The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

Study tracking climate patterns across thousands of years found that periods of lower rainfall coincided with some major political upheavals Researchers have used tree rings to track rainfall patterns ...

The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a hub of ancient Chinese Buddhist art and spirituality, fell victim to extensive looting in the early 20th century. Today, the priceless relics taken from this sacred ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere, conquering land across three continents and ruling over states from Egypt ...

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Now they are a world-class dynasty. On Jan. 20, in the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship at ESPN's Wide World of Sports, the three-time national champion USF All-Girl ...

Hsu‐Tang, whose father is a scientist and mother a businesswoman, is descended from the 16th-century Ming dynasty imperial minister Xu Guangqi, a scholar and a collaborator of the Jesuit ...

While some big-name players haven’t announced their decision, it’s never too early for a dynasty rookie mock draft. While much will change over the next few months, dynasty fantasy players ...

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