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Clara M.

Karakorum: The Vanished Capital of the Largest Land Empire in History

The Mongol Empire ruled the largest land empire in history from a stone city on the steppe. They abandoned it within forty years. Few stones remain.

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Karakorum: The Vanished Capital of the Largest Land Empire in History

Mongolia

The greatest tomb never found and a conqueror who reshaped the world. Mongolia's vast emptiness hides the biggest unsolved mystery in archaeology.

The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan: History’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan: History’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

Read about the mystery of the Ikh Khorig in Mongolia's Khentii Mountains, the forbidden zone protecting the lost tomb of Genghis Khan and the secrets of the Great Taboo.

Clara M.

Karakorum: The Vanished Capital of the Largest Land Empire in History

Mongolia

The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan: History’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

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