Pax Mongolica
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The Pax Mongolica, less often known as Pax Tatarica, is a historiographical term modeled after the original phrase Pax Romana which describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Emp
Detail of the Catalan Atlas depicting Marco Polo travelling to the East during the Pax Mongolica
Bronze cannon with inscription dated the third year of the Zhiyuan era (1332). Yuan dynasty (1206–1368). Discovered at the Yunju Temple, Fangshan, Beijing, 1935.
Yuan dynasty banknote with its printing wood plate, 1287 CE
The Silk Road was a system of trade routes connecting East and West
Mongol conquests
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The Mongol conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which by 1260 covered a significant portion of Eurasia. At its
Pax Mongolica
…to describe the eased communication and commerce that the unified administration helped to create and the period of relative peace that followed the Mongols' vast and violent conquests. The conquests of Genghis Khan (r. 1206–1227) and his successors, spanning from Southeast Asia to Eastern Europe, effectively took over the Eastern…
A 1278 portrait of Genghis Khan
14th-century depiction of Mongol warriors in lamellar armour, on Mongolian ponies and using unique cavalry techniques, pursuing their enemy
Battle of Vâliyân (Spring of 1221) during the invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
The Battle of Legnica took place during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.