Karakorum The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital eBook Charles River Editors
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*Includes pictures
*Includes contemporary accounts of the city
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
About 225 miles west of Ulaanbaatar, the present-day capital city of Mongolia, are the ruins of Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire. Located in the Orkhon River Valley, at the foot of the Khangai Mountain range, the city was founded by Genghis Khan in 1220 CE. Under his son and successor, Ögedei Khan, Karakorum grew into a thriving city, with high walls enclosing an urban landscape of brick-built structures and paved roads, divided into different districts with a palace, craft workshops, and marketplaces. Under Ögedei Khan and his successors, Karakorum became a cosmopolitan hub of crafts and exchange along the great Silk Road trading network.
Genghis Khan followed the tradition of his nomadic predecessors when he founded Karakorum in the Orkhon Valley. The landscape had previously been settled by many different nomads and empires, including the Huns, Turks, and Uyghurs. These different cultures – despite existing over vastly different periods of time – found common ground in the Orkhon Valley. There they demarcated sites of significance with structures that have survived to the present day, a rarity in the archaeology of nomadic peoples. Archaeological material dating to the Paleolithic period through the Bronze and Iron Ages has been found in the Orkhon Valley, and later monuments include the memorial sites of the Turks, who maintained an extensive funerary area around the Bilge Khagan and Kul Tigin memorials in the 6th and 7th centuries CE, and the Uyghur capital city of Ordu-Baliq from the 8th and 9th centuries. Each of these people left their mark on the landscape, and in the mythologies of the ancient conquerors of the Eurasian steppe, so it is no wonder that the far-flung Mongol Empire considered Karakorum in the Orkhon Valley to be their capital.
The story of Karakorum did not end with the decline of the Mongol Empire either. From the 16th century onwards the area became the center of Mongolian Buddhism, a fact underscored by the presence of Erdene Zuu, the earliest Buddhist monastery of the Mongols. Erdene Zuuh was built upon the ruins of the Khan’s palace in Karakorum. There is also the nearby Buddhist monastery of Tövkhön.
Archaeologists have been investigating the ruined city of Karakorum and other sites in the Orkhon Valley since the 19th century, and to this day it remains an active heritage landscape, where ancient traditions are preserved by modern nomadic communities. Karakorum The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital looks at the varied and storied history of the site. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Karakorum like never before.
Karakorum The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital eBook Charles River Editors
Karakorum: The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital. The book describes the land and climate around the Orkhon Valley where Karakorum was located. Other groups of nomads such as the Huns, Turks, and Uyghurs also settled in the Orkhon Valley at one time or another. Archaeologists have found evidence that humans were in that region has far back as 40,000 years ago. The book describes the Turkish communities with a fair amount of detail since they were the first culture to create an urban environment in that area. Next theUyghur culture is described. Genghis Khan founded Karakorum but his sons and grandsons were responsible for building the capital. The book also described Mongolian Buddhism. There are some very nice pictures in this book, and there is also an excellent reference list for anyone interested in further research. I like the book and think that anyone who is interested in the nomadic cultures would enjoy the book.Product details
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Karakorum The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital eBook Charles River Editors Reviews
The history of how nomatic Euroasian tribes built a city in the middle of Mongolia is an interesting story. This book was enlightening and interesting. I would recommend it for history lovers and those interested in the far east.
Karakorum The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire’s Capital. The book describes the land and climate around the Orkhon Valley where Karakorum was located. Other groups of nomads such as the Huns, Turks, and Uyghurs also settled in the Orkhon Valley at one time or another. Archaeologists have found evidence that humans were in that region has far back as 40,000 years ago. The book describes the Turkish communities with a fair amount of detail since they were the first culture to create an urban environment in that area. Next theUyghur culture is described. Genghis Khan founded Karakorum but his sons and grandsons were responsible for building the capital. The book also described Mongolian Buddhism. There are some very nice pictures in this book, and there is also an excellent reference list for anyone interested in further research. I like the book and think that anyone who is interested in the nomadic cultures would enjoy the book.
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