In 1224, upon hearing news that the Tanguts had rebelled, he returned east to Karakorum, his capital city in Mongolia. |
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When he met Haiyun in Karakorum in 1242, Kublai asked him about the philosophy of Buddhism. |
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As construction projects continued, Karakorum was adorned with Chinese, European, and Persian architecture. |
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At kurultais in Karakorum in 1253 and 1258 he approved new invasions of the Middle East and south China. |
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The Mongols enslaved skilled individuals, women and children and marched them to Karakorum or Sarai, whence they were sold throughout Eurasia. |
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According to him, the new Karakorum was to be designed to be an exemplary city, with a vision of its becoming the capital of Mongolia. |
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They also commissioned the famous Silver Tree of Karakorum at the city center. |
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Kublai sent Bayan to keep Nayan and Kaidu apart by occupying Karakorum, while Kublai led another army against the rebels in Manchuria. |
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In 2004, Prime Minister Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj appointed a working group of professionals to develop a project to build a new city at the site of the ancient capital Karakorum. |
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In 1260, Kublai disrupted the town's grain supply, in 1277 Kaidu took Karakorum, only to be ousted by Yuan troops and Bayan of the Baarin in the following year. |
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In 1247, when their father died, Andrey and Alexander went to Karakorum in Mongolia, where Andrey was appointed the next Grand Duke of Vladimir by Guyuk khan. |
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