[RussianConservative]

Sorry, but Mongols at that time mostly not Muslim, beside, in less then 200 years tables turned. You only wish Catholic armies had success of Islam...but by Pope short sightedness you attack Christian brothers then make selves weak for Mongols. Those armies sent to conquer Orthodox land better used against Mongols. As say in US: you gots your come uponce.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Sorry, but Mongols at that time mostly not Muslim,

The Golden Horde's islamicization started early. Berke Khan, chief of the Golden Horde from 1256-1267, was a muslim. By the end of the 1200's, Turkish became the Horde's language of administration. In 1313, Ozbeg Khan made Islam the official religion of the Horde. Russian princes fought over the "honor" of swinging the knout in the Khan's name - to be his yarlyk, or tribute-extractor.