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A stone turtle at Karakorum, Mongolia, from the khan's palace there. The city was made capital of the Mongol Empire in 1235 CE by Ogedei Khan (r. 1229-1242 CE).
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McIntyre, J. (2019, September 20). Stone Turtle, Karakorum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11239/stone-turtle-karakorum/
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McIntyre, Jody. "Stone Turtle, Karakorum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 20, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11239/stone-turtle-karakorum/.
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