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Thanks everyone for the encouragement! While life in the 14th century has been going on, life in the 21st has been a bit erratic. I have been feeling guilty for leaving Gung-Bey-E et al un-updated and apologize to all of you for that. I will rectify the situation by the beginning of the week...

1316 – 1325 The Plains, Part 1 1316 – 1325 The Plains, Part 1 It was early spring on the plains and the flood season was upon the people of OrunErgül. In the valley below the town the river had burst it’s banks and the fertile soil was being replenished for the next growing season...

1308 – 1315 1308 – 1315 Contraband: Ah Kom Xiu was visited by a trade mission in early 1308. The merchants came from the Empire of Chimor and had been traveling along the coast looking for new markets and unusual trade goods to exploit. The Lord of Alagh was interested in cloth made...

Thanks for the thought. I agree with you regarding not only place names, but most Mongol, Mayan, Yatasi and Inca names I have had to come up with. if the place is historical, such an Kuelap or Nachitoches (didn't check my notes, so I hope I spelled that right) I use that name. Otherwise I make...

The Acropolis of Cerro Baúl Sorry for the length of this...I got carried away. It will now become part of the "Mongols in the Americas" TL. The Acropolis of Cerro Baúl. Rising 600 meters above the surrounding landscape and extending for nearly a kilometer on a northeasterly axis, the...

I won't be giving anything away here, so yes, the Incas will develop a system of writing based on Chinese characters. It will follow the Chinese model, which in most cases is not entirely pictographic as many think (including myself before I started this). The principle will be, at it's...

1301 – 1307: Largo 1301 – 1307: Largo The next several years were mostly quiet and peaceful. OrunErgül: Gung-bey-e settled down to building a strong and viable community on the plains. Exploration continued, crops were planted and harvested, herds expanded and trade...

Thanks for the encouragement, I really appreciate it!

1300: Homecoming 1300: Homecoming Dehahuit’s people had warned the Mongols about the coming spring floods. They were an annual event which kept the river’s banks fertile and productive. Steps had been taken to protect the junks from flotsam that would wash downstream and there was nothing...

1300: The Isthmus and the Mountains 1300: Yucatan; Experimentation, Integration and Assimilation The conquest of Alagh and the departure of Gung-bey-e and his people had an impact that was not fully appreciated at first by Ahau Cuat Cocom and the other Mayan leaders. The Ngöbe and their...

A little clarification The "Ni-U-Kon-Ska" referred to in the above update we know as the Osage IOTL. They were forced out of their home territory on the Ohio and migrated to the lands occupied by the Caddo. This took place in the 18th century and the Osage fought and won a war with the Caddo...

1300: A winter of decisions 1300: A winter of decisions Gung-bey-e Khan walked through the Mongol camp with Shīfù and Orghui. It was cold and the wind blew constantly so they were silent as they approached the river and the shelter of one of the junks. Most of the people in the camp were...

1300: Shīfù and Dehahuit 1300: Shīfù and Dehahuit Natchitoches was located several days journey up river from Ghung-bey-e’s winter camp. Shīfù walked with Aashi most of the time and the two tried to teach each other words and phrases in their respective languages. Shīfù would point to...

all fun and games...But seriously, cetations left the land to enter the sea in the first place. They had legs and feet and could move about on land quite nicely. Most marine mammals have adapted away from arms and legs toward fins and flippers (otters and the like are an obvious exception). It...

This is always a fun idea, but there are a few problems... We only know a very small percentage (really really really small) of the dinosaur species that existed. They ran, flew and swam so they probably climbed as well. we do know that they seemed to dominate, if not fill, every eco-niche...