Tag: Western Xia

The Rise of the Mongols

May 26, 2022 justin-david-hebert 2 Comments

Season 7, Episode 10: The Rise of the Mongols

Part of the Onon River where it is believed young Temujin grew up. Source: Fan111, CC BY-SA 3.0,

A portrait of Genghis Khan, made many years after his death. Source: Public Domain

A map of the Mongol Empire in 1207. Source: Khiruge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This map shows the movements of both Genghis Khan and his various Generals throughout the early part of the 1200s. Source: derivative work Bkkbrad / *File:Gengis Khan empire-fr.svg: historicair 17:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The Mongol Empire in 1227, at the end of Genghis Khan’s life. Big as it was, his successors would manage to expand its borders even further. Source: Public Domain

A monument dedicated to Genghis Khan in modern-day Mongolia. Source: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in present-day Mongolia. While this buidling is quite lovely, the actual resting place of Genghis Khan is not known. Source: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons