Pax Mongolica: Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan
Conflicted: A History Podcast
The Mongols - The Hidden Treasure of Bajing
Up to a million people were massacred within the walls of bajing. 60 thousand virgins killed themselves by jumping from the city walls. The bones of the slaughtered formed mountains, and the soil was greasy with human fat. One of the imperial alaces was set on fire and the inferno burned for a month. But it is worth noting the mong s did not understand the concept of a civilian or a non combatant. They didn't see these people as defenceless innocents. So they were more like enemy combatants who, conveniently, were just really bad at fighting.
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