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Mongol Multiculturalism

The Mongol Empire accepted and promoted many other cultures. Historians often talk about cultural exchange across Asia in the Mongol Empire as something that was just facilitated by peace and stability across such a huge area – the ‘Pax Mongolica’. However, the Mongols were active agents in this process, trying to use the many cultures of their empire(s) to expand and consolidate their rule.

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