Polo may push Mongolia to add a fourth manly sport ... His hordes gleefully transported what became known as "the game of kings" to every part of a vast empire that stretched from Korea to ...

Although historically inaccurate, such statements show the enthusiasm for the game here. According to historical sources, polo was introduced in northern Pakistan 1,000 years before the Mongols ...

Marco Polo, which follows the young explorer ... and so travelling to 13th-century Mongolia feels like something new, even in a post-Game of Thrones era when everyone is aiming for the next ...

Particularly, his exposure to the Mongol courts and ambassadorial service to Kublai Khan has been depicted as more than an East-meets-West tale; Polo helped expand the Mongol Empire’s ties with ...

Marco Polo, which tells the story of the famed explorer’s early years living in the Mongol Empire. Based on the first five episodes, the series delivers on intrigue, expertly choreographed fight ...

“Naadam means ‘games’ in the Mongolian language and it includes three main competitions, Mongolian wrestling, archery and horse racing,” he explains. It’s also the largest gathering in ...

Even though contact between France and the Mongols was interrupted for decades, the French continued to read John of Plano Carpini, Marco Polo, Hayton, and the account of Odoric of Pordenone ...