Uighur
Uighur. A Turkic people who ruled a central Asian empire in the medieval period, first in the Turfan-Kucha region and later in the
Tun-huang area. Though its early rulers were keen Manicheans, many of the general population were Buddhist, and Buddhist texts were translated into Uighur as early as the 7th century ce. Later the rulers also became Buddhists and with their support several flourishing centres of Buddhist learning were established. The Uighurs often functioned as traders and scribes and thus were instrumental in transmitting
Buddhism to other people in the area. Their script, itself derived from an earlier Sogdian model, served as the basis for the standard script that was adopted by the Mongols. See also
Mongolia.
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Mongolia: China's Canada? Beijing is reaching out to a former satellite of the Soviets
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 7/10/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...chairman of the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia, a state agency. ''What makes Mongolia unique is that it has China as a neighbor...pours money into developing its own western regions, Mongolia suddenly finds that modern cities and highways...
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Mongolia's role in preserving world biodiversity.
Magazine article from: Focus; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...extreme southeastern corner of Mongolia runs a small part of the Great...Otherwise, east and southeastern Mongolia consists of relatively low...Khangai ranges. This arid region of dry plains and basins also...natural zones span the country Mongolia is made up of six natural zones...
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Mongolia: International Relations.
Magazine article from: Presidents & Prime Ministers; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the United States supported Mongolia's democracy and noted the...democratic, and prosperous Mongolia can make to the stability and economic prosperity of the region as a whole. In the joint statement...environmental protection. Mongolia is interested in utilizing...
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Mongolia's Status: The Case for a Unique Approach.(political and economic reform)
Magazine article from: Asian Affairs: An American Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...political and legal means. Mongolia's initiative is not self...more concrete terms, given Mongolia's geographic location...weapon-free status for Mongolia would promote nonproliferation...confidence building in the region. The Regional Environment...the Pacific, and other regions. Although ...
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And now Mongolia. (Asia)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/17/1990; 700+ words
; ...power. But what is happening in Mongolia does alarm its other neighbour...danger to its own restive border regions. The speed of Mongolia's revolution has been impressive...resigned. Mr Jambyn Batmonh, Mongolia's party boss since 1984...
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NGO WORLD GROWTH COMMENDS MONGOLIA'S SIGNING OF MINING PACT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 10/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...Growth Mongolia applaud the Government of Mongolia for signing a landmark mining agreement...Oyu Tolgoi mining project in the Gobi region of southern Mongolia -- represents a major step forward for Mongolia in developing its mineral resources...
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Mongolia : Ivanhoe Energy's Sunwing subsidiary to develop prospective oil and gas exploration block in central Mongolia in a major expansion of Asia-focused interests.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...Petrochina and Sinopec in Mongolia and other similar discoveries...China's adjacent Inner Mongolia region. The PanAsian merger...Mongolia's South Gobi Region. "This is an exceptional...s Co-Chairman. "Mongolia's vast sedimentary...
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Mongolia in the Twentieth Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan.(Review) (book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Geography determined that Mongolia proper was to be a buffer between...three largest powers in the region: the USSR, China, and Japan...the basis of the dominance of Mongolia by the USSR in the alliance...the role of a "balancer" in Mongolia's search for a counterweight...
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A commitment to Mongolia.(LETTERS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...problems, we should assist Mongolia to continue to develop its...structures. In many respects, Mongolia is a model for other countries in the region and around the world. In...from the communist bloc, Mongolia has built democratic institutions...
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NGO World Growth Commends Mongolia's Signing of the Oyu Tolgoi Mining Agreement.
Business Wire; 10/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...Growth Mongolia applaud the Government of Mongolia for signing a landmark mining agreement...Oyu Tolgoi mining project in the Gobi region of southern Mongolia -- represents a major step forward for Mongolia in developing its mineral resources...
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Mongolia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...precipitation. 4 TOPOGRAPHIC REGIONS Mongolia has five topographic regions...Lakes Depression of northwest Mongolia contains at least three hundred...feet) above sea level in this region, is Mongolia's largest, with a surface...
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Mongolian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...Soyombo, the national symbol of Mongolia which dates back at least to...language is Mongolian. HISTORY Mongolia is one of the world's oldest...remains in the Gobi and other regions dating back nearly 500,000...herding of animals, and despite Mongolia's short summers, wheat growing...
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Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...cent., became known as Outer Mongolia. Until 1911, Inner Mongolia was only under nominal Chinese...however, Chinese settlers in the region soon forced the Mongol tribes...Revolution of 1911, Inner Mongolia became an integral part of...
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Genghis Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...remote area of northeastern Mongolia. In 1203, however, he gained...against his enemies in western Mongolia, including the Naimans allied...China by invading the entire region north of the Great Wall. In...Genghis Khan returned to Mongolia to devote his attention to...
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Mongols
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...to its north, and Inner Mongolia to the south. Ecologically...through northwestern Inner Mongolia. The climate is characterized...winters. The climate varies by region. At Ulaanbaatar (in Russian...County in southwestern Inner Mongolia the temperatures can range...population. The population in ...
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