AGAINST THE DEVIL'S MEN | Sea Lion Press

In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books, it's "Against the Devil's Men" by Alexander Rooksmoor. #WhatIf the #Mongols had never turned back from #Europe? A desperate mission tries to prevent the fate of #Italy continuing westward... www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

Mongol Psychological Warfare and Fear Narratives How the Mongols used terror, rumor, and reputation to shape surrender and conquest across Eurasia during the thirteenth century.

The Mongols didn’t just win battles—they won minds first. ⚔️

Fear traveled faster than their armies, and sometimes that was enough to force surrender.

Psychological warfare isn’t modern—it’s ancient strategy.

#Brewminate #Mongols #History

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language - Sight Magazine China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday.

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language @sightmagazine.bsky.social #China #ethnicminoritylaw #HanChinese #Mandarin #ChineseCommunistParty #NationalPeoplesCongress #XiJinping #Tibetans #Mongols, #Hui #Manchus #Uyghurs

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Tracking back such a big population (1 in 200 of all men) to one relatively recent lineage always was sus to me.
my confirmation bias is very happy about the results this study.

Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests | Live Science […]

#Mongols killed the last #Abbasid caliph on the orders of #Hulagu #OnThisDay in 1258 by rolling Abu Ahmad Abdallah al-Musta'sim in a rug & having horses stomp him to death; thus ended the #Baghdad caliphate that once ruled nearly half the known world...
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The Mongol Khans of Medieval France

Louis IX dispatched an ambassador to the #Mongols 777 years ago #OnThisDay.

The kings of #medieval France were fascinated by the Mongols, who they saw as great empire builders.

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"Kitāb-i Tārīḫ-i Ǧahānkušāy" by ʿAlāʾ-ad-Dīn Ǧuwainī

[Tihrān: Intišārāt-i Arġawān, 1991]

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#history #iran #mongols

The Mongol Khans of Medieval France

Louis IX dispatched an ambassador to Güyük Khan 777 years ago #OnThisDay.

The kings of #medieval France were fascinated by the #Mongols, who they saw as great empire builders.

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Architecture coins shine in CIT's Winter Launch, with an all-new Tiffany, and the final release of a classic series - AgAuNEWS Architecture coins shine in CIT's Winter Launch, with an all-new Tiffany, and the final release of a classic series We’re rarely surprised by the quality of CIT's quarterly launch tranches, but even by their standards, the Winter 2026 batch was exceptional.

Architecture coins shine in CIT's Winter Launch, with an all-new Tiffany, and the final release of a classic series #coins #numismatics #silver #gold #mongolia #genghiskhan #mongols #milan #prague #usa #jeffersonmemorial #paris #arcdetriomphe #tiffany
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Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests - Medievalists.net A new tree-ring study reconstructing summer drought on the East European Plain argues that severe aridity in the 1230s may have helped the Mongol Empire’s westward expansion by shaping mobility and…

Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medi... #mongols

10 February 1258: The Abbasid Caliphate was destroyed when #Baghdad was captured & sacked by a Mongol army commanded by Hulagu Khan. #History #Mongols

How 200,000 Mongols Destroyed the Most Powerful Islamic City
Baghdad fell in 12 days. Books turned the river black. #history #mongols #medieval

The Mongol Wrestler Princess: The Story of Qutulun - Medievalists.net Discover the extraordinary life of Qutulun, the Mongol princess who never lost a wrestling match. Explore how this undefeated warrior and daughter of Qaidu Khan shaped politics, warfare, and legend…

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New Medieval Books: Mongol Invasion against Europe (1236-1242) - Medievalists.net The 27 articles in this collection explore the lead-up to, course of, and aftermath of the Mongol campaigns into Rus and Eastern Europe in the mid-13th century, examining one of the period’s most…

New Medieval Books: Mongol Invasion against Europe (1236-1242) www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-... #history #mongols #militaryhistory

2 idées :
1️⃣ Des millions de Chinois ont été cachés à la naissance (illégaux, sans 'hukou') ➡️ 10 à 15 millions. Bcp dans les périphéries non 'Han'
#Mongols
#Ouïghours
#Tibétains
2️⃣ La politique de l'enfant unique a frappé les Chinois de l'Est (le Sichuan, continental) ➡️ peu efficace (hors Hubei)

Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Archaeoethnologica: Integration of Nomads & Sedentary in Asia / Integração de nómadas e sedentários na Ásia

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Clothing and Hair of Medieval Mongolian Women - Medievalists.net How did medieval Mongolian women wear their hair and dress at court? This feature explores braids, shaving customs, and the iconic boqta headdress across Yuan and Ilkhanid art, travellers’ accounts,…

Clothing and Hair of Medieval Mongolian Women, by @jackmeistermongols.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/01/clot... #history #mongols #medievalwomen

Feeling like you can't face any more commentary on the state of the world? Escape into history! A short description of how the two most feared military machines on Earth collided at the Sea of Galilee in 1260. Read more at: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com #Mamluks #Mongols #Crusaders

Archaeoethnologica: The Volga River Region Archaeology Nº 4/54 - 2025

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