Tag: Silk Road
Tata-tonga, Scribe of Genghis Khan, 1204 In 1204, Genghis Khan (1162-1227) conquered the Naiman tribe to the west of the Mongols and made Tata-tonga (Tatar-tonga), an Uyghur, his scribe. Tata-tonga had …
Persian Empire Language, Writing and Scribes The Persian Empire was vast, over 3,000 miles wide, the world’s first superpower, starting with Cyrus the Great around 550 BC. Persian rulers …
Notaries in Ancient Phoenicia, 1500 BC Ancient Phoenicia was located in the region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Phoenician city-states, ruled by kings (high priests), began …
Marco Polo Travels and Will, 1324 Marco Polo (1254-1324 AD) was a merchant from Venice who, at age 17, traveled with his father and uncle on the Silk Road …