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The Mongols were one of the grandest conquerors of the 13th century. They devastated Baghdad, the home of the Abbasid caliphate since the 8th century, and they captured Kiev, which weakened Byzantium even more. The had even captured China, Korea, and parts of Southeast Asia by the end of the century. They were cheered on by Europeans for wasting Mulsim powers and seemed unstoppable until they encountered Mamluks of Egypt at Damascus and the Japanese and Javanese in East and Southeast Asia
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The Mongols controlled overland trade routes between Europe and Asia in the 13th and early 14th century
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In 1261, the Genoese helped the Byzantines retake Constantinople from the Venetians, granting them access to Mongolian trade routes on the Black Sea.
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Chinese technologies reached Italy, showing that these technologies were also found by the Mongols. They were likely introduced to them by the Arabs.
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in 1331, the Bubonic plague spreads to the black sea from Infected Mongolian post messenger.
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The Bubonic Plague reaches the Black Sea Port starting its chaos in Europe
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In the later part of the 14th century, the unity of the Mongolian empire begins to fall to new regional powers such as the Muslim Faith.