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  2. Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. [4] Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; [5] eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, mounted invasions of Southeast Asia, and ...

  3. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World - Wikipedia

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    The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World is a 2021 non-fiction book by Marie Favereau, a professor at the Paris Nanterre University. [1] It describes the foundation, administration, and eventual fate of the Golden Horde , one of the successor states of the Mongol Empire .

  4. Mongol invasions and conquests - Wikipedia

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    Mongol Empire's conquest of Chinese regimes including Western Liao, Jurchen Jin, Song, Western Xia and Dali kingdoms. The Mongols' greatest triumph was when Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty in China in 1271. The dynasty created a "Han Army" (漢軍) out of defected Jin troops and an army of defected Song troops called the "Newly ...

  5. Society of the Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Mongol class largely lead separate lives, although over time there was a considerable cultural influence, especially in Persia and China. Some Mongols tended to make the transition from a nomadic way of life, based in yurt tents and herding livestock, to living in cities as the imposed rulers of a local population backed up by the Mongol ...

  6. Pax Mongolica - Wikipedia

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    Detail of the Catalan Atlas depicting Marco Polo travelling to the East during the Pax Mongolica. The Pax Mongolica (Latin for "Mongol Peace"), less often known as Pax Tatarica [1] ("Tatar Peace"), is a historiographical term modeled after the original phrase Pax Romana which describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural and economic life of ...

  7. Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia

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    The Mongols retreated, having gathered their intelligence, which was the purpose of the reconnaissance-in-force. A full-scale invasion by Batu Khan followed, with most of Kievan Rus' overran in 1237–1238. [3] The Mongols captured Kiev in 1240 and moved west into Hungary and Poland. [3]

  8. Byzantine–Mongol Alliance - Wikipedia

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    A Byzantine-Mongol Alliance occurred during the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century between the Byzantine Empire and the Mongol Empire. [2] [a] [b] Byzantium attempted to maintain friendly relations with both the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate realms, [5] and was caught in the middle of growing conflict between the two. [6]

  9. Political divisions and vassals of the Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Mongols routed city defenders and massacred inhabitants of capital Thăng Long . King Than Tong agreed to pay tributes to Möngke Khan to spare his country. At the same time, the Mongols were unable to withstand the tropical heat, mosquitoes and malaria. So they retreated after securing a promise of tribute from the king.