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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...end of the American empire. It's really punctured the aura of inevitability and invincibility on which the American empire really rested, right? People now..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...end of the American empire. It's really punctured the aura of inevitability and invincibility on which the American empire really rested, right? People now..."
The reputation that Mongol conquest could not be stopped; Jiang says defeat by the Mamluks damaged this aura. A cultivated reputation that Mongols could not be defeated, which made many opponents surrender or pay tribute.
"...on the battlefield. And this sort of destroys the aura of inevitability and invincibility. That the Mongols had for the longest time. Okay? And..."
"...the most important, is they had to create an aura of inevitability and invincibility. At this time, people were literally telling people these Mongols..."
"...so much territory so fast because they had this aura of inevitability and invincibility. And most people just gave up. They just paid tribute...."
"...end of the American empire. It's really punctured the aura of inevitability and invincibility on which the American empire really rested, right? People now..."
"...among the population. The third is the idea of aura of inevitability. And invincibility, okay? You want people to think you are the demon,..."
"...And so this created escalation dominance, terror, and the aura of inevitability and invincibility, okay? Doesn't make sense, guys. This is how, this is..."
"Because of human sacrifice. And they had the aura of inevitability, and invincibility. This is how they're able to control millions of people, even..."
Disease, steel, horses, and divide-and-conquer matter.
Genghis Khan is not explained by saying the Mongols were uniquely evil.
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