| Tango01 | 04 Jun 2016 4:08 p.m. PST |
"It has mystified historians ever since. After a string of major victories, the Mongol army suddenly retreated from central Europe in 1242. Some scholars claim Mongolian politics forced the withdrawal, while others credit the strength of fortified towns in present-day Hungary and Croatia. But Europe could have been rescued by its own bad weather, an analysis of tree rings and historical documents concludes. The Mongol cavalry fed its horses on the grass of the Eurasian steppe, says Nicola Di Cosmo of Princeton University, one of the study's authors. A warm climate in the early 1200s helped make the grasslands lush and this, in turn, helped the Mongols extend their empire into Russia, he says…"
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Armand |
| thorr666 | 04 Jun 2016 6:44 p.m. PST |
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Old Glory  | 04 Jun 2016 9:17 p.m. PST |
I have always heard the Forests?????
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Russ Dunaway |
| Jcfrog | 04 Jun 2016 11:15 p.m. PST |
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| nsolomon99 | 05 Jun 2016 2:38 a.m. PST |
I thought it was the death of Genghiz required the Princes and Generals to get back to Karakorum for the Council to decide the succession. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 05 Jun 2016 3:10 a.m. PST |
A mix of running out of good cavalry land and internal politics/deaths of Khans leading to everyone needing to be back at the centre of the Empire. |
| zippyfusenet | 05 Jun 2016 4:23 a.m. PST |
Nothing there they wanted. |
| Zargon | 05 Jun 2016 6:16 a.m. PST |
Certainly not EU border control. From my childhood I was taught it was Genghis Khan's death that stopped the westward push as the lesser Khan's (as per their religion and culture) went home to lament and select a new great Khan, and its the same in Orkish cultures too. |
| vtsaogames | 05 Jun 2016 7:59 a.m. PST |
Ogedai's death put the seal on things. After that there were 4 separate Mongol empires that had to watch each other. |
| Puster | 05 Jun 2016 8:56 a.m. PST |
Overstretch… paired with all of the above. Ruling from China to Europe with just horses as transport puts some strain on the state structure and needs trust in their generals and local governeurs. |
| Tango01 | 05 Jun 2016 11:11 a.m. PST |
Bad grass…? Amicalement
Armand |
| Sir Walter Rlyeh | 06 Jun 2016 8:19 a.m. PST |
Gluttony – A new Khan could drink, eat, and wench himself to death by the time the Hordes could reach Europe. Then the Hordes had to travel back to elect a new leader. |
| Tango01 | 06 Jun 2016 10:36 a.m. PST |
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| LORDGHEE | 06 Jun 2016 6:56 p.m. PST |
Sir Walter Rlyeh that is a classic! |
| Chinggis | 07 Jun 2016 3:40 a.m. PST |
The death of Ögödei-qahan, the loyalty of Sube'etai to the (yasa)laws of Chinggis-Qahan and the political infighting between the various grandsons of Chinggis-Qahan were the main reasons for the return to Mongolia after conquering Hungary. Advanced patrols had been sent out into Austria and northern Italy had already been reconnoitred by Qadan in his pursuit of the defeated King Béla of Hungary so it was obvious that Batu and Sube'etai wanted to continue the campaign. In fact, at the kuriltai (meeting of all royalty and high ranking commanders)of 1235, Sube'etai had already stated that it would take eighteen years to conquer the whole of Europe. |
