Monthly Archives: October 2017

Mongols invade Christendom, 1222-3

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Ruth

In four years, Genghis Khan had trampled the Muslim East that is now Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. His armies then ran into a serious problem: as they came out of the mountain and steppe country, heat and humidity made … Continue reading →

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Mongols invade Islam: 1220-1221

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Ruth

By 1218, the Mongol hordes were ruling the Kara Khitan, the last province that was culturally part of northern China’s long reach. This placed them on the border of the easternmost outpost of the Muslim empire. This eastern territory by … Continue reading →

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More about the Mongols

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Ruth

The Mongols’ cultural ways were so different that by comparison, Arabs and Europeans look like they’re part of one single culture. In a way, they were; they were all part of the Mediterranean continuum. They had been influencing each other … Continue reading →

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