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You conveniently left out the Russians/soviets. And what you say about ottomans is also wrong. You should speak to historians in the affected countries. Mongo
by cloutchaser 5y ago
You conveniently left out the Russians/soviets.
And what you say about ottomans is also wrong. You should speak to historians in the affected countries.
Mongols - perhaps you are right, if you were left alive, which was mostly women and children. So I guess for them they got to live free in the mongol empire...?
- blagie 5y agoI left out the Russians because they did impose quite a lot. In theory, the entire goal was to spread Communist ideology. In practice, it was a lot more imperialistic than that, but you were definitely under a boot. The level of ignorance here is staggering. The Mongols were pretty straightforward. For the most part, they would politely ask you to surrender. If you did, you were left alone to live as you saw fit, as part of a trade network, Mongol-friendly governance, and paying tribute. No one got killed. If you fought and lost, there was wholesale slaughter. Everyone got killed. There were a few in-betweens. There was no scenario like the one you're describing. The in-betweens might, for example, have skilled workers and artisans carted off. I won't get into a back-and-forth about the Ottomans. You have no idea my background, and you presume too much. You have no idea who I am, or whom I've spoken to.