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	Karakorum (palace) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karakorum served as the supply base for the actual "capital." After Temujin's death in 1227 and in compliance with the will of the dead khan, a kuriltai at Karakorum in 1228 selected Ögedei as khan.
		It was not until the summer of 1246 that a kuriltai assembled at Karakorum to select the successor to Ogedei, mainly because of political maneuvering by Batu Khan and other royal princes at Karakorum who had hopes of being elected.
		In the entry of this great palace, it being unseemly to bring in there skins of milk and other drinks, master William the Parisian had made for him a great silver tree, and at its roots are four lions of silver, each with a conduit through it, and all belching forth white milk of mares.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harhorin (1393 words)

	KARAKORUM - LoveToKnow Article on KARAKORUM
		A palace for the khan was built n it by Chinese architects in 1234, and its walls were erected in 235.
		The proper position of the two Karakorums was determined by the expedition of N. Yadrintsev in 1889, and the two expeditions of the Helsihg-fors Ugro-Finnish society (1890) and the Russian academy of science, under Dr W. Radlov (1891), which were sent out to study Yadrintsev's discovery.
		Cordier confines the use of Karakorum to the Mongol capital; Pozdn^ev, Mongolia, and the Mongols, vol.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KA/KARAKORUM.htm (1129 words)

	UNESCO Collection of History of Civilizations of Central Asia : Online chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Karakorum was situated outside the main urban settlement of the Inner Khanghai province of Mongolia, i.e.
		Inside the palace were two rows of pillars, and at the northern end was the exalted seat of the emperor with two stairways leading up to the seat.
		Outside the palace, before the middle door, there was a large silver tree, at the foot of which were four silver lions each with a pipe, and all giving forth white mare’s milk.
	www.unesco.org /culture/asia/html_eng/chapitre4218/chapitre9.htm (952 words)

	MONGOLIA / Wrestling, archery and horse racing contests in Genghis Khan's ancient capital, Karakorum
		His capital was in Karakorum in central Mongolia, 240 miles southwest of Ulan Bator, Mongolia's present capital.
		Karakorum was all but abandoned and eventually destroyed by Manchurian invaders in the following century.
		In the 16th century, the stones of Karakorum were used to build the Buddhist monastery of Erdene Zu, which survived for 3 1/2 centuries until it, too, was all but destroyed by the Russians in the 1930s.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/27/TRGNHBUA801.DTL (1710 words)

	Visit Mongolia - Regions
		Most of the temples and monasteries, along with their belongings, were destroyed during the Stalinist purges of the late 1930s, the Winter Palace of Bogd Khan (or Bogd Khan Palace Museum now) was spared in good condition.
		Mongolia's ancient capital, Karakorum, Genghis Khan's fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley, at the crossroads of the Silk Road.
		Karakorum, in the Orkhon Valley, was the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire.
	www.visitmongolia.com /destinations.htm (1674 words)

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		What we know about Karakorum in the 13th century comes from a few contemporary written sources and from archaeology, since nothing of the original settlement survived above the ground after it was destroyed in the late 14th century.
		The palace was used for ceremonial purposes but probably not actually lived in by the Khan (most likely he lived in a ger on the grounds, where a circular platform has been found).
		The khan’s palace compound seems to have been one of the earliest examples of what comes to be standard in Chinese design with the placement of separate pavilions on connected platforms in enclosed courtyards.
	depts.washington.edu /~uwch/silkroad/cities/karakorum/karakorum.html (1804 words)

	CHAPTER 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Karakorum ahead!" The caravan wended its way slowly over the side of the last dune and there it was in front of them - the snaking River Orkhon glinting in the sunlight and the square outline of the Mongol capital.
		On one side of the main street were the Saracen dwellings with their familiar arched and domed architecture, while on the other were the red tiled roofs and pagodas of the Chinese community.
		As the sun rose the next morning over Karakorum, she was wrapped in a carpet and laid in the square, where a troop of Mongke Khan's horsemen trampled her to death as he watched.
	lindacwood.bravehost.com /Ahmad/chapter7.htm (3263 words)

	Karakorum Highway China and Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Karakorum highway is expected to open as usual to tourist traffic when the snows melt, in April.
		The afternoon is free to wander in the Hunza valley.
		Hunza/Gilgit/Chilas: Driving on the Karakorum Highway with its majestic scenery we reach the ancient Silk Road town of Gilgit.
	www.gaiatravel.com /silkroad/karakorum_highway.html (1021 words)

