Genghis Khan: How Mongols Changed the World (comment les Mongols ont changé le monde)

From the plains of Mongolia to the extreme south of China, from the Pacific Ocean to the borders of the Middle East, Genghis Khan and his Mongol army built an immense empire during the 13th century.

At their peak, the Mongols controlled more than twenty percent of the world's land, and Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai, great khan of the Mongols, also became emperor of China. He founded the Yuan dynasty and established its capital at Dadu (present-day Beijing). After years of violent conquests to establish this empire, the establishment of the Pax Mongolica allowed commercial, scientific and artistic relations to flourish between the East and the West, allowing a time of intercultural exchange without common measure.

With the exceptional presentation of objects from the national collections of Mongolia, including a significant number of national treasures, supplemented by the contribution of objects from major French and European museums, this exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to discover the history of the great empire of Genghis Khan.

The exhibition benefits from the support of the State of Mongolia through the loan of important national collections notably from the new Chinggis Khaan National Museum. It is organized under the aegis of the two presidents of the Mongolian and French Republics and is recognized as an “exhibition of national interest” by the French Ministry of Culture.

An audioguide in French can be downloaded from the website.