A Christian Mongol Empire....

scholar

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I'm sure the Horde could always go the Kiev Rus' way and become impressed by Constantinople enough to convert. Islam requires five daily prayers, the banning of Pork, and the banning of Alcohol. It may be something readily taken off the list because of those three reasons leaving the Greeks as the ones left.

Also, Christianity allows for a clear separation between those who serve and those who are served.
 
I don't know what the Mongol diets were, or if they drank at all. Catholicism would hardly impress the Mongols since they may have a poor view of Catholics, so that leaves only Nestorian and Orthodox.
 

scholar

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I don't know what the Mongol diets were, or if they drank at all. Catholicism would hardly impress the Mongols since they may have a poor view of Catholics, so that leaves only Nestorian and Orthodox.
Orthodox is more likely because the Roman Empire has some cities that are the match of the Middle East at this time because most of them were sacked and burned apart from Cairo and a few others.
 
So an Orthodox Golden Horde would be able to adapt a lot faster into the society of their conquered subjects. Assuming that other khanates still convert into Islam, the Golden Horde would be hard pressed.
 

Sumeragi

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I read a great TL in which Genghis Khan is converted to Judaism by a family slave named Deborah, then proceeds to change his name to Judah, unite the Mongols under Judaism and conquer the world. The story is set as his son Solomon is building the Third Temple in Xi'an.
Not something I see happening, but interesting.
 
If the Mongol Empire had gone Christian, then when it declines, there are possibilities of post-Mongol Christian Khanates somewhere in Asia. Say the Nestorians of the Yuan Kingdom flee from China when the Yuan Dynasty collapses and resettle in the Philippines (or rather, Luzon where they would build a new Khanate there. Khanate of Luzon, anyone?)

From a 'Khanate of Luzon', they could expand into Visayas and Mindanao within 200 years to create a 'Khanate of Maynila'. That's just my theory.
 
Ohh... A tough POD but it is possible:)
basically speaking have Batu Khan die before he signs an alliance with true mamlukes. Now you see Genghis khan had not really chosen a relegion for himself, so first have Ogedei Khan live thus Subodei can succesfuly conquer eastern Europe, what happens is their is a orthodox majority, so what could occur is have Batu died like above and have the Byzantines send missionaries to mongol lands. Have a mongol ruler marry some eastern orthodox princess or at least as a concubines who then exerts great influence to him. Have the IIkhanites succesfully invade and destroy the Mamelukes. With this completed I could see the som of a union among the Genghisid and princess who is highly influenced by his mothe. And converts to orthodox christianity. Thus you have a orthdox golden horde. In otl Batu was the main Islamic conert who spread the relegion across the golden horde so just have him die.:)

How is this pod:)

Would Orda leading the Golden Horde help if Batu dies before he signs an alliance with the Mamelukes? Also if Sartak lived a bit longer and Berke died early, then that would be a bonus for a Christian Mongol Empire.

I made a thread on a possible post-Yuan Nestorian Christian Mongol Khanate on the island of Luzon, and would like some of yout output on that. If you could.
 
If the Mongol Empire had gone Christian, then when it declines, there are possibilities of post-Mongol Christian Khanates somewhere in Asia. Say the Nestorians of the Yuan Kingdom flee from China when the Yuan Dynasty collapses and resettle in the Philippines (or rather, Luzon where they would build a new Khanate there. Khanate of Luzon, anyone?)

From a 'Khanate of Luzon', they could expand into Visayas and Mindanao within 200 years to create a 'Khanate of Maynila'. That's just my theory.

Nestorianism, being on its deathbed, didn't have enough followers for what you're proposing. Why would the entire Mongol Empire go Christian anyways? They were rather slow to adopt the religions they conquered, and always pragmatic about it.
 
Nestorianism, being on its deathbed, didn't have enough followers for what you're proposing. Why would the entire Mongol Empire go Christian anyways? They were rather slow to adopt the religions they conquered, and always pragmatic about it.

Not the entire Mongol Empire, but a few Mongol handfuls that are Nestorian. If Nestorian Christianity loses its appeal, then what is the next best religion for them?
 
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