MONGOLTheareaofwhatisnowMongoliahasbeenruledbyvariousnomadicempires,includingtheXiongnu,theXianbei,theRouran,theTurkicKhaganate,andothers.In1206,GenghisKhanfoundedtheMongolEmpire,andhisgrandsonKublaiKhanconqueredChinatoestablishtheYuanDynasty.AfterthecollapseoftheYuan,theMongolsretreatedtoMongoliaandresumedtheirearlierpatternoffactionalconflictandoccasionalraidsontheChineseborderlands.Inthe16thand17thcenturies,MongoliacameundertheinfluenceofTibetanBuddhism.TheTibetaninfluenceofMongoliadatesbacktotheTibetanempireexpansionofCentralAsiaandSouthAsia.Attheendofthe17thcentury,allofMongoliahadbeenincorporatedintothearearuledbytheManchus'QingDynasty.DuringthecollapseoftheQingDynastytheMongolsestablishedTemporaryGovernmentofKhalkhain30November1911.On29December1911MongoliadeclaredindependencefromtheQingDynastyandthisNationalLiberationRevolutionended220yearsofManchurule.NaadamFestivalisthelargestfestival,celebratedineverytownandvillageacrossthecountry.Itfeaturesthreesportingevents:wrestling,archeryandhorseracing,amongstothertraditionalgamesandexhibits.TheEagleFestivaldrawsabout400eaglehuntersonhorseback,includingthetravelerМөнхбаяртБатсайхан(MunkhbayartBatsaikhan),tocompetewiththeirbirds.TheIceFestivalandtheThousandCamelFestivalareamongstmanyothertraditionalMongolianfestivals.WrestingHorseracingArchery
