The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
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Summary
The Mongol empire was the largest power in human history, not merely a dynasty that ruled China as it is usually remembered.
Russia lived under Mongol rule for 240 years — longer than many present-day countries have existed.
The talk traces Mongol influence on the West and on Russia, and the effects still visible today.
Key points
Asia once ruled Europe
The fact inverts the usual assumption about which way power ran in history.
240 years is long enough to restructure a society
Russian taxation, administration and thinking about authority all carry that influence.
The empire’s size has never been surpassed
The contiguous territory held remains a record to this day.
The history is usually told from one side
The Mongols were written about by those they ruled, which is why the picture leans the way it does.