Coined as a parallel to Pax Romana, the Pax Mongolica (Latin for "Peace of the Mongols") is a term used to describe the phenomena during the 13th and 14th centuries where trade from China to Europe was not only possible, but common and free from profound interference. Although the word "peace" might not be the best word to describe the Mongol administration and governance during the brief era, the Pax Mongolica was a time of relative peace throug...
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Coined as a parallel to Pax Romana, the Pax Mongolica (Latin for "Peace of the Mongols") is a term used to describe the phenomena during the 13th and 14th centuries where trade from China to Europe was not only possible, but common and free from profound interference. Although the word "peace" might not be the best word to describe the Mongol administration and governance during the brief era, the Pax Mongolica was a time of relative peace throughout the Old World which led to an increase of trade, as well as an increase in awareness, between distant nations. In essence, the Mongol Empire administered political order over a very large area of land which enabled relative political and economic stability to follow.
In the face of the ethnic, religious and tribal diversity of the civilians and soldiers of the Mongol Empire, which eventually included modern day Persians, Chinese and many Turkic peoples, Genghis Khan insisted on focusing all loyalty on himself as Great Khan and no others....
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