History of the Mongols | Podcast

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast In this episode of The History of the Mongols - After Hülegü’s sack of Baghdad in 1258, the Mongols swept into Syria, taking Aleppo and Damascus. With Egypt next, Qutuz and Baybars marched out to meet Kitbuqa in Galilee at Ayn Jalut in 126...

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast In this episode of The History of the Mongols, we follow Hülegü Khan’s devastating 1256 campaign to destroy the Nizari Ismaili state, known in the West as the “Order of Assassins.” From the fortress of Alamut to the bloody siege of Maymundiz,...

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast In the first of our three-part series on the Mongol invasions of Japan, we explore how Kublai Khan’s empire launched its opening assault on Japan in 1274. The campaign began with the brutal conquest of Tsushima Island, a key stepping stone between Kor...

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠⁠ In this episode of The History of the Mongols, we explore the final years of Ögedei Khan and the dramatic fallout after his death in 1241. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of cracks within the empire that once seemed unstoppable. Support the serie...

Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠⁠ In this episode of The History of the Mongols, we uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries: why did the unstoppable Mongol invasion of Europe suddenly end in 1242? After the brutal victories at Mohi and Legnica, with Hungary in ruins and Europe defense...

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠⁠ In this episode of The History of the Mongols, the campaign shifts south. After burning northern Rus’ to the ground, Batu and Subutai pause, then strike again. The Mongol war machine sweeps through Crimea, scatters the Cuman-Qipchaqs, subdues the Caucasus, a...

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Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠⁠ Northern China is on its last legs. In 1231-1234 Ögedei Khan unleashes Tolui, Subutai, and the full might of the Mongol Empire against the once mighty Jurchen Jin Empire. Watch how decisive victories at Sanfeng Mountain, a year-long siege of Kaifeng, and the tragi...

Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉⁠⁠⁠ ⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠ After the death of Genghis Khan, the empire could have fractured, but it didn’t. In this episode of the History of the Mongols, we follow the rise of Ögedei Khan, the son chosen by Genghis himself to rule the largest land empire in history. From his unexpected coronat...

Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠ In episode 8 of The History of the Mongols, we follow the final, dramatic chapter of Genghis Khan’s life. After defeating the Khwarezmian Empire, the Great Khan returned east, only to face betrayal by the Tangut. Wounded in battle, growing older, and facing rising tensio...

Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠⁠HistoryStrong⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉 ⁠⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠ In episode 7 of The History of the Mongols, Genghis Khan isn't leading a cavalry charge or conquering cities, he’s doing something no one expected. He’s asking a Taoist monk how to live forever. It’s 1219, and after years of relentless warfare, Genghis sends a letter to a f...

Subscribe for weekly episodes:👉 ⁠HistoryStrong⁠ 🎧 Listen to the full playlist here:👉 ⁠History of the Mongols | Podcast⁠ In episode 6 of The History of the Mongols, we follow the legendary raid of Mongol generals Jebe and Subutai, a campaign so daring it stretched from Uzbekistan to Ukraine, bringing chaos to empires and culminating in the Battle of the Kalka River (1223).From the pursuit of Sha...