Global Religion And The United Front: The Case Of Mongolia
The Mongols created a vast program of roads, canals, and postal stations. They initially did so for military reasons, but the resulting network at some point facilitated trade. The postal program, identified as the Yam method, was a sort of medieval pony express with stations positioned at intervals of miles. Given the financial troubles the country faced immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, as it transitioned to a market economy, Mongolians nonetheless have created the rebuilding of temples and monasteries a best priority. In a population of about two.six million folks, 65 percent are in the age bracket...