The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British ...

However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of the Mongol Khan, demanded that the Abbasid Caliph, Al-Mustasim, submit himself as a vassal to the Mongol Empire. The Caliph rejected this.

Elbegdorj Tsakhia, the former president of Mongolia, has taken a jab at Russian President Vladimir Putin by using historical maps to ridicule Putin’s rationale for the Ukrainian invasion. What ...

"After Putin's talk. I found Mongolian historic map. Don't worry. We are a peaceful and free nation," Elbegdorj wrote. The maps he shared also showed how small Russia was in the 15th century. The ...

In the late Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire became the largest the world had ever seen. At its peak, maybe 100 million people lived under its banner, led by the Great Khans of the Asian steppe.

Pow’s academic interests are the Mongol Empire, the Mongol-European relations and the Mongol campaign in the Near East. “Each of these units had their own commander,” Pow continued, noting that ...