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The Mongol Empire at its greatest extent : commenced by Genghis Khan in the 13th century, it was enlarged by Kublai Khan but broke up after about 1380

Mongol horseman
Mongol or Tartar horseman. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship
Mongol warriors showing their horsemanship to the Chinese forces of Hung-Wu. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Coleridge - Kubla Khan
Kubla Khan A Vison in a dream.. - In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree: where Alph the sacred river ran through caverns measureless to man

Genghis Khan
GENGHIS KHAN (variously spelt) (orig. Temujin) Mongol Conqueror He is fatally shot during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Hsi Hsia

GENGIS KHAN (1162-1227). Emperor founder of the first Mongol Empire in 1206. Fol. 44v. Mongols tributing to Genghis Khan. Illustration of the first section with the history of the Mongols

Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple
Siberian Tartar (left) and Kalmyk Mongol couple (right) of Russia in their traditional clothing Antique hand-colored print

Mongol nomads moving camp
Medieval Tartar yurts and wagons moving camp. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Genghis Khan leading the Mongols. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Six Horses, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Six Horses, 13th-14th century. Figuresin Khitan costumes

Engraving depicting Kublai Khan (1215-1294) the fifth Khagan of the Mongol Empire
5309223 Engraving depicting Kublai Khan (1215-1294) the fifth Khagan of the Mongol Empire, and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China

Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (print)
1578145 Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (print); (add.info.: Print of Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (1216-1294). Dated 13th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Kalmyk nomads preparing to migrate - dismantling ghers, loading wagons near a tomb 1
FLO4576520 Kalmyk nomads preparing to migrate - dismantling ghers, loading wagons near a tomb 1, and typical gher life with women milking cow, preparing a cow hide, playing men draughts cows

Young girls of Uliassoutai, 29 August - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of
CSO4986307 Young girls of Uliassoutai, 29 August - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

Genghis Khan, 14th century portrait
2600466 Genghis Khan, 14th century portrait; (add.info.: Genghis Khan, 14th century portrait.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of a wealthy Mongol trader
3521213 Photographic portrait of a wealthy Mongol trader; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of a wealthy Mongol trader. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anthropological illustration depicting the Mongoloid Race; by F. E. Guerin
5305725 Anthropological illustration depicting the Mongoloid Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Japanese warlord Muto Kagesuke, 1274
1575528 Japanese warlord Muto Kagesuke, 1274; (add.info.: Japanese warlord Muto Kagesuke prepares for the Battle of Khan during the Mongol invasions of Japan); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Young Mongolian girl - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste
CSO4985219 Young Mongolian girl - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

Ogedei Khan (1186-1241)
2600465 Ogedei Khan (1186-1241); (add.info.: Ogedei Khan (1186-1241).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Kublai Khan, 1903 (engraving)
BAL34671 Kublai Khan, 1903 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kublai Khan from "The Book of Ser Marco Polo", Chinese, pub. 1903 (engraving)).

Young girls of Uliassoutai, 29 August - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of
CSO4986266 Young girls of Uliassoutai, 29 August - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

Illustration depicting the Mongols of the Gobi Desert
3521247 Illustration depicting the Mongols of the Gobi Desert; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Mongols of the Gobi Desert. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Costumes of Mongolia: couples and portrait of a mustache man. Lithography for the book
FLO4634344 Costumes of Mongolia: couples and portrait of a mustache man. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie" by Friedrich Wilhelm

Ethnic groups of Asia: 1 Yukaghir, 2 Ostjakin, 3 Mongol, 4 Rajput, 5 Kyrgyz, 6 Tungus, 7 Yakutian, 8 Tibetan
UIG5414393 Ethnic groups of Asia: 1 Yukaghir, 2 Ostjakin, 3 Mongol, 4 Rajput, 5 Kyrgyz, 6 Tungus, 7 Yakutian, 8 Tibetan, 9 Chinese woman, 10 Chinese man, 11 Sinhalese, 12 Kashmiri, 13 Persian

Kobdo: Mongolian girls, 27 September - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste
CSO4986476 Kobdo: Mongolian girls, 27 September - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in 1909 in Mongolia

Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man
FLO4605202 Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural

Batu Khan or Batu Kan, Mongolian governor
3600067 Batu Khan or Batu Kan, Mongolian governor; (add.info.: Batu Khan or Batu Kan (1204-1255). Mongolian governor. Founder of the Blue Horder

The wreck of Kublai Khan's Mongol fleet during the second invasion of Japan in 1281 due to the typhoon, Kamikaze
3033761 The wreck of Kublai Khan's Mongol fleet during the second invasion of Japan in 1281 due to the typhoon, Kamikaze, which destroyed most of the armada

Timour, Mongol Emperor (engraving)
3599994 Timour, Mongol Emperor (engraving); (add.info.: Timour (1336-1405). Mongol emperor. Engraving of 1845.); PHAS/UIG.

