In this video I talk about countries that used to exist in Medieval Asia. Exploring the political landscape of the continent in the year 1200 AD, highlighting the changes in borders, countries that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of my favourite maps of medieval Asia traces the routes taken by three travellers — Giovanni da Pian del ...

NEW YORK, May 23, 2017 — Scholar and curator John Guy explores the unique insights that the Belitung shipwreck can bring to our understanding of historical trade and exchange. Held in conjunction with ...