The Prelude to Conflict: Rising Tensions Between Mongol and Xi Xia In the early 13th century, the Mongol Empire under […]
The Tangut Xia: A Kingdom Forged Between Empires Nestled along the fringes of modern Qinghai Province, the Tangut people—a fierce […]
The Birth of a Warrior Empire The rise of the Mongol Empire was forged in the fires of war. For […]
The Birth of the Great Yassa in a Divided Steppe Before the rise of Genghis Khan, the Mongol tribes were […]
The Unusually Warm Winter of 1205 In the winter of 1205, the weather was unseasonably warm, so much so that […]
The Alliance That Shaped the Steppes In the vast, windswept Mongolian steppes of the late 12th century, alliances were as […]
The Rise of Temujin and the Fractured Steppe In the early 13th century, the Mongolian plateau was a patchwork of […]
The Twilight of the Naiman Khanate In the early 13th century, the Eurasian steppe was a fractured landscape of rival […]
The Rise of Two Rival Empires In the early 13th century, the Mongolian steppes were a battleground of shifting alliances […]
The Steppe at a Crossroads: Background to the Conflict In the early 13th century, the Eurasian steppe was a fractured […]
The Strategic Alliance Between Temujin and Wang Khan Before their fateful confrontation, Temujin (later known as Genghis Khan) and Wang […]
The Crucible of Adversity: Genghis Khan’s Early Struggles The summer of 1203 found Temüjin—later known as Genghis Khan—at one of […]
A Betrayal That Shook the Mongol World In the vast expanse of the 13th-century Eurasian steppe, alliances were as fragile […]
The Fracturing of Loyalties on the Mongolian Steppe In the early 13th century, the Mongolian plateau was a fractured landscape […]
The Fragile Alliances of the Mongol Steppe In the spring of the late 12th century, the vast Mongolian plateau was […]
A Fragile Alliance on the Mongolian Steppe The winter of 1202 marked a critical juncture in the complex relationship between […]
The Rise of Genghis Khan and the Fall of the Tatars The early 13th century marked a pivotal era in […]
The Blood Feud That Shaped the Steppes The conflict between Temujin (later known as Genghis Khan) and the Tatar tribes […]
The Feud Between Genghis Khan and Tarikhutai The dramatic capture and release of Tarikhutai, a rival chieftain of the Tayichiud […]
The Perilous Pursuit Begins Temujin, the future Genghis Khan, faced a critical moment during his campaign against the rival tribes […]
The Rise of Rivalry on the Mongolian Steppe In the summer of 1201, Jamukha stood at the confluence of the […]
The Seeds of Vengeance on the Mongolian Steppe In the spring of 1200, as the first year of the 13th […]
