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Genghis Khan
![The Desolation of Merv The Desolation of Merv](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-05_18-28-17.jpg)
The Desolation of Merv
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
230 years ago, one of the Islamic world's most important cities was completely laid to ruin.
![The Mongol Derby: Genghis Khan’s Equestrian Gauntlet The Mongol Derby: Genghis Khan’s Equestrian Gauntlet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/225_5242a9082a98a.jpg)
The Mongol Derby: Genghis Khan’s Equestrian Gauntlet
The world’s longest horse race retraces the route once used in Genghis Khan’s postal system.
![Modern Mongolia: From Genghis Khan to Traffic Jams Modern Mongolia: From Genghis Khan to Traffic Jams](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/258_5242a90fc1de0.jpg)
Modern Mongolia: From Genghis Khan to Traffic Jams
Mongolia shed its one-party system in 1990. Now both its economy and its traditional culture are booming.
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