2.57. History of the Mongols: Mongol-Mamluk Wars
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Ket Buqa Noyan kept attacking left and right with all zeal. Some encouraged him to flee, but he ref...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Religious Tolerance
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most enduring images of the Mongolian Empire is that it was a model of religious toleranc...
2.56. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #6
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was this Khudhābandah who embraced Islam [...] when he died, there succeeded to the kingdom his ...
2.55. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #5
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our last episode dealt with the reign of Ghazan Khan, ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate from 1295 to 130...
2.54. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #4
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the rulers of the Ilkhanate, perhaps none matched the might or the glory of Ghazan. Of a pres...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Islamization
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Mongols were known for unleashing a series of unrelenting horrors upon the Islamic world,...
2.53. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #3
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the death of the Ilkhan Arghun in 1291 at the end of our last episode, the Ilkhanid throne cam...
2.52. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #2 (FIXED VERSION)
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the long reign of Abaqa Il-Khan, as covered in our previous episode, the Ilkhanate entered it'...
2.51. History of the Mongols: Ilkhanate #1
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we have gone through the Yuan Dynasty, Ogedeid Khanate and Chagatai Khanate, our attention ...
2.50. History of the Mongols: Invasions of India
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in our 15th episode of this series, we looked at Khwarezmian prince Jalal al-Din Mingburnu's ex...
2.49. History of the Mongols: Chagatai Khanate #3
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our previous two episodes have taken you through an overview of the history of the Chagatai Khan...
2.48. History of the Mongols: Chagatai Khanate #2
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the Chagatai Khanate, the division of the Mongol Empire encompassing much of Central As...
2.47. History of the Mongols: Chagatai Khanate #1
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having now taken you to the end of Mongol rule in China, we move westwards in our histories of the M...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Gunpowder
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The rapid expansion of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century cannot be attributed to a single ...
2.46. History of the Mongols: Rise of Ming
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the Yuan Dynasty reduced to an ever shrinking area of land around Dadu in north China, to tell ...
2.45. History of the Mongols: Fall of the Yuan
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the almost 40 years from the death of Khubilai Khan in February 1294, to the ascension of Toghon ...
2.44. History of the Mongols: Yuan - From Crisis to Crisis
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After Khuiblai Khan's death in 1294, his successors ruled over the most powerful kingdom on earth, t...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. John Latham-Sprinkle on the Alans
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The history of the Mongol Empire is not just a history of the Mongols, but the people they interacte...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Rabban Bar Sauma
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"There was a certain man who was a believer, and he was a nobleman and a fearer of God. He was rich ...
2.43. History of the Mongols: Death of Khubilai
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The weight of years will bear down on each of us heavily, from the humblest farmer to the most aug...
2.42. History of the Mongols: Three Bad Ministers of Khubilai
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You must know that, as we shall tell you later on, the Great Kaan has entrusted to twelve men the t...
2.41. History of the Mongols: Wars of Qaidu
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Qaidu was raised in Chinggis Khan's camp, and after Ogedai Khaan he served in Mongke Khaan's retinue...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Michal Holeščák on the archeology of Mongols and Cumans Pt2
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Mongols were far from the only nomadic peoples to interact with Europe, even in the thirteenth c...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Michal Holeščák on the archeology of Mongols and Cumans in Eastern Europe
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Mongols were far from the only nomadic peoples to interact with Europe, even in the thirteenth c...
2.40. History of the Mongols: Invasion of Java
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Around 40 episodes ago, we discussed Chinggis Khan fighting for control of the Mongolian steppe. ...
2.39. History of the Mongols: Invasion of Burma
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a thickly humid day, flanked by dense forest of a deep green, rows of archers astride skittish ho...
2.38. History of the Mongols: Invasions of Vietnam
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"In the West there is a province called Kafje-Guh, in which there are forests and other places of di...
2.37. History of the Mongols: Kublai Khan's Reign
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Now I wish to tell you [...] all the very great doings and all the very great marvels of the very g...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Stephen Pow discusses the terms Mongol and Tatar
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Series researcher Jack Wilson and historian Stephen Pow discuss Pow's explanation for one of the mos...
