How China's Han Dynasty Got the Heavenly Horses to Create its Mighty Cavalry

Days ago, in the article dedicated to Zhang Qian's travels, we referred to a conflict that pitted China during the Han Dynasty against the Kingdom of Dayuan in Central Asia. Its inhabitants possessed a high-quality horse breed, the so-called Fergana horses, which became the object of Chinese ambitio

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