Mongols

By the time the greatest steppe empire of them all, the Mongol Empire, arose in the 13th century, Turkic and Mongolic peoples had dominated the region for centuries

The two states have thousands of years of historical exchanges, but modern-day relations only really began to flourish in the post-Cold War era.

Inner Mongolia has long served as a buffer between China and potential invaders.

In modern and ancient Asia alike, food and consumable products have been stores of wealth.

230 years ago, one of the Islamic world's most important cities was completely laid to ruin.