Episode 109: Mongol World War
Western Civ
English - August 30, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsSociety & Culture History history europe rome egypt greece england america culture ancient medieval Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, the newly titled, Genghis Khan, sees the Mongol horde explode out of the steppe against China. Then, a chance event leads the Mongols to seek out new plunder from the Middle East as a caravan raid gone bad changes world history. Then, when Genghis Khan dies, a disputed succession leaves the lovable, but drunk, Ogedei Khan in control and badly in need of new conquests. The only question is, which direction should the horde go?