How the Black Plague decimated Mongol warriors and led to one of history's first recorded uses of biological warfare.
As heard by us
A brisk, crowded tour of the khanates that emerged from the Golden Horde.
The episode traces how Mongol power in Russia breaks apart into the three major khanates: Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea. It moves fast from ruler to ruler and dynasty to dynasty, and the succession disputes and raids into Muscovite territory keep the narrative moving.
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Press play if you want the messy break-up after the Mongol invasion.
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