It would have been a quick ending for me. Those Mongolians were OUTSTANDING at killing people in full stride.
Tammerlane stacked the heads of the people he beheaded 30 feet high out side the walls of Baghdad. They were not really very tolerant guys, those Mongols
The Mongol Empire was enabled by the Medieval warm period, which created a dependable grassy savanna across the Russian steppes.
I independently made the connection in an Australian farmhouse, while discussing the tension between pastoral and agricultural people.
When I started to research the subject, it became apparent the link had already been confirmed by other academics.
Those Mongolians were OUTSTANDING at killing people in full stride.
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The classic “Parthian shot” aka “parting shot”.
We’re they nicer than the plains Indians?