Why the Mongol horse proved more fearsome than any weapon
Screex For centuries, historians have debated the same question: how did nomads from the steppes—without cities,...
When armor doesn’t Save / How the Mongol Cavalry Crushed the Elite of European Chivalry at Legnica
April 9, 1241. The steel-clad Templars and Teutonic Knights against the elusive steppe archers. We...
Mongol Silk Armor: Why Did Steppe Warriors Wear Chinese Silk?
An arrow fired from a Mongolian bow from a distance of fifty meters entered the...
Where did the arrows come from in the open field: what was Genghis Khan’s secret?
When we picture a Mongol horseman, the image is always the same: a horse galloping...
What did Genghis Khan do to the mother of the Khwarezmian ruler?
The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, drive them before him,...
The Ancient Tatars: Genghis Khan’s sworn enemies, who gave their name to half of Eurasia. Turks or Mongols?
If you ask today who the Tatars are, you will rightly be told: they are...
Why Genghis Khan Chose Warriors Based on Bravery, Not Lineage
They placed a wooden shackle on him—a mark of a slave and a criminal. The...
The Shadow Behind the Khan
“I will take Jijek—the widow of Khan Berke. Let her be the senior member of...
The Khan Who Split Genghis Khan’s Empire: How Berke Declared War on His Own Mongols
Among the peoples of the Eurasian steppes of Turkic-Mongol origin, power was never passed down...
How do the Kalmyks differ from the Mongols?
To put it briefly, an analogy with the Western and Eastern Slavs may help. Both...