In 1221 on the plains of current-day Turkmenistan lay the city of Merv. The town faced a Mongol besiegement under one of ...

During the early decades of the 15th century, King Sigismund of Hungary faced turmoil in virtually every corner of his realm.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Residents of the Pakistani city of Lahore have erected statues to commemorate a medieval Turkish leader, a sign of the growing popularity, and cultural impact, of a ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turks paid their final respects on Saturday to the most senior member of the former Ottoman dynasty at his funeral in Istanbul, which ministers attended in a sign of official ...