luck with the ...
The Mongol fleet struck by storm at sea, from the Livre des Merveilles (early 15th century) - Getty As Genghis Khan lay dying in August 1227, he commanded his heir, Ögedei, to continue the mission of ...
Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored to have altered the course of Asian history. The year 1273 A.D. was a ...
Over the next few centuries, the religious landscape in Mongolia continued to change, depending on who was ruling the region. Many Mongols converted to Tibetan Buddhism during the later part of the ...