The Terror of the Mongol Conquest

The Mongols take a view of, if we make us attack you, we're going to make sure that you're never a threat to us again. When they do it, it's on a scale hitherto unseen. As we look back 800 years, there are truly vast numbers of innocent victims. The death toll may well be in seven figures. It's been estimated that his military exploits result in so many fatalities that the world's carbon dioxide levels noticeably fall.

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