2.36. History of the Mongols: Mongol-Song War #3
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In the world there is the spirit of righteousness, taking many forms, bestowed on the ever-changi...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Subutai
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To coincide with the release of the Kings and Generals Biography video of the Mongol general Subutai...
2.35. History of the Mongols: Mongol-Song War #2
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the Mongol-Song war from the fall of Xiangyang to the capture of Hangzhou in 12...
2.34. History of the Mongols: Mongol-Song War #1
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the loss of control over the western half of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan was left to direct ...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Michael Hope on the Berke-Hulagu War part 2
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Michael Hope on the Berke-Hulagu War
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2.33. History of the Mongols: Berke-Hulagu War
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Kublai Khan and Ariq Boke fought for the Grand Khanate in the east, in the western half of the Mo...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Bauch and Dr. Stephen Pow
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2.32. History of the Mongols: Toluid Civil War
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mongke Khaan was dead. Over his 8 year reign, he had ruled the Mongol Empire firmly, strengthening g...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Interview with Dr. Timothy May
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2.31. History of the Mongols: Death of Mongke
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we've taken you through Hulegu's campaigns during Mongke's reign, it's time we cut back eas...
2.30. History of the Mongols: Battle of Ain Jalut
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"From the King of Kings of East and West, the supreme Khan: In your name, O God, who stretched out...
2.29. History of the Mongols: Hulagu and the sack of Baghdad
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the dusty flood plain, 100,000 men and many times that in horses surround the walls of Baghdad. C...
2.28. History of the Mongols: Hulagu and the Hashashins
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get into this week's episode, I want to give a shout out to another podcast that we've rec...
2.27. History of the Mongols: Consequences of Invasion of Japan
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most popular discussions of the Mongol invasions of Japan simply end with the typhoon of 1281 wiping...
2.26. History of the Mongols: Samurai who fought the Mongols twice
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For most who experienced the Mongol invasions first hand, it was a sight of untold horror, an unstop...
2.25. History of the Mongols: Invasion of Japan and Battle of Tsushima
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the release of the new Sucker Punch video game, Ghost of Tsushima, which depicts a lone samurai ...
2.24. History of the Mongols: Invasions of Korea
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Had you to guess a kingdom to offer decades of resistance to the Mongols at the height of their powe...
2.23. History of the Mongols: Reign of Grand Khan Mongke
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From Anatolia to Central China; from northern Korea to the eastern edge of Europe; from the forests ...
2.22. History of the Mongols: Europeans in the Mongol Empire
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Especially in modern textbooks and broad historical surveys, the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 12...
2.21. History of the Mongols: Guyuk and the Toluid Revolution
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You could be forgiven for not knowing the name of Guyuk Khan. Guyuk, as Great Khan of the Mongol Emp...
2.20. History of the Mongols: Death of Ogedei
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over our previous few episodes, we've taken you from the ascension of Ogedai as Great Khan in 1229 t...
History of the Mongols SPECIAL: Interview with Dr. Stephen Pow
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2.19. History of the Mongols: Mongol Occupation of Europe
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For two days' walk a trail of corpses lead from the bridge over the Sajo River. Arrows protruding fr...
2.18. History of the Mongols: Legnica and Mohi
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I, Khan, the emissary of the heavenly king, to whom he gave power over the earth to lift up those w...
2.17. History of the Mongols: Fall of Rus
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"And from thence they proceeded to the land of the Rus and conquered that country as far as the city...
2.16. History of the Mongols: To Russia with Hate
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Had you a bird's eye view of the Eurasian steppe in 1236, you could have watched an unparalleled sig...
2.15. History of the Mongols: Mongols went down to Georgia
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While Ogedai Khaan led his armies in the final war against the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, covered i...
2.14. History of the Mongols: Fall of the Jin
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A desperate, starving crowd of thousands presses together, smothering each other in the narrow city ...
2.13. History of the Mongols: Reign of Ogedei
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The crowd that had assembled was mighty. The princes, sons, and generals from across the Mongol Empi...
