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Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism, a new exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, explores the dynamic historical intersection of politics, religion, and art as reflected...

The Ilkhanate (or Ilqanate, 1260-1335 CE) was that part of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) which mostly covered what is today Iran and parts of Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Established by the Mongol...

Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan, built between 1634 and 1641 under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and named after the renowned physician and later Viceroy of Punjab Hakim Ilmud Din Ansari, who was given the...

Genghis Khan wanted to establish a long-lasting legacy of conquering and growth for the Mongols, but at what cost? Even his own sons fought each other for the throne. Would peace truly last...

A painted silk scroll showing Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 CE) on a traditional Mongol hunting expedition. Painted by Liu Guandao, 1280 CE. (National Palace Museum, Taipei)

The monument of Genghis Khan (c. 1162/67-1227 CE), ruler and founder of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE). (Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China)

A mid-15th century CE manuscript illustration showing an audience with Mongke Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1251 to 1259 CE. From the 'Tarikh-i Jahangushay-i Juvaini' by Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226-1283 CE). (National...

The mountain Khan Tengri, located in the Tian Shan mountain range on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan border. Height: 6,995 m (22,949 ft). It is likely named after the ancient Mongol sky god and supreme deity Tengri.

Statue of Batu Khan (l. 1205-1255 CE), Pinarbasi, Turkey.

Initiation of Kublai (Qubilai) Khan and Offering Tibet to Phakpa in 1264 CE; Tibet; c. 16th–17th century; pigments on cloth; 24 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. (61.5 x 38.4 cm); Rubin Museum of Art; C2002.3.2 (HAR 65046)