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Karakorum was not important strategically but with the Orkhon River valley was considered a sacred homeland by steppe peoples. The famous Orkhon Turkic inscriptions, some of the earliest texts in early Turkish, mark the burial sites. Credits: University of Washington

Karakorum – Genghis Khan’s Headquarters And Important City In History Of Silk Road

MessageToEagle.com | March 26, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – Karakorum was first settled about 750. In 1220, Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, founded his headquarters there and used it as a base for his invasion