Genghis Khan was a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire, which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Europe. Much about Genghis Khan remains unknown. For instance ...

Börte was Genghis Khan's principal wife and the first queen of the powerful Mongol Empire. Tents and animals. Horses and swords. The early days of the Mongol Empire were characterized by battle ...

and protected travel under a period of “Pax Mongolica,” or Mongol peace, beginning in about 1279 and lasting until the empire’s end. But Genghis Khan’s death in 1227 ultimately doomed the ...

Kings and Generals continues its series on Mongol history with a look at the genetic legacy of Genghis Khan. Is it true that ... the founder of the Mongol Empire left a mark on the DNA of entire ...

At its peak, the Mongol Empire covered the most contiguous territory in history. Led at first by Genghis Khan, the empire lasted from 1206 until 1368. During that time, it expanded to cover most ...

As Weatherford says in his new book, "The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire," "Genghis Khan sired four self-indulgent sons who proved good ...

The narrative underscored the fact that no one knew, at the time of this writing, where the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire was buried ... tradition for Genghis Khan and his successors.

Internal squabbling, succession battles and attrition from enemy attacks eventually fragmented the Mongol Empire, which began to collapse in the middle of the 14th century. But Tamerlane ...