Mongolia

The East Asian country of Mongolia is located between Russia and China. The territory known as Mongolia was ruled by various nomadic empires, the largest and most widely known was the Mongol Empire, founded in 1206 by Genghis Khan. During the 16th century, Buddhism spread to Mongolia and by the early 1900’s nearly one-third of the male population were Buddist monks. In 1911 Mongolia declared independence and in 1921, became independent from China, and formed the Mongolian People’s Republic in 1924.