Importantly, this implies the medieval powers of East Asia placed great value on civilian, not just military, infrastructure on their frontiers, willing to invest significant resources to publicly ...

The routes of slave trade in Eastern Europe in the medieval and pre-modern period extended all the way to the Caspian Sea and Central Asia. A recent study suggests that persons captured during raids ...

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen as ...

An illustration from the 14th century Jami‛ al-Tawarikh by Rashid al-Din (https://warfare.x10host.com/Persia/14/Diez_Album-p59.htm). This piece is part of a series ...

Medieval image shows King Louis IX dispatching William of Rubruck on a mission to the Mongols in 1253. UVic medievalists are planning a bold step out of Western Europe, with its kings, knights and ...

Tugunbulak and Tashbulak, in the mountains of Uzbekistan, were bustling medieval centers of Silk Road trade between China, Arabia and Europe. Researchers have now mapped the cities using drone-borne ...

A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of 13th-century societies in the heart of Asia was a direct result of the Mongol invasion. In 1206, Genghis Khan began the Mongol ...