This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this land. Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River. The river made the land good for ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Video games offer players the chance to create powerful family dynasties and satisfy the desire for legacy and lineage. Titles like ...

The Safavid Dynasty, a Golden Age in Iran, witnessed a cultural flowering under the charismatic Isma'il and and his son Tahmasp, the first two Shahs of the dynasty. This essay is a short history of ...

Every dog has its day, and for canines in Nepal that phrase could not be more literal. The five-day Nepalese Hindu festival of Tihar started this week and the second day is known as Kukur Tihar or ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet kept a low profile at the ASEAN summit in Vientiane, holding meetings on the sidelines ...

In 1271 Kublai Khan named his dynasty Yuan which means "origin of the universe." The Yuan dynasty in China lasted from 1279 to 1368. Kublai Khan followed a tentative policy of Sinicization, that is, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to ...

After Cambodia's ruling party won 55 of the 58 available seats in the Senate following elections on February 25, former prime minister Hun Sen is expected ... for the Hun dynasty and faction ...

Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer Superkami announced Sengoku Dynasty will launch for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG in November, and for consoles in 2025. "We’re extremely ...

More than 3,700 had been rescued but 31 remain unaccounted for after two days of record rainfall which left the valley around the capital, Kathmandu underwater, Nepal Police said in an update on X.

Open-world village builder, life simulation, and survival game Sengoku Dynasty will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG in November, followed consoles in 2025 ...