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
The division of the Mongol Empire began after Möngke Khan died in 1259 in the siege of Diaoyu Castle with no declared successor, precipitating infighting between members of the Tolui family line for t
The Mongols at war
Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu of Yuan), Genghis Khan's grandson and founder of the Yuan dynasty
A Yuan dynasty jade belt plaque featuring carved designs of a dragon.
Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde.