Tartary
Tartary (or
Tartaria) is a old term that referred to that region of
Asia east of the
Ural mountains. Originally, and before
Zheng He and
Christopher Columbus, it meant every part of the world that excluded
Europe and
Africa to the Europeans.
The term was eventually replaced with Siberia by Russian territorial expansionists, and has now died out. Nevertheless, it still often remains visible on old maps.
See also: Strait of Tartary, Tatars, Tatary
T?rt?ria is also a village in
Romania which gained fame after discovery of
Tartaria tablets.