Pax Mongolica: Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan
Conflicted: A History Podcast
The Great Khan of the Mongols
17 year old marco polo had no idea what he was getting himself into. The three merchants would be going east, past the old roman capital of constantinople and over the mountains of afghanistan. They were going to china, the domain of the most powerful ruler in the world, the great khan of the mongols. He'd grown up with terrifying stories about the nomadic conquerors who had appeared as suddenly as a lightning bolt in eastern europe only a few decades earlier. And now they were bringing this fresh faced, sheltered kid on the most fantastic adventure of his life.
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