[SupChina] A Mongol siege, the Black Death, and the end of two dynasties

In April 1232, a Mongol army 15,000 strong surrounded the Jin dynasty capital of Kaifeng. The siege that ensued lasted more than a year and resulted in as many as a million deaths.

Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/04/06/a-mongol-siege-the-black-death-and-the-end-of-two-dynasties/

Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.

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