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  2. Destruction under the Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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    [24] [25] For example, there is a noticeable lack of Chinese literature from the Jin dynasty, predating the Mongol conquest, and in the Siege of Baghdad (1258), libraries, books, literature, and hospitals were burned: some of the books were thrown into the river in quantities sufficient to turn the Tigris black with ink for several months ...

  3. Anti-Mongolianism - Wikipedia

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    During the Cultural Revolution, Mongol separatist political parties and ethnic Mongols were targeted and killed by the Red Guards throughout inner Mongolia, at least 346,000 ethnic Mongols were arrested of which at least 27,900 of them were officially executed and another 120,000 were crippled.

  4. Mongol conquest of Western Xia - Wikipedia

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    Despite this setback, the Mongols still posed a threat to Western Xia, and with the state's crops destroyed and no relief coming from the Jin, Emperor Xiangzong agreed to submit to Mongol rule, demonstrating his loyalty by giving a daughter, Chaka, in marriage to Genghis and paying a tribute of camels, falcons, and textiles. [16]

  5. Mongol invasions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    They were moved to Hakata where the Japanese killed all the Mongols, Koreans, and Northern Chinese. The Southern Chinese were spared but made slaves. According to a Korean source, of the 26,989 Koreans who set out with the Eastern Route fleet, 7,592 did not return. [6] Chinese and Mongol sources indicate a casualty rate of 60 to 90 percent. [59]

  6. Kamikaze (typhoon) - Wikipedia

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    The Mongol fleet destroyed in a typhoon, ink and water on paper, by Kikuchi Yōsai, 1847. The kamikaze (Japanese: 神風, lit. ' divine wind ') were two winds or storms that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan. These fleets attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281. [1]

  7. Barbarian - Wikipedia

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    Routes taken by barbarian invaders during the Migration Period, 5th century AD Routes taken by Mongol invaders, 13th century AD. The Ancient Greek name βάρβαρος (bárbaros) 'barbarian' was an antonym for πολίτης (politēs) 'citizen', from πόλις 'city'.

  8. Siege of Merv (1221) - Wikipedia

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    Historical accounts contend that Merv's entire population, including refugees, who had previously fled from other besieged towns of the empire, were killed. Mongols are reputed to have slaughtered 700,000 people, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] while Persian historian, Juvayni , puts the figure at more than 1,300,000, [ 4 ] making it one of the bloodiest ...

  9. Mongol invasions and conquests - Wikipedia

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    The Alans were recruited into the Mongol forces and known as the Asud, with one unit called "Right Alan Guard" that was combined with "recently surrendered" soldiers. Mongols and Chinese soldiers stationed in the area of the former state of Qocho and in Besh Balikh established a Chinese military colony led by Chinese general Qi Kongzhi. [11]