When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One Limiting Factor: Grass

Re:When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One ... by dopidopHN on Monday April 04, 2022 @01:55AM (#30903678)

Let’s remember that at its height the mongol empire was spanning from the Sea of Japan to modern day Ukraine.

That include the mountainous region of Nepal and Tibet.

From what we know of their administration, their focus was on maintaining control of the rich region around Beijing, Xanadu and Cheng du. Not so much the Eastern Europe.

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Re:When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One ... by denton-scratch on Monday April 04, 2022 @07:52AM (#30905573)

> That include the mountainous region of Nepal and Tibet.

I don't believe the Mongols ever dominated Tibet. They may have made inroads into grassy northern regions such as Kham. In fact I believe that Genghis as Emperor of China paid tribute to Tibetan rulers.

I'd like to see a source for Mongols crossing the Himalaya and impacting Nepal.

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Re:When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One ... by thaumasiotes on Monday April 04, 2022 @08:11AM (#30905714)

> I don't believe the Mongols ever dominated Tibet.

Then again... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_Tibet

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Re:When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One ... by denton-scratch on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:16AM (#30906261)

Thanks; I am better-informed. I suppose my opinion was based on Genghis's non-invasion. I hadn't heard of Godan before.

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