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Two lost medieval Silk Road cities mapped in Central Asia
Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan were bustling centers of Silk Road trade between ... decline and disappeared sometime before Genghis Khan's Mongol forces conquered the region ...
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Genghis Khan: Feared Conqueror or Successful Innovator?
The rise of the Mongol Empire under Temujin, or Genghis Khan, was a seminal moment in world history. The conquests of the ...
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Uncovering the historical and cultural wonders of Fergana
Precious Chinese silk wasn't the only commodity exchanged on the Silk Road, named by German geographer ... 1530), a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan and the founder of the Mughal Empire ...
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The Biggest Bucket on the List: An Odyssey Across Central Asia
From Roman times through the Renaissance, this region was the heart of the fabled Silk Road that spread people ... Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane? After conquest by the Russian tsars ...