Eight men in leather tunics, pointed boots and long ponytails stood on stage at Newport Music Hall Tuesday night, plucking away at traditional Mongolian instruments. A morin khuur fiddle brayed and ...

In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

The Mongol Empire was a huge but short-lived empire that at its peak stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe. But while vast — it was the largest contiguous land empire in history — it was ...