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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan: the Mongol warlord who almost conquered the world

A sculpture of Genghis Kahn

The brutal brilliance of Genghis Khan

Miniature from a Persian manuscript depicting Genghis Khan's funeral

General ancient history

Q&AWhere was Genghis Khan buried?

A portrait of Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan: the Mongol ruler who conquered China

14 February

The palace of Kublai Khan’s son is illustrated in a 15th-century manuscript of the Travels of Marco Polo. Despite such vivid depictions, no reference to the Venetian merchant has ever been found in Chinese sources.

Do The Travels of Marco Polo belong in the non-fiction section, or fantasy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Noor Inayat Khan in her Special Operations Executive uniform

Second World War

Noor Inayat Khan: the daring life of the British WW2 ‘spy princess’

Genghis Khan’s tent, as shown in a 14th-century Persian miniature. The Mongols’ conquests transformed the way the people of Eurasia did trade, shared knowledge, paid taxes and fought wars (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

What was life like under the Mongol empire?

My history heroSam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A c1800 depiction of Gulbadan Begum smoking while seated on a throne-like armchair.

Gulbadan Begum: the Mughal Jane Austen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General History

What gift would you buy figures from the past? Find out in historical Secret Santa 2022

General Early Modern

15 minutes of fameMargaret MacMillan chooses Babur

A portrait of King John of England

9 of the worst monarchs in history

Jan Žižka: one of history's greatest military leaders, who was blind but undefeated

Mongol and Mamluk cavalry clash in a 14th-century manuscript

How to repel a Mongol invasion: the success of Egypt’s Mamluk empire

A colourised portrait of Anton Chekhov, from 1901

History heroWilliam Boyd chooses Anton Chekhov (1860–1904). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow, as depicted in a painting from 1851. The French leader is the classic example of a man driven to wage war by a lust for power, says Richard Overy. (Photo by Getty Images)

What drives our addiction to war?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration from The Travels of Marco Polo, showing a teenage Marco on the deck of a ship sailing away from Venice

Why are Marco Polo's travels so famous?

Michael Wood on Afghanistan“A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ornate water gardens of the ancient fortress of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka

From Nan Madol to Karakorum: 7 cities that history forgot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.