Over 1,400 years ago, they found their way onto the legendary Silk Road by padding alongside ... that these precious writings survived. Genghis Khan and his Mongol warriors weren't known for ...

Genghis Khan died in 1227 fighting in China. Upon his successor’s death in 1259, squabbles over succession led to the Mongol ...

From the country’s incredible monuments to its bustling bazaars and Silk Road, here are your not ... conquerors like Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Tamerlane to its bustling streets ...

The rise of the Mongol Empire under Temujin, or Genghis Khan, was a seminal moment ... especially along the Silk Road. It soon became obvious that the Mongols were not simply barbarians harassing ...