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Agricultural Empires

Steppe peoples and agricultural empires have historically been in structural conflict, with China and Persia building walls and fortifications against them.

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Steppe peoples and agricultural empires have historically been in structural conflict, with China and Persia building walls and fortifications against them.

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After the Mongols and Timur, gunpowder, technology, and mass armies allowed agricultural empires, especially Russia, to repel and then colonize the steppes.

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The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...people of the steppes have always been in conflict with the agricultural empires. So... In response, the agricultural empires, China and the Persians, they..."

The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...the last great conqueror from the steppes. After Timur Lane. The agricultural empires will develop the technology. To repel the steppe invasion. The invaders...."

Turn Society Into The Cannon

2025-04-10, day precision · Civilization #45: The Gunpowder Revolution

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"...the world, okay? They could come in and conquer all the agricultural empires. This will include the Yamnaya, which we talked about, but it'll..."

The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...a response, okay? So even though the steppe people and their agricultural empires have always been in conflict, the Mongols have had a unique..."

The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...Western steppes is it will slowly acclimatize itself to the surrounding agricultural empires. And slowly, the... Western steppes will become integrated into the agricultural......"

The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...successful iteration of the steppe people. And their conflicts with the agricultural empires. So the Mongol Empire is the second largest empire ever in..."

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