The ruins of Karakorum, the 13th-century capital of the Mongol Empire, are still visible on the Earth’s surface today. But scholars have long ignored this physical evidence.

A fourth map shows the Mongol Empire dwarfing early Russia—then the Principality of Moscow under Ivan the Great—as it appeared shortly after it gained independence from the Mongol Golden Horde ...

He shared maps showing how large the Mongol Empire was, with it once controlling parts of what is now Russia. After Putin’s talk. I found Mongolian historic map. Don’t worry.

Lasting Legacy The empire adapted constantly as it grew, and flourished during a 162-year-long period of aggressive expansion. At the empire’s peak, Mongols controlled up to 12 million square miles.

By the time he died in August 1227, the Mongol Empire covered a vast part of Central Asia and China. Originally known as Temüjin of the Borjigin, legend has it Genghis was born holding a clot of ...