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A map of the Mongol Empire c. 1240 CE, before the death of Ogedei Khan (r. 1229 - 1241 CE).

The gold quiver, shin-guards and neck armour of the female in the unlooted 4th Century BCE tomb at Vergina, Greece, discovered in November 1977 CE.

A clay model of a yurt or Mongolian tent with a green leaf glaze. Made in China during the Yuan Dynasty (1260 – 1368 CE). Fine, cream-colored clay with leaf green glaze. h. 21.0 cm., diam. 27.0 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.) From the Princeton...

"The Mongol Invasion" is a Japanese silk tapestry by Kawashima Jimbei II (Japanese, 1853 - 1910 CE), based on an oil painting by Morizumo Yugyo (1854 - 1927 CE). The painting depicts the Mongol Empire's failed invasions of Japan in in 1274...

This painting comes from an illuminated manuscript of "The History of Genghis Khan". The illustration depicts the Siege of Baghdad (1258 CE) by Hulegu Khan (1218 - 1265 CE), the grandson of Genghis Khan (c. 1162/67-1227 CE). The illumination...

The extent of the empire of Genghis Khan (c. 1162/67-1227 CE) upon his death in 1227 CE, along with the extents of several major contemporaneous states.

The Mongol Empire during the reign of Kublai Khan (r. 1260 - 1294 CE).

Mongol warriors pursue Bela IV, king of Hungary (r. 1235-1270 CE). A 19th century CE reporduction of an original illustration in the Chronicum Pictum, 1368 CE. (Széchényi National Library, Budapest)

A 16th century CE chronicle illustration of the Mongol sack of Suzdal in 1238 CE.

The Temple of Jupiter dominates the north side of the Forum of Pompeii, with Mount Vesuvius looming behind it. After the town became a Roman colony in 80 BCE, the temple became a Capitolium, a temple dedicated to the capitoline triad (Jupiter...