Mongol Empire: A review

[guy]

(The expansion and splintering of the Mongol Empire from 1206-1294 AD.)

Here’s a nice quick review of the Mongol Empire. 
 

“The Mongol Empire was a huge but short-lived empire that at its peak stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe. But while vast — it was the largest contiguous land empire in history — it was united for only a few decades, before breaking apart into smaller empires in the 1260s as a result of civil war.”

Climate changes may have impacted Mongol expansion:

“Genghis Khan's campaigns may have been helped by good environmental conditions in Mongolia. A study published in 2014 in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" found that from 1211 to 1225 the climate in Mongolia was unusually moist — leading to more grassland activity. This may have helped fuel Genghis Khan's conquests as his army relied heavily on cavalry, which necessitated good pasture for horses.”

https://www.livescience.com/the-mongol-empire

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1318677111

Edited April 21, 2022 by guy