Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, Kharkhorum; Mongolian script:ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ, Qaraqorum) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260...

The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8 or K-8 for short, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed...

Karakoram: Sheets 1 & 2, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990. "Karakorum-Pamir". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 February 2013. Mason, Kenneth (1928). Exploration...

lost their lives in the construction of the Pakistani section of the Karakorum Highway (KKH) are buried. Muhammad Mumtaz Khalid (13 June 2013). "History...

The Karakorum Government or Confederated Republic of Altai was a republic created as an attempt to create an independent Altai. It lasted from 1918 to...

for himself some of the tax receipts that should by rights be coming to Karakorum. In 1257 the Emperor sent two tax inspectors to audit Kublai's official...

in 1378. Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür mobilized troops near Yingchang and Karakorum. He continued to press the Ming dynasty from the north, cooperating with...

300km 200miles Siachen glacier Yarkand Leh Karakoram Pass    The Karakoram Pass (Uyghur: قاراقۇرۇم ئېغىزى) is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft mountain pass between...

this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery and Tövkhön Monastery. Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire was located adjacent to the...

The Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as the Nubra Shyok or the (Saichen Shyok is a high altitude wildlife sanctuary located in the easternmost...

relatives and Maidarbal, a son of Ayushiridara who escaped safely to Karakorum where he was officially enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols with the Mongolian...

legal and economic affairs. He also founded the Mongol capital city, Karakorum, in the 1230s. Although historically disregarded in comparison to his...

court from Gaeseong to Ganghwa Island. In 1235, the Mongols established Karakorum as their capital lasting until 1260. During that period, Ogedei Khan ordered...

in Karakorum, Mongolia during the reign of Möngke Khan. When the Flemish Franciscan missionary and traveller William of Rubruck reached Karakorum in 1254...

feature of North China. Highlands The world's tallest mountains, the Karakorum, Pamirs and Tian Shan divide China from South and Central Asia. Eleven...

Karakorum) during the Last Glaciation". In Zheng Du; Zhang Qingsong; Pan Yusheng (eds.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Karakorum and...

glacier in the Karakorum mountain ranges in Shigar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was the first of all the big Karakorum glaciers to be discovered...

Mongolia. Stones from the nearby ruins of the ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum were used in its construction. Planners attempted to create a surrounding...

steppe of central Mongolia. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient town of Karakorum (also known as Kharkhorum or Qara Qorum) which, for a short time, served...

monk in northern China, to his ordo in Mongolia. When he met Haiyun in Karakorum in 1242, Kublai asked him about the philosophy of Buddhism. Haiyun named...

areas. Additionally, researchers found these foxes in Shigar valley, Karakorum Range, Pakistan and studied their living habits and their locations of...

Mingteke Pass or Mintika Pass(Chinese: 明铁盖达坂) is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. In ancient...

Mushshak basic trainer, based on the MFI-17 Mushshak. Development of the K-8 Karakorum (also known as Hongdu JL-8) intermediate/advanced jet trainer was done...

brothers Kublai Khan and Ariq Böke, who was proclaimed Great Khan at Karakorum, disputed the throne, Kaidu is said to have supported Ariq Böke. This...

Ayushiridara (Emperor Zhaozong) fled north soon afterwards and later made Karakorum the capital city. The Northern Yuan once took back Yingchang in 1374,...

immediately. Güyük's enthronement on 24 August 1246, near the Mongol capital at Karakorum, was attended by a large number of foreign ambassadors: the Franciscan...

it soon proved too small and the Mongol court established the base of Karakorum. Under Kublai Khan and his successors, it became a shrine for the cult...

It was an important hub for caravans heading south to India over the Karakorum route or through the Pamirs to Jalalabad or Badakhshan. Today, Pishan...

Harpalus karakorum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in Pakistan. "Harpalus karakorum Jedlicka, 1958". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved...

of the Mongol Empire, Hethum himself traveled to the Mongol court in Karakorum, Mongolia, a famous account of which is given by Hethum's companion, the...