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Re:How Devastating was the Black Death? by Spooky23 on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @10:09PM (#14809573)
Keep in mind that the mongols didn't really have the institutions to survive anyway and that the empire was breaking apart anyway.

The plague was a stressor that sped some things along.

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Re:How Devastating was the Black Death? by boomboomsubban on Thursday July 20, 2017 @04:54AM (#14810938)
The plague didn't hit until after the Mongol empire fracture. I don't know what institutions you think the Mongols were missing, but an empire that size is just waiting to fragment.
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