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 ==== Karakorum ==== ==== Karakorum ====
-The Karakorum has its origins in 1220 when it was founded by Genghis Khan on the site of a former military base. In 1234, the great khan Ugedej made the Karakorum the capital of the Mongol Empire. In 1264 Khan Kubilai moved the capital to Zhongdu (Beijing), henceforth called Khanbalyk - the City of the Khan. In 1388 the Karakorum was captured and partially destroyed by Chinese troops. As part of the scenic landscape of the Orkhon Valley, the ruins of Karakorum were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [([[https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/karakorum|UNESCO]])]+The Karakorum has its origins in 1220 when it was founded by Genghis Khan on the site of a former military base. In 1234, the great khan Ugedej made the Karakorum the capital of the Mongol Empire. In 1264 Khan Kubilai moved the capital to Zhongdu (Beijing), henceforth called Khanbalyk, meaning the City of the Khan. In 1388, the Karakorum was captured and partially destroyed by Chinese troops. As part of the scenic landscape of the Orkhon Valley, the ruins of Karakorum were inscluded on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [([[https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/karakorum|UNESCO]])]
  
 ==== Coldest state capital ==== ==== Coldest state capital ====
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 Deer stones are rock blocks found mainly in Siberia and Mongolia that depict images of animals flying to the sky, mostly reindeer and deer. The first deer stones were probably created in the mid-Bronze Age in central Mongolia. About 1,200 stones have been identified so far, 550 of them in Mongolia. Despite archaeological research, still little is known about their history, purpose, and socio-cultural functions. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/40645464|JSTOR]])] Deer stones are rock blocks found mainly in Siberia and Mongolia that depict images of animals flying to the sky, mostly reindeer and deer. The first deer stones were probably created in the mid-Bronze Age in central Mongolia. About 1,200 stones have been identified so far, 550 of them in Mongolia. Despite archaeological research, still little is known about their history, purpose, and socio-cultural functions. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/40645464|JSTOR]])]
  
-==== 5000 mastiffs ==== +==== 5,000 mastiffs ==== 
-The record for the number of dogs owned belongs to Kubilai Khan. The grandson of Genghis Khan, the fifth great Mongolian Khan, and the first emperor of China from the Yuan dynasty. His court was visited by Marco Polo. He owned five thousand Mastiff dogs used for hunting and war. [([[https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1458/the-nerge-hunting-in-the-mongol-empire/|World History]])]+The record for the number of dogs owned belongs to Kubilai Khan. The grandson of Genghis Khan, the fifth great Mongolian Khan, and the first emperor of China from the Yuan dynasty. His court was visited by Marco Polo. He owned 5,000 Mastiff dogs used for hunting and war. [([[https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1458/the-nerge-hunting-in-the-mongol-empire/|World History]])]
  
 ==== Vertical script ==== ==== Vertical script ====
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