[RightWhale]

the mongols made it as far as egypt. they were never defeated militarily.

The mongols were defeated by the Turks in a decisive battle as the mongols were about to move north to invade Europe. The remnants of the mongol army stayed in the region and intermarried.

[Cronos]

The remnants of the mongol army stayed in the region and intermarried.

Not true in the case of lands south of Central Asia. They were driven out. The ruling elites in Central Asia were Turkic-Mongols like Timur e Lang whose house the Timurids ruled Samarkand -- which was the greatest city after Baghdad had been raised by Hulega. Samarkand was renowned as a city of great architecture and art.