5 Times Weather Played Foul For An Invading Army
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 1, 2024
Throughout history, weather has played a significant role in military campaigns, sometimes altering its course and reshaping the destiny of ...
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The Silver Tree of Karakorum
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2021
Of all the things described in William of Rubruck's account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps none is so striking as the...
The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2019
The death of Genghis Khan is shrouded in secrecy. The Great Khan died in the summer of 1227, during a campaign against the Tanguts, along t...
The Landlocked Navy of Mongolia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 21, 2018
Many landlocked countries with no access to the open ocean maintain navies, which might seem odd at first. But once you realize that aside f...
The Deer Stones of Mongolia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2014
Throughout the grasslands of northern Mongolia and southern Siberia lay scattered hundreds of megaliths bearing mysterious carvings that see...
Enormous Statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2013
To the outside world, Genghis Khan, the fearsome Mongolian warrior who conquered half the known world in the 13th century, is remembered for...
Desert Lotus Hotel In Inner Mongolia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2013
A magnificent new hotel has bloomed amid the vast sea of sands in Xiangshawan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west to Beijing. Named ...
