The Xiongnu may have been among the ancestors of the Mongols. Their empire spanned from present-day Kazakhstan to Mongolia.

The next great Central Asian empire was the Xiongnu, who may have been the ancestors of the Huns. They arrived around the 3rd century B.C.E. and began to challenge the Chinese. There were disputes ...

When China defeated the nomadic Xiongnu confederation and pushed Chinese military control northwest as far as the Tarim Basin (in the 2nd century BCE), Buddhism was known in Central Asia but was not ...

The palace, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in the… The Fabulous "White City" from Which the Xiongnu Attacked ...

Golden icons of the sun and moon, symbols of the Xiongnu, decorating the coffin found in Elite Tomb 64 at the Takhiltiin Khotgor site, Mongolian Altai. The image may only be used in connection ...

Historians believe that the Huns are related to the Xiongnu, a tribe who lived on the steppes of eastern Asia near modern-day Mongolia. In the early fourth century, they began moving westward ...

A mass burial of battle victims from the Xiongnu period in Mongolia. The Xiongnu warriors are linked to the nomadic people who would later become known as the Huns Scientists say one of the ...

The emperor feared the Xiongnu people – a group who previously attempted to invade the Kansu province of Han Dynasty – would try to make a rally for power. The Yuezhi were the enemies of the ...

The Mongol Khan, Mongolia's first theatre production to go global, will make its Asian premiere at Marina Bay Sands in ...

Maya, Khonkho Wankane, Xiongnu: Could new evidence found at the sacrificial alter, El Castillo, shed light on the Maya? And what can science tell us about ancient ...

Depicts the rise and fall of ancient Chinese city Dunhuang's generals, warlords, monks, and Empress Wu Zetian. The Han Empire control access to the ancient Chinese desert oasis of Dun Huang, but ...