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  2. Karakorum - Wikipedia

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    The Yuanshi and the Karakorum Sino-Mongolian Inscription of 1342 both state that Genghis Khan established his capital in Karakorum in 1220 and that Ogedei Khan later built a wall around the entire city in 1236. Some remnants of the smaller old wall may have already existed during Genghis Khan's time and his palace would have been stationed on ...

  3. Ulaanbaatar - Wikipedia

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    'Capital Khüree'). When the city became the capital of the new Mongolian People's Republic on 29 October 1924, its name was changed to Ulaanbaatar (lit. ' Red Hero '). At the meeting of the 1st Great People's Khural in 1924, the majority of delegates voted in favor of renaming the capital of Mongolia to Bator-khoto ("City of the Hero," or ...

  4. History of Ulaanbaatar - Wikipedia

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    The history of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, dates to 1639 when it was first established as a moveable monastery.. A balbal or ancient human statue was chosen as the ceremonial foundation site (Shav) of the city when it settled in 1778 at its current location.

  5. List of historical cities and towns of Mongolia - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of historical cities and towns of Mongolia. Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45% of the population.

  6. Khanbaliq - Wikipedia

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    The last Yuan emperor fled north to Shangdu while the Ming razed the palaces of their capital to the ground. [16] The former capital was renamed Beiping [17] (北平 "Pacified North") and Shuntian Prefecture was established in the area around the city. The Hongwu Emperor was succeeded by his young grandson the Jianwen Emperor.

  7. Sükhbaatar Square - Wikipedia

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    Sükhbaatar Square (Mongolian: Сүхбаатарын талбай, Sükhbaataryn talbai) is the central square of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.The square was named for Mongolian revolutionary hero Damdin Sükhbaatar after his death in 1923, and features a monumental equestrian statue of him in its center.

  8. Mongolia ex-PM bought NYC apartments with embezzled mining ...

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments bought by a former Mongolian prime minister with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S. officials ...

  9. Mongolia - Wikipedia

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    Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia Mongolia's total population as of January 2015 was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau [ 62 ] [ failed verification ] to be 3,000,251 people, ranking around 121st in the world.