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Friendly reminder that in the 12th century central governments didn't have enough power for these kinds of shenanigans and the best they could do was get a crus
by throwaway0a5e 6y ago
Friendly reminder that in the 12th century central governments didn't have enough power for these kinds of shenanigans and the best they could do was get a crusade going which was massively taxing on the population and not at all sustainable.
- chrchang523 6y agoCorrect, they couldn't keep millions of people in camps, but the leading 13th century power just went ahead and killed millions of people instead (at a time when world population was much lower).