Western Civilization I / Unit 12 WC1 1104 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ain Jalut, the Khanates, and the Tatar Yoke
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The idea
In twelve sixty the Mamluks of Egypt stopped a Mongol army at Ain Jalut, a witness name, as the khanates turned independent. Russia paid tribute to Mongol lords until the later fifteenth century, the Tatar Yoke of Russian teaching, which the anchor calls exaggerated.
In practice
The Silk Road stabilized under Mongol peace.
Where people slip
The tribute is the record.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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