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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

While the majestic Mongolian steppes provided an epic backdrop ... during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games when she was organizing the polo games in Calatagan, Batangas. “After the event finished ...

In his influential work, The Travels of Marco Polo, the explorer outlined the geography of Asia, described the traditions of the people, and told tales of life at the court of Mongol emperor ...

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 ...