Mongolia

order:
Fritz Mühlenweg's "Strangers on the Path of Pensiveness"
6.2
China

Fritz Mühlenweg

If this is partly fabricated, why is it still so good?

Strangers On The Path Of Pensiveness | 1927 | 4 months | China | walking, caravan
Giovanni DiPlano Carpini's "The Story Of The Mongols Whom We Call The Tartars"
5.8
Mongolia

Giovanni da Pian del Carpine

Was it naive to hope for peace with the Khan?

The Story Of The Mongols Whom We Call The Tartars | 1245 | 2 years | Mongolia | caravan
Guillaume de Rubrouck's "Account of the Mongols"
6.8
Mongolia

William of Rubruck

How is it possible that 750 years don’t seem to leave a trace?

Account Of The Mongols | 1253 | 2 years | China | caravan
Sven Hedin's "In The Heart Of Asia"
5
China

Sven Hedin

Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?

In The Heart Of Asia | 1893 | 4 years | China | caravan
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky's "Mongolia and the Land of the Tanguts"
4.2
China

Nikolai Przhevalsky

Is this too much racism even for an imperialist?

Mongolia And The Land Of The Tanguts | 1870 | 3 years | China | caravan