Tolui
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Tolui was the youngest son of Genghis Khan and Börte. A prominent general during the early Mongol conquests, Tolui was a leading candidate to succeed his father after his death in 1227 and ultimately
Depiction of Tolui from a 14th-century manuscript of Rashid al-Din's Jami' al-tawarikh
The walls of the city of Merv, which never recovered from the Mongol conquests; the tomb of Ahmad Sanjar can be seen through a gap in the ruined fortifications.
The mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur, a Persian poet who was killed during the sack of Nishapur, was built during the Timurid Renaissance in the 15th century.
Early 15th-century miniature of Genghis Khan advising his sons on his deathbed, taken from Marco Polo's section of the Livre des merveilles manuscript.
Chagatai Khan
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Chagatai Khan was a son of Genghis Khan, a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire, and the first khan of the Chagatai Khanate. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai was renowned for hi
Statue of Chagatai Khan in Mongolia
Early 15th-century miniature from Marco Polo's section of the Livre des merveilles manuscript. It depicts Chagatai being baptised into Christianity; there is however no evidence he was ever a Christian.
Depiction of the funeral of Chagatai Khan, from a 15th-century manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh
Otrar aerial view Aug 2018