“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history’s most feared

Re:“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history... by panick21_ on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:57AM (#36862287)

The Mongols failed because the Khan died and the army had to retrain and after that the empire fractured. After that the 4 major part all deal with many local issues and also fight each other.

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Re:“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history... by hef19898 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:04AM (#36862413)

It was four heirs, wasn't it? Charlemagne had two, a split that still shows in Europe to this day.

And I'd hardly say the Mongols failed just because they couldn't hold to western Europe.

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Re:“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history... by panick21_ on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:21AM (#36862657)

> It was four heirs, wasn't it?

The direct heir actually didn't split. It was only later the families split.

> And I'd hardly say the Mongols failed just because they couldn't hold to western Europe.

I mean failed to hold Europe.

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Re:“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history... by hef19898 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @11:09AM (#36863453)

I really have to read up on the Mongols, and central asian history in general. That subject is terribly undercoverd in Western history. For somewhat understandable reasons, but still.

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Re:“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @11:38AM (#36863918)

>Charlemagne had two, a split that still shows in Europe to this day.

Charlemagne passed the entire empire to Louis the Pious, and Louis the Pious had three heirs that split the empire. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Verdun

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