Karakorum - Wikipedia
Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, Kharkhorum; Mongolian script: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ, Qaraqorum; Chinese: 哈拉和林) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 15th centuries.
Karakorum | Map, Mongolia, Location, & Ruins | Britannica
Karakorum, ancient capital of the Mongol empire, whose ruins lie on the upper Orhon River in north-central Mongolia. The site of Karakorum may have been first settled about 750. In 1220 Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, established his …
Karakorum - World History Encyclopedia
2019年9月24日 · Karakorum (aka Qaraqorum, modern name: Harhorin) is located in the Orkhon Valley of central Mongolia and was the capital of the Mongol Empire from 1235 to 1263. Ogedei Khan (r. 1229-1241) ordered its construction, and had a walled palace built. He made the city a thriving trade centre by attracting merchants of all nationalities and faiths there.
Karakorum: Mongolia’s ancient capital is a cultural delight
2023年5月16日 · Located in Mongolia’s Övörkhangai province, Karakorum and its surrounding landscapes are among the best places to visit in Mongolia today. Located just 350 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the...
Archaeologists Map Ruins of Karakorum, Capital of the Mongol …
2021年11月5日 · Archaeologists Map Ruins of Karakorum, Capital of the Mongol Empire, for the First Time. Genghis Khan founded the city, located in what is now central Mongolia, around 1220 C.E.
Karakorum: Genghis Khan's Capital City - ThoughtCo
2018年9月27日 · Karakorum (or the Karakorum and occasionally spelled Kharakhorum or Qara Qorum) was the capital city for the great Mongol leader Genghis Khan and, according to at least one scholar, the single most important stopping point on …
Karakorum: A Silver Tree and Other Unique Elements of a 13th …
2018年10月10日 · Karakorum (also spelled as Khara-khorin, Har Horin, Kharakhorum, and Qara Qorum) is a historical site located in the Orkhon Valley of north-central Mongolia. The area was settled before the arrival of the Mongols, and the archaeological records suggest that it was first established as a tent city around the 8th or 9th centuries by the Uighur ...
Karakorum | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
Despite its relatively small size, Karakorum was one of the most important cities in the history of the Silk Road. Although founded by Genghis Khan in 1220, Karakorum's development as capital of the Mongol Empire occurred in the 1230s under his son Ögedei.
Karakorum – The Mongol Capital - HeritageDaily
2020年12月20日 · Karakorum, also called Kharkhorin is an archaeological site, and former capital of the Mongols, located in the Orkhon Valley in the present-day Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia.
Mapping Karakorum, the capital of the Mongol Empire
2021年11月4日 · In the thirteenth century AD, the city of Karakorum was founded as the capital of the Mongol Empire. Relatively little archaeological attention, however, has been directed at the site and the phenomenon of steppe urbanism. The authors report new magnetic and topographic surveys of the walled city and the surrounding landscape.