here's a link to a model of Karakorum on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Karakorum_Modell_1.jpg
Simon Hibbs
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> Looking at the map, I was suddenly struck with the similarity to a reconstruction of Ghengis Khan's capital Karakorum. The reconstruction of the layout based on archaeological facts is a lot more recent than the first maps of the Rubble. The descriptions in old travelogues (like William of Rubruk or contemporary Persian sources) is of course older.
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> This doesn't make Joraz Khyrem a Gloranthan Ghengis (that's reserved for Sheng), but in this regard there is an astonishing degree of parallel.
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