2.12. History of the Mongols: Last Years of Chinggis Khan
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've now covered Chinggis Khan's conquest of much of the Jin Dynasty and the Khwarezmian Empire, le...
2.11. History of the Mongols: Chinggis Khan's Quest for Eternal Life
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Heaven has abandoned China owing to its haughtiness and extravagant luxury. But I, living in the no...
2.10. History of the Mongols: Jebe and Subutai
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"And thus, for our sins God put misunderstanding into us, and a countless number of people ...
2.9. History of the Mongols: Fall of Khwarezm
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For some years I continued averse from mentioning this event, deeming it so horrible that I shrank ...
2.8. History of the Mongols: Movin' West
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our previous episode, we covered the whirlwind campaign of Chinggis Khan and his generals against...
2.7. History of the Mongols: Invasion of Jin
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Columns of Mongol rider, armed with bow, lance and mace, march through the dark defiles and narrow v...
2.6. History of the Mongols: Conquests Begin
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rain. The constant, incessant rains of autumn. A wide brown river, its water swirling and churning...
2.5. History of the Mongols: Rise of Chinggis Khan
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Surely, you have heard of the phrase 'rags to riches,' indicating the rise from abject poverty to un...
2.4. History of the Mongols: Tribes of Mongolia
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'm your host David and welcome to Ages of Conquest: a Kings and Generals Podcast. This is the Mon...
2.3. History of the Mongols: Introduction To 13th Century China
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contrary to some popular internet opinions, the Mongol Empire was not an unprecedented, utterly uniq...
2.2. History of the Mongols: Nomadism
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nomadism! It is a term closely associated with the Mongols and other inner Asian peoples of the va...
2.1. History of the Mongols: Intro
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the smoke filled air, the cries of men and women reach towards Eternal Blue Heaven as horsemen ri...
1.22. Wars of the Diadochi: The End
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1.21. Wars of the Diadochi: Battle of Ipsus
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.20. Wars of the Diadochi: Demetrius against Cassander
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.19. Wars of the Diadochi: Siege of Rhodes
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.18. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus Attacks Egypt
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.17. Wars of the Diadochi: The Rise of Ptolemy
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.16. Wars of the Diadochi: Fourth War - Cyprus
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.15. Wars of the Diadochi: Fourth War - Beginning
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.14. Wars of the Diadochi: Babylonian War
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.13. Wars of the Diadochi: Battle of Gaza
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.12. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus - Challenges and Opportunities
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.11. Wars of the Diadochi: The Rise of Cassander
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.10. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus and Eumenes III - Final Clash
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.9. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus and Eumenes II
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.8. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus and Eumenes
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.7. Wars of the Diadochi: Perdiccas' Death - Aftermath
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.6. Wars of the Diadochi: Antigonus I Monophthalmus
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.5. Wars of the Diadochi: The fate of Perdiccas
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.4. Wars of the Diadochi: Rebellions against Perdiccas
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.3. Wars of the Diadochi: Regency of Perdiccas
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.2. Wars of the Diadochi: Division of the Empire
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.1 Wars of the Diadochi: Alexander the Great's Death, Legacy and Plans
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will discuss the legacy of Alexander the Great
1.0 ANNOUNCEMENT - Wars of the Diadochi
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Quick announcement regarding our plans!
0.7. Celts Before Caesar
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our series on the Gallic Wars, we decided to release a podcast regarding the history of t...
0.6. How did the Roman succession work during the Principate?
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Although Rome became an empire during the reign of Augustus, it still held on to many republican tra...
0.5. Why did the Diadochoi of Alexander fight each other?
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our new podcast, we will describe the reasons why the Hellenistic states were so warlike and tend...
0.4. Structure and administration of the early Ottoman Empire
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our new podcast we will describe the early structure of the Ottoman empire. Usually, the scholars...
0.3. Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
29 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will talk about the early history of Christianity within the Roman Empire, the ri...
0.2. Japan before and after the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We have recently published a video covering the naval portion of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905...