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Map of the Ming Dynasty of China, 1368-1644
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the Ming Dynasty of China, 1368-1644

The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) marked the restoration of native Han Chinese rule after the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Founded by the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang, reign 1368-1398), the Ming state reasserted centralized...
Map of the Bosporan Kingdom, c.100 CE
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Map of the Bosporan Kingdom, c.100 CE - Gateway Between Steppe, Caucasus, and Rome

The Bosporan Kingdom (c. 480 BCE–341 CE) emerged around the Cimmerian Bosporus (modern Kerch Strait) as a hybrid Greco-local state founded by Greek colonists from cities such as Miletus. Rather than a single unified polity in the modern sense...
Traditional Yurts
Image by Michael Chu

Traditional Yurts

Traditional yurts (gers) in the Gobi desert. These tents, used by nomadic tribes of the Asian steppe, were traditionally made from felt and had wooden doors.
Hunnic Mounted Archer
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Hunnic Mounted Archer

Artist's impression of a female Hunnic mounted archer riding into battle, most likely somewhere on the central Asian steppe. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
Wagon Yurt or Khibitkha
Image by A. Omer Karamollaoglu

Wagon Yurt or Khibitkha

A wagon yurt or khibitkha. This type of yurt (or ger), used by nomadic Asian steppe peoples like the Mongols, was permanently mounted on a wagon so that it could be easily moved from camp to camp.
Mongolian Ovoo
Image by Johanna Remus

Mongolian Ovoo

A Mongolian ovoo or sacred stone pile used as a point of prayer in the traditional animist religion of the steppe.
Yurt Interior
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Yurt Interior

The interior of a traditional yurt or ger tent. Made from wool felt stretched over a wooden frame, the tents were used by nomadic Asian steppe peoples like the Mongols.
Muskox on the Tundra
Image by Emily Mesner (NPS Photo)

Muskox on the Tundra

Muskox grazing on the tundra in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, northern Alaska. They have lived in northern Alaska since the Ice Age, once grazing alongside wooly mammoths and steppe bison. As the climate warmed, the muskox moved north...
Mongol Scouts
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Mongol Scouts

Artist's impression of scouts of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan discovering a village on the central Asian steppe. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
Ancient Origins of the Kievan Rus: From Rurikids to Mongols DOCUMENTARY
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Ancient Origins of the Kievan Rus: From Rurikids to Mongols DOCUMENTARY

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