Why the Mongol Empire Split Apart So Quickly — Fexingo History

The Silk Road Tax Revolt That Doomed Mongol Unity — Fexingo History

A Persian bureaucrat named Mahmud Ghazan triggered the collapse of Mongol unity by converting the Ilkhanate to Islam, forging a Mamluk alliance, and shattering the old Yassa alliance. This, along with ongoing rebellions and a disastrous peace treaty, led to the empire splitting…

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