Mongol
Central Asian nomad
A Mongol is a member of the people native to Mongolia and surrounding regions of Central Asia, or their descendants.
The Mongols established one of history's largest contiguous empires under Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
The term also refers to their language, more commonly called Mongolian.
The Mongol conquests reshaped Eurasian trade routes. (Lowercase mongol is an offensive term for a person with Down syndrome.)
Mongol Empire's founder
- IlkhanateMongol successor state in Persia
- ChagataiCentral Asian khanate
- khanTurkic sovereign title
- khanateRuler's territorial domain
Kublai Khan · conquest · horde · cavalry · archer · siege · Pax Mongolica · Silk Road
Indian imperial dynasty member
- TurkicCentral Asian language family
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
ger · horsemanship · archery · shamanism · throat singing
Genghis Khan
Mongol Empire's founder
Kublai Khan · khanate · conquest · horde · cavalry · archer · siege · Pax Mongolica · Silk Road · tribute
Moghul
Indian imperial dynasty member
- TurkicCentral Asian language family
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
yurt · ger · horsemanship · archery · shamanism · throat singing
Gobi
Central Asian arid region
Central Asia · Altai · nomadic · yurt · ger · herder · pastoral · horseman
Mongolpeasant
Low-status agricultural laborer
villager · urbanite · homesteader · tenant farmer · plowman
Mongolislander
Person from surrounded land
Mediterranean · Polynesian · Han Chinese · European · Viking
- Mongolian beefAsian restaurant entrée
- Mongol EmpireMedieval Asian continental dominion
- Outer MongoliaIndependent nation between Russia, China
- Mongolian barbecueCustom stir-fry restaurant style
- Mongol hordeCentral Asian mounted invasion force
- Mongol warriorsEurasian steppe cavalry forces