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Background

  • "Daily Life in the Mongol Empire" by George Lane. As a 2006 book it isn't the most recent scholarship, but it still makes a for a great primer on Mongolian history and culture.
  • William of Rubruck's Account of the Mongols (1254) - one of the most thorough primary sources in describing Karakorum
  • The Travels of Marco Polo (1271-1295) - another important primary text on the Mongol Empire, although it mostly skips Karakorum and is from the time of the successor Yuan Dynasty
  • The Journey of Friar John of Pian de Carpine to the Court of Kuyuk Khan (1245-1247) - the first report of an European from the Mongol Empire and Court
  • Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun (1220-1224) - Chinese account of travels through the Mongol Empire. Unfortunately public domain English translations are strongly abridged.
  • Virtual Karakorum - A 3D reconstruction of Karakorum at its peak, (unfortunately not fully) explorable in a Google Streetview-like UI. It's still a great tool for getting an impression of the look and feel of the city. See also this amazing research article accompanying it.
  • Karakorum, the first capital of the Mongol world empire: an imperial city in a non-urban society (2020) - an interesting research article on the urban nature of historical Karakorum, based on recent archeological research
  • Mapping Karakorum, the capital of the Mongol Empire (2021) - an interesting research article on the recent archeological findings, which especially show that settlement extended well past the city walls

    • Street Fighter: the Story-Telling Game

  • Batjutsu - home of the English translation of Warrior's Fist, the fan-zine for SF:STG
  • Streetfighter Paradise - Home of the SF20 compilation of SF:STG
  • Musashi's Unread Street Fighter STG Page - a great resource for SF:STG players

    • Other Links

  • "Yuve Yuve Yu" in MIDI. I didn't go retro-brutalist enough to actually embed midis on this site, but if you want to experience the site in all its 1990s glory, this is the must-have background music.
  • Grass Texture by Frozenstocks