[greenwolf]

"Sauma was the Mongol Empire's first envoy to Europe, just 50 years after Mongol armies were repulsed at the gates of Vienna."

Somebody is confusing Mongols with Turks here. There was nothing in Europe capable of repulsing the golden horde in 1240; Europe got lucky and the golden horde got recalled upon the death of Oktai Khan.

[blam]

"Europe got lucky and the golden horde got recalled upon the death of Oktai Khan."

I remember reading that. Wasn't he one of the four brothers?