In the third century BC a state of the Huns based on the Mongolian tribes took shape. The Huns controlled a vast territory that included Baigali Lake, dense forest taiga (today’s Siberia) in the north, reaching the Great Wall of China in the south, Korea in the east and II Tarvagatain mountain range in the west. Though historical chronicles and ancient historians did not recognize the Mongolian tribal union as a state, as it concerns the Huns’ political, economic, social relations system it could be viewed as the first state formation in the history of the Mongolian tribes.

Mongolia’s history spans 5,000 years. From nomads herding the Central Asian steppe to the formation of the powerful Mongol Empire and the gradual emergence of the Mongolian Republic, its history is steeped in conflict.  The Mongolian steppe is one of most ancient places on the earth. The Mongols created the largest empire the world has ever seen.