Genghis Khan, born Temujin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
1578744 Genghis Khan, born Temujin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire; (add.info.: Genghis Khan, born Temujin)

Mongolian nomad taking his horse to water, 15th century (vellum)
BAL125103 Mongolian nomad taking his horse to water, 15th century (vellum); Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.

Kalmuck Camel; The Caucasus, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Kalmuck Camel; The Caucasus, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Kalmuck dwelling; The Caucasus, 1875 Creator: Unknown
Kalmuck dwelling; The Caucasus, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Calmuck encampment; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. Creator: Nicholas Rowe
Calmuck encampment; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Copy of Halte de Calmouks, c. 1772. Creator: John Kirby Baldrey
Copy of Halte de Calmouks, c. 1772. (Halt of the Kalmyks). Possibly by John Kirby Baldrey

Interior of a Kalmuck Tent with Kalmuck Women, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Kalmuck Tent with Kalmuck Women, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Ancient Kalmouc encampment on the banks of the Danube; Danubian Principalities 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ancient Kalmouc encampment on the banks of the Danube; Danubian Principalities 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Kalmychka. Kalmyk, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Kalmychka. Kalmyk, 1862. Sheet 52 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Zhangir Khan, governor of Kazakh Khanate
Zhangir Khan (Salqam Jangir Khan, 1610-1680), Kazakh Khan, governor of the Kazakh Khanate from 1629 to 1680. 17th century

Buman (Illig Qaghan), founder of Kaghanate Bum�an (Illig Qaghan)
Bumin Khagan (Illig Qaghan, reigned 551-552), founder of the Turkic Kaghanate. This form of government was typical for the Eurasian Steppe from the 6th to the 10th century. circa 6th century

Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan

Pair of Laplanders: photograph preserved in the Ethnological Museum of Scandinavia Europe Scandinavia. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

Polar landscape with two lapps on a sled drawn by reindeer. A third lapp is standing. They are dressed in characteristic clothing.. Date of Photograph:1860-1880 ca

Family of Norwegian Lapps sitting in front of their hut covered with grassy clods near Tromsoy. There are also children in the group. Next to them, on the left, a tame reindeer Norway Tromsoe

Ms.Sup.Pers.1113.f.180v-181 Mongols under the leadership of Hulagu Khan storming and capturing Baghdad in 1258
XTD69960 Ms.Sup.Pers.1113.f.180v-181 Mongols under the leadership of Hulagu Khan storming and capturing Baghdad in 1258, from a book by Rashid al-Din (1247-1318) (vellum) by Persian School

The Different Human Races, from Natural History of the Animal Kingdom
CHT164094 The Different Human Races, from Natural History of the Animal Kingdom by Gotthelf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860), 1861 (colour engraving) by German School

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"The Mighty Mongols: Conquerors of Asia" Step into the fascinating world of the Mongol Empire, as we explore their vast dominion through a captivating journey. 🗺️✨ From the expansive steppes of Central Asia to the far reaches of Siberia, the Mongols left an indelible mark on history. Led by their fearless leader Genghis Khan, they forged one of the largest empires ever known. Mounted on their swift and sturdy horses, these skilled Mongol horsemen were unmatched in battle. Their horsemanship was legendary, allowing them to conquer vast territories with astonishing speed and precision. 🐎🏹 Witnessing a display of their prowess would leave you in awe - imagine witnessing thousands soldiers demonstrating their incredible skills on horseback. It's no wonder that even Coleridge immortalized this grandeur in his poem "Kubla Khan. " But it wasn't just about war for the Mongols; they had a rich cultural tapestry too. Picture a beautiful Siberian Tartar woman gracefully adorned alongside a Russian-Mongol couple - showcasing how diverse influences shaped this empire. The nomadic lifestyle was at the heart of Mongolian society, constantly moving camp across boundless landscapes. This constant motion allowed them to adapt swiftly and thrive amidst changing environments. Genghis Khan himself stands as an emblematic figure – an emperor-founder who transformed history forever. His vision united disparate tribes under one rule and brought prosperity to lands once divided. As we delve deeper into this enthralling chapter, let us not forget remarkable places like Persia's Soltaniyeh or Kazakh Khanate governed by Zhangir Khan – testaments to Mongolia's enduring legacy. Join us on this expedition through time and space as we unravel tales from ancient Asia – where warriors rode freely across continents leaving behind an everlasting imprint that still resonates today.