In the 1330's and 1340's the most devastating pandemic in history swept across Eurasia killing up to 50 million people.

The Black Death

In the 1350's and 1360's the western half of the great Mongol empire began to break apart into a series of smaller states.

Crisis in the West

Between 1333 Toghon Temur ruled as the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. He watched as China was conquered by the Ming and the era of the Mongol empire came to an end.

The Last Emperor

The Mongols ruled Eurasia for almost 200 years but what was the legacy of their empire?

Legacy

Although not a member of Genghis Khan's clan Tamerlane looked to Genghis as he tried to build his own Asian empire.

Tamerlane

A weekly podcast about the greatest land empire ever created.

History of the Mongols

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