Hasar

Hasar lies in the Argun valley near the ancient walled city of Heishantou. The site has an outer enclosure with gates and an inner rectangular precinct, a substantial built centre amid the grasslands and river wetlands. Archaeologists have suggested that it belonged to the family of Jöchi Qasar, brother of Chinggis Khan, whose descendants held lands in the region. The walls preserve evidence of a settled centre in a landscape also used by mobile pastoral communities.