William of Rubruck wrote that when he first encountered the Mongols, he felt as if he were entering another world. As France and Mongolia celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations, it is ...

In 1915 the Sino-Russo-Mongolian tripartite agreement established Mongol autonomy under Chinese suzerainty, but the régime was short-lived, and in 1921 Urga, the capital, was occupied by Soviet troops ...

“Naadam has become (part of) the national identity of Mongols.” It wasn’t until 1921 that Naadam was officially declared an ...

The Mongolian Tuuli is an oral tradition comprising heroic epics that run from hundreds ... Today, the number of epic trainers and learners is decreasing. With the gradual disappearance of the Mongol ...

Mongol Mongolia Mongolian They are mostly Buddhist and often nomadic. They are famous for their skill as horse-riding warriors. Muslim Oasis cities of Xinjiang, north-west China and other cities ...

The Mongolian Tuuli is an oral tradition comprising heroic epics that run from hundreds ... Today, the number of epic trainers and learners is decreasing. With the gradual disappearance of the Mongol ...

KYOTO--An iron helmet believed worn by a Mongol warrior during a 13th-century ... which ruled present-day Mongolia, China and other regions between 1271 and 1368, shrine officials said in December.

With its rolling hills, vast open plains and arid deserts, Mongolia’s Eastern Steppe is one of Asia’s last grassland wildernesses. Great migratory herds of Mongolian gazelle roam here along with 5,000 ...