The Mongol Destruction of the Khwarazmian Empire

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Genghis Khan embarks on the most horrifying revenge campaign in history after a burgeoning Persian empire attacks his caravans and emissaries. The Mongols showcase their famed mastery of warfare and their notorious penchant for massacre. Tales of silver poured into the eyes of enemies and pyramids of civilian bones color this episode in history.
*In describing the scene atop the walls of Otrar, Juvayni quotes from the Shahnama, an 11th-century Persian epic poem to fully illustrate the image of the approaching Mongol forces.
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SOURCES
Boyle, John Andrew. “Dynastic and Political History of the Il-Khans.” The Cambridge History of Iran, edited by John Andrew Boyle, vol. 5, Cambridge Univ. Pr., Cambridge, 1968, pp. 303–421.
Juvaini, 'Ala-ad-Din 'Ata-Malik. The History of the World-Conqueror. Translated by John Andrew Boyle, vol. 1, Harvard University Press, 1958, Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/historyof..., Accessed 2022.
McLynn, Frank. Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy. Da Capo Press, 2015.
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