The Mongol Khanates
The Four Khanates China – Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Golden Horde – Russia (1240-1450) No direct control – no assimilation or change in Russian culture Extraction of tribute from Russian princes Turns Russia away from west, Catholism, development Il-khanate – Persia (1258 – 1350) End of Abbasid Empire Destruction of much of economy Direct rule Adopt Muslim religion, assimilate to Persian traditions Chagatai – Central Asia
Pax Mongolica – 100 years of Asiatic peace and exchange
Black Death travels the Silk Road to China and Europe, the Indian Ocean to the Middle East