Lost capital city of the Mongol Empire was far bigger than thought

The city, built by the lad of Genghis Khan, was erstwhile thought to beryllium astir one-tenth arsenic large arsenic it really was

Humans 9 November 2021

By Michael Marshall

Distribution of Mongol-period sites documented during a 2016–2017 survey

© Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN and the GIS User Community; graphic by S. Reichert

The superior of the Mongol Empire has been mapped successful unprecedented detail. It turns retired that the metropolis of Karakorum was acold larger than erstwhile thought and was rather dissimilar medieval European cities successful its layout.

In the precocious 1100s and aboriginal 1200s, the Mongol person Temüjin established a immense empire spanning overmuch of Asia and Europe.

Temüjin became known arsenic Chinggis Khan, and is besides remembered arsenic Genghis Khan successful galore nations today. After his decease successful 1227 …