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Black City / Khara-Khoto Buried Castle in Mongolian Desert Reveals Mysteries of Ancient Civilization
2023-11-23 21:19:05 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE
In the western regions of Mongolia, in the middle of the Gobi desert once stood a developed kingdom, which according to legends turned into a center of religious knowledge, art and trade.
The local legends say that 'the descendants of the gods built the wonderful city-fortress of Khara-Khoto', where learned people, soldiers and skilled artisans lived, of which only the ruins of walls 9 meters high and about 4 meters thick. Khara-Khoto means "black city" and is believed to have once been part of the "silk trade routes" as it was described by explorer Marco Polo as Etzina or Edzina, the media said.
The exact time of its construction is not known but the walled fortress was first occupied by Genghis Khan in 1226. The place continued to flourish under the Mongol regime and expanded under the leadership of Kublai Khan.
But in 1372 it was abandoned. The ghost town is located in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and is believed to have been built in the 11th century. Today, historians say that the fort may have been a place of forgiveness or burial, while other sources say that its end came after the attack and conquest by the Chinese Ming Dynasty, whose army besieged Khara-Khoto in 1372, cutting off the water supply and causing many inhabitants to die of thirst and hunger.
Interest has been rekindled for the Black City as expeditions from Russia, Hungary and other archaeologists have discovered treasures and documents written in Mongolian and Chinese languages, as well as remains of Buddhist culture. The developments have revived interest in the Tangut Buddhist language and culture, some forms of which are still spoken today.
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