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Al-Altan (c. 1196 – 1246) was the youngest child and favourite daughter of Genghis Khan , the founder of the Mongol Empire , and Börte , his primary wife. Around 1211, she was betrothed to Barchuq Art Tegin , the ruler of the wealthy Uyghur people . After Genghis died in 1227 and Al-Altan's brother Ögedei Khan ascended the throne, it is likely that the Mongol government began to appropriate Uyghur assets for themselves. Al-Altan was present when Ögedei died after an extended drinking binge in 1241; she was rumoured to have poisoned Ögedei in revenge for the appropriation, and she remained under suspicion until the accession of her nephew Güyük Khan five years later. Shortly afterwards, Al-Altan was put on trial and executed by the general Eljigidei ; all records of her were heavily censored. The injustice of her death became a major contention during the Toluid Revolution in 1251, during which Eljigidei was executed by Al-Altan's sympathisers in revenge. ( Full article... )
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- 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.
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- 1947 – Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the military stated that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon.
- 1990 – West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
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 | The mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica . Native to the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh and northeastern India, it has been cultivated and spread widely through South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas. Mango trees are long-lived evergreens, with hundreds of named cultivars producing fruits that vary in size, colour, flavour and texture. Mangoes are eaten ripe or unripe in many cuisines, including chutneys, pickles, juices and desserts. This is a mango of the 'Nam Dok Mai' cultivar, which originated in Thailand. Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus Recently featured: |