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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Despite many of the connotations about Genghis Khan and his empire many of us hold ... the monastery was home to more than 100 temples, around 300 yurts, and 1,000 monks in residence.

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 ...

The brand new six-part history docuseries, Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols, premieres on National Geographic Thursday, May 1 at 9/8c. The new National Geographic docuseries brings ...