It is likely that the leader of the Mongol empire Genghis Khan plotted the downfall of his enemies in his yurt once. But he probably never thought of holding a bring-and-buy sale in one. The centuries ...

(She was Genghis Khan’s wife—and made the Mongol Empire possible.) Several yurts, traditional tents used by Mongol nomads, dot a Mongolian landscape. Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Fototeca 9x12 In 1223 ...

Genghis Khan and his wife Börte sit on their thrones ... But Börte’s influence extended far beyond her children and her yurt. Her place in the Mongol hierarchy offered her coveted access ...

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan ... or round yurt, set up inside the state ...