Nicholas Morton

Nicholas Morton is an associate professor at Nottingham Trent University. His latest book is The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East (Basic Books, 2022)

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The crusader statesWhat was life like?

Genghis Khan’s tent, as shown in a 14th-century Persian miniature. The Mongols’ conquests transformed the way the people of Eurasia did trade, shared knowledge, paid taxes and fought wars (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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What was life like under the Mongol empire?

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Mongol and Mamluk cavalry clash in a 14th-century manuscript

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Nicholas Morton

The crusader statesWhat was life like?

What was life like under the Mongol empire?

Crusader states: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mongols vs Mamluks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to repel a Mongol invasion: the success of Egypt’s Mamluk empire

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Nicholas Morton

The crusader statesWhat was life like?

What was life like under the Mongol empire?

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Mongols vs Mamluks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to repel a Mongol invasion: the success of Egypt’s Mamluk empire

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