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Will UK return the Kohinoor? Fascinating history of the diamond and India’s efforts to reclaim it
The Kohinoor diamond continues to evoke an emotive response in India. Many call for its return from the United Kingdom, ...
La Brújula Verde2d
Cuju, the Oldest Form of Soccer in the World Played in Ancient China
For centuries in China, men and women gathered to play a game called Cuju. Considered an ancient form of soccer, a pastime, ...
The Economist6d
How golden ages really start—and end
Some of the golden ages Mr Norberg describes will be familiar to readers, but he adds fresh details and provocative arguments ...
The State14d
Armor-piercing arrows — from Genghis Khan era — found hidden in museum. See them
Researchers today say the weapons can be dated to the 13th or 14th centuries and the Lesosibirsk culture, a period at the beginning of the Mongol Empire, the university said. The Mongol Empire was ...
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How the Mongol Empire Destroyed Itself
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol history continues with ... of Genghis Khan and the fragmentation of his empire, rival khanates and factions engaged in ...