By the dynasty's end, in 1911, even the emperor could not read or write the Manchu language and probably did not speak it either. There are fewer than 300,000 Naxi people, most living in Yunnan ...

Peerless hero Genghis Khan (Temujin, 1162-1227) was born of the Mongol tribes. An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

But for his subjects, he always remained Badshah - the King. Like other Mughal emperors he's said to be a direct descendent of Mongol rulers such as Genghis Khan and Timur. With his death ...

The 6th emperor, Aurangzeb, a devout Muslim was much ... Mughal is the Persian-Arabic term for Mongol. As Akbar was a descendent of the Mongol leader, Genghis Khan, the rulers of the new Indian ...

After defeating the Mongol Empire in 1368 and establishing the Ming dynasty, the Chinese emperor attempted to reestablish the tribute relationship with neighboring states. In 1402, during a ...

to pray for a victory in preparation for a war against Mongols, according to records. In 1281, respects were paid at the shrine to pray for Japan’s triumph at the order of Emperor Go-Uda (1267 ...

The previous Ming dynasty emperors were Han. Tibetan Tibet Tibetan They are mostly Buddhist and are often nomadic, although there are also great Tibetan cities. Mongol Mongolia Mongolian They are ...

The emperor's death also remains a mystery ... The massive complex, rebuilt in the 1950s in the traditional Mongol style, ...

The third (after Emperor: The Gates of Rome and Emperor ... Iggulden's Genghis Khan series tells the dramatic story of the Mongol invasion and conquest of Central Asia. Genghis has already ...