	CHAPTER 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Karakorum became saturated with people whose skins were white, yellow, red, brown or fl, from as far south as India, as far east as the vassal Chinese states, as far north as the high tundra and as far west as Persia.
		His palace gates were locked and the two guards posted at the entrance crossed their spears to debar Ahmad from admission.
		A special pavilion was erected in the square outside the Grand Palace and, at the alloted time of evening, with much ceremony Mongke and Batu, together with their wives and families, were seen to mount the steps and take their places, waiting for the performance to begin.
	lindacwood.bravehost.com /Ahmad/chapter8.htm (4267 words)

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		The 13th-century capital of the Mongol Empire, Karakorum, is a special example of Mongolia's early towns and is attracting attention from scholars in many countries.
		Not only was Karakorum the administrative, industrial and cultural capital of the Mongol Empire, it was also an important crossroads between the eastern and western worlds.
		The main building of the palace was founded upon a specially landscaped dais; its main hall was floored with green enameled flat bricks; and the roof covered with red and green enamel tiles.
	www.indiana.edu /~mongsoc/mong/heritage.htm (1561 words)

	Karakorum (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		the Karakorum palace: ruins of an ancient palace and town in the Arhangay Province of Mongolia (map).
		Karakorum Shankou: a town at the border between China, India and Pakistan.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kharakhorum (149 words)

	Mon Eco Tour Co.,Ltd .:. Travel & Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Building was completed by his son, Ogedai Khan, after Genghis' death, but Karakorum served as the capital for only 40 years before Kublai Khan moved it to what is now Beijing.
		Following the move, and the subsequent collapse of the Mongolian empire, Karakorum was abandoned and then later destroyed by hordes of Manchurian soldiers.
		Like Karakorum, the monastery was abandoned and then vandalised by invading Manchurians.
	www.monecotours.com /mongolia/info_mongolia4.html (1590 words)

	Region of Mongolia. Aimag. Aimak. Mongolia city. Place to visited in region of Mongolia. Sights of intersest. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The city was situated at the crossroads of trade routes and was surrounded by walls with four gates; each had its own market, selling grain in the east, goats in the west, oxen and wagons in the south and horses in the north.
		The centrepiece of the city was the Tumen Amgalan, or Palace of Worldly Peace, in the south-west corner of the city.
		The two-storey palace had a vast reception hall for receiving ambassadors, and its 64 pillars resembled the nave of a church.
	www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/r2002.shtml (1954 words)

	Karakorum (palace) - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For all these finds, Karakorum has been dubbed the ancient "Empire of the Steppe" [1].
		Present day archaeological findings show that Karakorum was surrounded by walls occupying a space of approximately 1½ by 2½ kilometers [1].
		About 70,000 Mongols were taken prisoner, and Karakorum was destroyed [1].
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/ka/karakorum__palace_.php (1406 words)

	info: SUMMER PALACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Louisville Palace replacing stage floor - flooring covering the stage at the Louisville Palace is being replaced with northern maple from is being done around the Palace's summer Alfred Hitchcock movie festival and.
		Louisville Palace replacing stage floor (Louisville Courier-Journal) - The original oak flooring covering the stage at the Louisville Palace is being replaced with northern maple from Wisconsin.
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	www.info-greece.net /Summer_Palace (817 words)

	UNESCO Collection of History of Civilizations of Central Asia : Online chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This was a large city boasting 12 temples of different religions (including Buddhism), the palace of Ögedey Khan and residential quarters around the central trading area; we have a description of it from the only known European traveller who visited it, William of Rubruck.(3)
		A striking example of the frescoes in ancient Mongol cities is provided by the paintings discovered during excavations beneath the palace of Ögedey.
		Built in 1235, the palace stood on a high mound composed of alternating layers of sand and clay beneath which were found the remains of a Buddhist temple with fragments of twelfth- and early thirteenth-century frescoes.
	www.unesco.org /culture/asia/html_eng/chapitre4216/chapitre12.htm (716 words)

	Karakorum (palace) - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Present day archaeological findings show that Karakorum was surrounded by walls occupying a space of approximately 1½ by 2½ kilometers [5] (http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/cities/karakorum/karakorum.html).
		Though Karakorum was partially reconstructed later, it was nevertheless eventually deserted (Encyclopædia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9044690)).
		Their findings include the discovery of the palace built by Ögedei and a Buddhist shrine built around 1300 (Encyclopædia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9044690)).
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Karakorum_(palace) (1433 words)

	Mongolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Karakorum was the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, established in 1220 and was used by Chinggis Khan as a supply point for the Mongol armies.
		The ruins of the city are now slowly disappearing back into the steppe, but the foundations of the buildings and palaces convey a sense of the grandeur of the ancient capital.
		Tour the Erdene Zuu monastery, which is located northwest of the site of the imperial city and was built using materials and stones from the ruins of Karakorum.
	www.eaglescry.com /Mongolia.htm (1674 words)

