Ruins Of Ancient Uighur Citadel Of Khar is a photograph by Marc Steinmetz which was uploaded on March 13th, 2018.
Ruins Of Ancient Uighur Citadel Of Khar
Ancient ruins of the citadel of Khar Balgas in Khotont sum in the valley of the Orkhon river, Mongolia. Khar Balgas (or Kara Balgasun in Turkic),... more
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Ruins Of Ancient Uighur Citadel Of Khar
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Marc Steinmetz
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Ancient ruins of the citadel of Khar Balgas in Khotont sum in the valley of the Orkhon river, Mongolia. Khar Balgas (or Kara Balgasun in Turkic), founded in 751, was the capital of the Uighur khanate which ruled Mongolia from 745-840. Due to the square layout of the fortress's tall mud-brick walls, historians long mistook it for the ruins of Karakorum, the ancient Mongol capital founded by Genghis Khan in 1220, which was later identified at Khar Khorin.
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March 13th, 2018
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