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He reads the Mongol Empire as the most successful iteration of a broader steppe pattern rather than an isolated anomaly.
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Mongol Empire
He reads the Mongol Empire as the most successful iteration of a broader steppe pattern rather than an isolated anomaly.
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The Mongol Empire assimilated locally after splitting, so its enormous conquests were not politically sustainable.
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"And they are intent on a policy of eradication against the steppe people. So they come into conflict with the steppe people who are..."
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"...steppe people. And their conflicts with the agricultural empires. So the Mongol Empire is the second largest empire ever in human history. Only the..."
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"...to you why it was not sustainable. And why ultimately the Mongol Empire declined. But while it was still in place. It created something..."
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"...be China. But if it's able to emerge, eventually, like the Mongol Empire, it's able to conquer the entire Eurasian continent. And through railways,..."
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"Then you have the Turks emerge. This is the Mongol Empire. And as you can see, they conquer basically most of the world. And..."
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"...the Byzantine Empire, but it's also restoring the Pax Mongolica, the Mongol Empire. So Moscow sees itself as the heirs to both the Byzantine..."
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"...They pay taxes, they pay tribute, they provide troops to the Mongol Empire. But it's the Mongol Empire that is the great power at..."
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"...Okay? Moscow starts off as this very small principality within the Mongol Empire. And then it will eventually become the successor to the Mongol..."
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"...Russian Empire will expand really quickly until it absorbs the entire Mongol Empire, as well as unify all of Northern Asia. Okay? It is..."
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"...place we call Kyrgyzstan today. And it traveled all over the Mongol Empire. It made its way to Europe. And it devastated Europe. Okay?..."
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"...at today at Genghis Khan. Who is the founder of the Mongol Empire. Okay? Genghis Khan will first of all unite the warring tribes..."
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"...of their conquest in the west. And after these conquests. The Mongol Empire will try to rule their respective empires. But ultimately they will..."
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Genghis Khan is not explained by saying the Mongols were uniquely evil.
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