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MONGOLIA FIRST

MONGOLIA THE GREATEST COUNTRY

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u/Similar-Inspector145 — 2 days ago
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An Idiot’s Guide to Defeating Steppe Nomads

  1. It sounds so messed up, but if you go for the horse, you might have a chance!

  2. Never pursue them

  3. Get their ambassadors laid

  4. Don’t get stuck in a city without food, and don’t go out in the open—don’t go anywhere

u/TsarOfIrony — 5 days ago
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Dzungar [Oirat] spherocylindrical helmet reconstruction

Reconstruction of Kalmyk/Oirat spherocylindrical helmets, showing two views. Independently drawn by the uploader based on the published research and illustrations of L. A. Bobrov and Yuri Filipovich. The artwork was not traced from the cited illustrations.

u/Erdeniin-Galdan — 4 days ago
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Earliest attestation of the name Mongol, from 468 CE. The Rourans were likely named Monguya!

The Chinese recorded the rouran attacking the khoita people in 468 CE, and the khoita people recorded the attack and the rourans as the Monguya

Super interesting read!

academia.edu
u/bad_metrics — 13 days ago