Max Sinister
Banned
Small but interesting stuff:
- Although it is generally believed that the Mongols left Western Europe alone after Ogadai's death, the Mongols made raids into Poland and the Balcans until the end of the century.
- Bulgaria went through very interesting times in the 2nd half of the 13th century; for some time it was reigned by the former swineherd Ivailo, and for some time by a Mongol prince (of the Nogai Khanate).
- There were a lot of South East Asian kingdoms you never hear about.
- Surprisingly many features of European countries were already (well, almost) determined in the 13th century.
- Germany was quite powerless for a long time, but OTOH, German kings / queens / whatever ruled about every state in Europe for some time.
- Mali once was the (gold) richest country in the Old World.
- Chinese and Indian mathematics were surprisingly far developed some centuries ago (one word: calculus).
- Georgia (in the Caucasus) was very progressed (they outlawed torture in the 13th century frex)
- The muslims knew gunpowder before the Mongols came.
- Russia had river pirates, the ushkuiniki.
- In the kingdom of Granada, there was poetry praising homosexual love.
- German nobles owned fiefs as far as South Sweden.
- The first pope who came to power through a council made sure counciliarism wouldn't last.
- The plague helped Poland-Lithuania and Milan to expand, since they were spared by it.
- Although it is generally believed that the Mongols left Western Europe alone after Ogadai's death, the Mongols made raids into Poland and the Balcans until the end of the century.
- Bulgaria went through very interesting times in the 2nd half of the 13th century; for some time it was reigned by the former swineherd Ivailo, and for some time by a Mongol prince (of the Nogai Khanate).
- There were a lot of South East Asian kingdoms you never hear about.
- Surprisingly many features of European countries were already (well, almost) determined in the 13th century.
- Germany was quite powerless for a long time, but OTOH, German kings / queens / whatever ruled about every state in Europe for some time.
- Mali once was the (gold) richest country in the Old World.
- Chinese and Indian mathematics were surprisingly far developed some centuries ago (one word: calculus).
- Georgia (in the Caucasus) was very progressed (they outlawed torture in the 13th century frex)
- The muslims knew gunpowder before the Mongols came.
- Russia had river pirates, the ushkuiniki.
- In the kingdom of Granada, there was poetry praising homosexual love.
- German nobles owned fiefs as far as South Sweden.
- The first pope who came to power through a council made sure counciliarism wouldn't last.
- The plague helped Poland-Lithuania and Milan to expand, since they were spared by it.
