Posted on 10/21/2022 9:18:12 AM PDT by Cronos
A very large army could easily pass from Khanate territory directly into Eastern Europe without encountering any Mamluks. In fact, a Mongol general would have to rather go out of his way to come across them.
The Golden Horde was formed practically with muslim khans
Do you mean Berke? Batu, the first GH Khan, was shamanist/Tengrist.
Different branches of the Mongol Empire were involved with the invasions of Europe and the Middle East. The Golden Horde were the ones who attacked Europe, while the Il-Khanids invaded the Middle East. In fact, the Golden Horde and Il-Khans eventually came to blows with each other.
The Mameluks were not a big factor when it came to Europe. Different branches of the Mongol Empire were involved with the European and Mid East invasions. The Golden Horde attacked Europe, while the Il-Khans stormed the Middle East. Those two branches eventually started to fight each other, btw. Also, I believe that the Mongols lost about half of their invasion force in Europe.
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