Mongol Empire · TURNING POINT ·
Orkhon Valley (552)
On the Mongol Empire map as “The Orkhon valley”
Since 552 — Ötüken, the sacred heartland: the Türk khaganates, the Uyghurs and now the Mongols all crowned themselves in this one valley. On the steppe, whoever holds the Orkhon holds the claim to Heaven’s favor.
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- Turning point
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- Mongolia before Genghis Khan (chapter 1 of Mongol Empire)
- Atlas
- The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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