(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 ...

However, the Mongol Empire, established in 1206 by Genghis Khan ... The traditional home is a circular tent called a yurt.

Kublai Khan eventually moved the empire’s capital to Beijing ... Russian, Polish, and Mongolian. For the real yurt experience, Anja Camp makes the list as one of the best in Karakorum, offering ...

Here's how the empire was formed ... But Börte’s influence extended far beyond her children and her yurt. Her place in the Mongol hierarchy offered her coveted access to her husband, who ...

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 ...

Comparison of the British Empire (red) and the Mongol empire (blue) when each was at its height (at different times in history) The Mongol Empire started in 1206 when the warlord Genghis Khan ...