During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227. The reason for his death is uncertain. Many assume he fell off his horse, due to old age and physical fatigue; some contemporary observers cited prophecies from his opponents. The Galician-Volhynian Chronicle alleges he was killed by the Tanguts. There are persistent folktales that a Tangut princess, to avenge her people and prevent her rape, castrated him ...

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During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227. The reason for his death is uncertain. Many assume he fell off his horse, due to old age and physical fatigue; some contemporary observers cited prophecies from his opponents. The Galician-Volhynian Chronicle alleges he was killed by the Tanguts. There are persistent folktales that a Tangut princess, to avenge her people and prevent her rape, castrated him ...

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Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Khan, etc.), (pronounced ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ), born as Tem ...

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Ögedei, (also Ögädäi, Ögedäi, Ogotai, etc.) (1186-1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan. He succeeded his father to rule as the second great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He continued the expansion the empire that his father had begun. Like all of Genghis' primary sons, he participated extensively in conquests in Western China and Central Asia. He was elected supreme khan in 1229, according to the kuriltai held after Genghis' death, although this was never really in doubt as it was Genghis' clear wish ...

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Burial, also called interment and (when applied to human burial) inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. Usually, this is accomplished by digging a pit or trench, placing the person or object in it, and refilling it with the soil that was dug out of it. Objects are sometimes buried in order to hide them against removal or tampering. For cables and pipelines, burial provides protection and allows the ...

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Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, Батый) (c. 1205 - 1255) was a Mongol ruler, founder of the Kipchak Khanate. The term "Kipchak" came from the Kipchak Turks in the Mongol forces. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. Although Genghis Khan recognized Jochi as his son, his parentage was always a question, as his mother Börte, Genghis Khan's wife, had been captured and raped, so that Jochi was born exactly nine months after her recovery by Genghis Khan. During the lifetime of Genghis, this issue was public knowledge ...

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Burial alive is when a person or animal is temporarily or permanently interred in a manner resembling burial (e.g. in a coffin underground, under rubble or in a cave) whilst still living. This may be deliberate, as punishment, execution, or torture, or by accident, in the wake of a disaster, or due to clinical error and a belief the person is in fact dead. The human body metabolism slows considerably in some environments, which may assist survival. But in general, burial alive if not reversed leads to death, usually through a combination of asphyxiation, dehyd ...

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Altan Khan (1507-1582), whose given name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the Mongols and exercised his power over whole Mongolia. He was the second son of the Bars Bolud Jinong and a grandson of Dayan Khan, who had re-unified the Mongolian nobility in an attempt to regain the glory of Yuan Dynasty. Altan Khan ruled the Tümed and belonged to the Right Wing of the Mongols along with his elder brother Gün Bilig, who ruled the Ordus. After Gün Bilig's death in 1542, Altan became the de facto leader of the Right Wing ...

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A burial liner (also known as a grave liner), in a burial of human remains, is an enclosure that is placed over a coffin, which is then buried in the ground. The casket serves as the inner enclosure of a deceased person; the liner serves as the outer enclosure. A burial liner is similar to a burial vault. However, unlike a burial vault, the liner only covers the top and sides of a casket, whereas a burial vault completely encloses a casket. The bottom of the casket in this case is in direct contact with the ground. A bur ...

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Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean. Two reasons for burial at sea are if the deceased died while at sea and it is impractical to return the remains to shore, or if the deceased died on land but a burial at sea is requested for private or cultural reasons. In the latter case, the body might be cremated and an urn containing ashes is committed to the ocean, or the ashes are scattered on the water. Remains may also be dropped from aircraft. The ashes of a survivor of the USS Arizona (see Attack on Pearl Harbor) have been lai ...

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Abdur Rahman Khan (ca. 1844 Kabul, Afghanistan – October 1, 1901), amir of Afghanistan, was the third son of Afzul Khan, who was the eldest son of Dost Mahommed Khan, who had established the Barakzai's family dynasty in Afghanistan. Abdur Rahman Khan - Background and early career. Before his death at Herat, on June 9, 1863, Dost Mahommed had nominated as his successor Shir Ali, his third son, passing over the two elder brothers, Afzul Khan and Azim Khan. At first, the new amir was quietly recognize ...

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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan lived from November 11, 1872 to 1937. He is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in Hindustani music of the 20th century. Abdul Karim Khan was born in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula. His father, Kale Khan was the grand son of Ghulam Ali. Karim Khan received training under uncle Abdulla Khan and father Khale Khan. He also received guidance from another uncle Nanhe Khan. Apart from vocals an ...

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Emir Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) was the last emir of of the Manghit dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Bukhara in Central Asia. He reigned from January 3, 1911 to August 30, 1920. Although Bukhara was a protectorate of the Russian Empire since 1873, the Emir presided over the internal affairs of his emirate as absolute monarch. At the age of thirteen, Alim Khan was sent by his father Emir Abdulahad Khan to St. Petersburg for three years to study government and modern military techniques. In 1896, having received formal confirmation as Crown Princ ...

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A burial vault is a sturdy box designed to protect the coffin inside of it. The body is placed within the coffin, which is then placed inside the vault. Body, coffin, and vault are buried. A burial vault serves as an outer enclosure for buried remains, the coffin serves as an inner enclosure. Vaults are made of either concrete, plastic or metal. Unlike a burial liner, which only covers the top and sides of the coffin, a vault completely encloses a coffin. Burial vaults are primarily used to keep the weight of the ground from cr ...

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Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism, or the state of the organism after that event. Death - Interpretations of death. In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For exam ...

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Aga Khan (Persian: اغا خان ) is the heriditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader), of the Nizari sect (result of the 1094 split from the Mustalis) within the Ismaili branch of Islam (Nizari Ismaili). Etymologically it combines the Turkish military title Agha and the Turkic and Mogol title Khan, so it roughly means "Commanding Chief" and was bestowed upon Imam Aga Hasan Ali Shah by the Shah of Per ...

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Amir Khan. Amir Khan (Pindari), Indian Ruler Ustad Amir Khan, Hindustani vocalist Amir Khan (boxer), English Boxer see also Aamir Khan, actor Other related archivesAamir Khan, Amir Khan (Pindari), Amir Khan (boxer), Ustad Amir Khan

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Chariot burials are tombs in which the deceased was buried together with his chariot, usually including his horses and other possessions. The earliest chariots known are from chariot burials of the Andronovo (Timber-Grave) sites of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture in modern Russia, clustering along the upper Tobol river, southeast of Magnitogorsk, from around 2000 BC, containing spoke-wheeled chariots drawn by teams of two horses. This culture is at least partially derived from the earlier Yamna culture, and is generally accepted ...

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After Genghis Khan died around Gansu, his coffin was carried to central Mongolia. According to his will, he was buried without any markings. The burial place still remains a mystery. Instead of the real tomb, portable mausoleums called naiman chaghaan odru (eight white palaces) enshrined him. They were originally palaces where Genghis Khan lived, but were altered to mausoleums by Ögedei Khan. They settled at the base of the Hentiy Mountains. The site, located in Delgerhaan su ...

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