Podcast Episode: Chapter 11 Central Asia
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The Mongols were a unique force in world history, as nomadic pastoralists, they still created major and impactful empires. Beginning with Genghis Khan the Mongols moved west into South Asia, the middle east, and the lands of Rus, as well as founding the Yuan empire in China. They blended with the Turkic peoples, lead with a brutal form of conquest, and gradually will adopt Islam and settle more permanently.
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