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One of the most fascinating Mongol-related historical footnotes I'm aware of is what happened to the Khwarazmian Empire. What's that, you say? You never heard o
by pmarreck 5y ago
One of the most fascinating Mongol-related historical footnotes I'm aware of is what happened to the Khwarazmian Empire. What's that, you say? You never heard of them? Well that's because Genghis Khan literally wiped them off the map after their paranoid leader sent at least 2 of his trade envoys back with everyone but 1 decapitated (and the survivor carrying the heads).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwarazmian_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwarazmian_Empire
- Bilal_io 5y agoThat's interesting. This made me look up the empire's relation to Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī[1], the mathematician whose work influenced the name Algorithm. He is named Al-Khawarzmi after the city he originated from. The same was for the Khawarazmian Empire which started from the same city. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Musa_al-Khwarizmi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Musa_al-Khwariz...
- pmarreck 5y agoFascinating!