Kara Qorum region (disputed in sources)
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The Kara Qorum region is a historically significant area in Central Asia associated with the Mongol Empire and later successor states, though its exact boundaries and identification in sources are disputed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kara Qorum region | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Karakorum (Mongol capital)
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Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol successor states NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk Road networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Chagatai Khanate
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Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Genghis Khan
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Möngke Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ögedei Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryStatus | not precisely defined in primary sources ⓘ |
| disputedIn | historical sources ⓘ |
| etymologyContains |
Turkic word "kara" (black / great)
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Turkic/Mongolic word "qorum/qorum" (enclosure / fortification, disputed) ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
military staging area
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pastoral nomadic zone ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| hasUncertainBoundaries | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of Mongol imperial power ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Mongolic
ⓘ
Turkic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Orkhon Valley
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ⓘ
Upper Orkhon River basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Asia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
medieval Chinese sources
ⓘ
medieval Persian sources ⓘ medieval Turkic sources ⓘ |
| modernCountryTerritory |
China (Inner Mongolia, disputed in scholarship)
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Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia (southern Siberia, disputed in scholarship) ⓘ |
| partOf | Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopicIn |
Central Asian historical geography
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Mongol studies ⓘ historical toponymy ⓘ |
| scholarlyConsensus | location generally placed in area of Karakorum and Orkhon Valley ⓘ |
| sourceDisagreement |
exact identification with Karakorum city environs
ⓘ
extent of region ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
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Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toponymVariant |
Kara Qorum
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Karakorum region NERFINISHED ⓘ Qara Qorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Qaraqorum region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | imperial heartland of early Mongol Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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