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Podcast: Age of Conquest: A Kings and Generals Podcast
Episode: History of the Mongols: Death of Mongke
Description: Now that we've taken you through Hulegu's campaigns during Mongke's reign, it's time we cut back east to Mongke himself, and the Mongol invasion of the Song Dynasty, the great and immensely wealthy masters of southern China. Among the largest and most thoroughly planned of Mongol campaigns, it was one cut suddenly short with drastic consequences for the Mongol Empire. I'm your host David, and this is Kings and Generals: Ages of Conquest. Planning a war against the Song Dynasty was no easy task. All of Mongke's actions of his reign from 1251-1258 can be...