	Marco Polo Adventures (Pvt) Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The principal attraction is the bazaar, the fort and mosque by the river and the summer palace of the ex-ruler of Chitral on the hilltop.
		The joining palace of five glaciers got is name from Martin Conway in 1892, after the place “ de la Concorde” in Paris, it is the place upon reaching which you can see K2 standing isolated from its neighbors right in front of you.
		Khaplu is not a town but a collection of scattered hamlets set amid terraced fields on the wide alluvial fan that stretches from the base of semi circular wall of mountain and drops some 300 meters to river level.
	marcopoloadventures.net /files/highlights.htm (2486 words)

	Mon Eco Tour Co.,Ltd .:. Travel & Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Visit to Bogdo Khan Palace Museum, the last Khan of Mongolia, who ruled the country till 1924.
		Tour of the monastery grounds and several chapels with excellent examples of Buddhist iconography dating from the 16th century.
		Visit to the symbolic ruins of Karakorum, the 13th century capital of the Mongol Empire.
	www.monecotours.com /tours/tour2.html (849 words)

	Travel To The Land Of Chingis Khaan With ECOCOM
		But Karakorum served as the capital for not a long period before Khubilai Khaan moved it to what is now Beijing.
		Visitors at the time, including Marco Polo, reported that Karakorum had several ornate buildings, such as the 2500 sq meter Palace of Worldly Peace and a fountain designed by a French sculptor.
		Following the move to Beijing, and the subsequent collapse of the Mongolian empire, Karakorum was abandoned and than later destroyed by soldiers of other tribes.
	www.ecocommongolia.com /_wsn/page3.html (873 words)

	Destinations : Mountains & Valleys : Skardu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The palace was named after the queen as 'Mindoq Khar' meaning the 'Flower Palace'.
		The Palace was destroyed by the troops of the Sikh ruler of Kashmir, Maharaja Gulab Singh, when he invaded Skardu in 1840 AD.
		A palace built in marble with towers also stood in the middle of the garden, above the Polo Ground, which is called Ghudi Changra.
	www.primetours.com.pk /files/destinations/mountains-valleys/skardu.htm (1006 words)

	Uygur of Xinjiang: Culture History Language - Xinjiang Uighur A.R. - Uygur Historic Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the early thirteenth century, the Idiqut of the Uighurs submitted to Chinggis Khan.
		Beshbalïk became a part of the Mongol empire controlled from the capital Karakorum, but still ruled by the Idiqut.
		At the beginning of the fourteenth century, it finally became a part of the Chaghatay Khanate, but its political importance was apparently reduced, and towards the end of the fifteenth century, Beshbalïk was gradually abandoned.
	www.uygurworld.com /_sgt/m7m3_1.htm (2149 words)

	The Khan's Palace at Bakhchisarai, Crimea
		The Tatars were originally a clan confederation of nomadic pastoralists living in the land still called Mongolia.
		The Tatars had rapidly assimilated the Turkic people of Central Asia as they swept westwards, with the result that many of those who reached Crimea were Turkic soldiers under Tatar leadership, as were the bulk of those who settled in the region.
		The palace is not only a unique example of Crimean Tatar architecture but a testament to a strong and enduring community.
	www.blacksea-crimea.com /Places/KhansPalace.html (505 words)

	Karakorum
		The aims of the first campaign were established on general grounds and to consider the (limited) loss of archaeological substance inevitably caused by excavation.
		Hell, University College of Karlsruhe) and a geomagnetic field survey of unhearthed structures in Karakorum (Prof.
		The working area of the Department is now situated in the center of the city at an old crossroad, visible in aerial photographs.
	www.vfgarch.uni-bonn.de /karakorum.htm (401 words)

	Apolyton Civilization Forums > Miscellaneous > Archive > Civ2-Multiplaying-Archive > Mongols PBEM?
		In other news the new emperor was crowned in the palace of the late emperor.
		Emissaries from the Kara Khitai are expected in the palace of the Shah to surrender unconditionnally to stop the slaughter...
		A servant to the palace rushes the Imperial Gaurds to this soldier.
	apolyton.net /forums/showthread.php?s=38174583b8060c06ff65a9e329ebc56a&threadid=56686&pagenumber=4 (2060 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		In 1267 the capital was moved to Khanbaliq (modern Peking) by Kublai Khan, greatest of the successors of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol (Yüan) dynasty (1206–1368) in China.
		In 1235 Genghis Khan's son and successor, Ögödei, surrounded Karakorum with walls and built a rectangular palace supported by 64 wooden columns standing on granite bases.
		In the Battle of Puir Nor in 1388, Chinese forces under the leadership of the emperor Hung-wu invaded Mongolia and won a decisive victory, capturing 70,000 Mongols and destroying Karakorum.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9044690 (342 words)

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