Pax Mongolica: Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Jingas Khan's Legacy
Jingas khan's eldest son, jochi, was told he wasn't good enough to inherit the mongol empire. He retreated with his supporters deep into the northern part of the empire in Siberia. The two and estranged for the rest of their lives, and they never saw each other again. A few years later, jochi would die of a mysterious illness. Some have floated the theory that he was poisoned, either by his hated brother, chakati, or by jengus himself. But no one knows the truth, and we probably never will. After decades of tireless expansion and death,. the great khan decides he just wants to go home, back to
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