After conquering Russia, Batu was forced to let some of his army go home. A few tumen headed by his personal enemy, Güyük, went to Mongolia. Nevertheless, invasion to Europe…
In the steppe, as elsewhere in the Middle Ages, people could unite, in fact, only around a single individual (prince, count, king, emir, khan), and that, for the time being.…
When we discuss the Mongols and their invasion in the 1230s - 1240s, their actions in Russia are in the center of attention for obvious reasons. But we should not…
Two mutually opposite phrases are attributed to the creator of the world Mongol Empire.The first one goes like this: I want a girl with a golden dish to be able…
Al-Malik al-Ashraf Tuman-bay II (1473, Aleppo - April 15, 1517, Cairo) was the last Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from the Circassian Burjit dynasty (1516-1517) Mamluk-Ottoman conflict The Mamluk Sultanate was…
In the middle of the 13th century, the peak of Mongol strength was reached, and no nation could stand up to the nomads militarily. The Mongol army was better in…
For history buffs it is no secret that at a certain stage of its existence Khazar Khaganate adopted Judaism as the state faith. But the circumstances of this decision for…
Genghis Khan's problems I have told you a lot about how Temujin's Mongols defeated all their enemies from Southern China to the Northern Black Sea coast. By the way, in…
In 376 AD, the barbarians living north of the Danube turned to their civilized adversary Rome for help and asked for protection. The reason for this was fear of an…
“Before leaving, he ordered the execution of the chiefs, following the traditions of ancient China. Seventy cauldrons were prepared for the execution.” As you already know, Genghis Khan found his…
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