World the Mongols Made: Conquest, Commerce, and Connection (1206-1368)

How do you rule a continent? With paper, horses, and pass‑tablets you can carry.From 1206 to 1368, the Mongols built a logistics state: relay stations with fresh mounts, sealed edicts that crossed languages, state‑merchant partnerships that kept goods and credit moving, and money that worked across borders. Envoys and artisans crossed Eurasia on schedules; friars debated at Karakorum; a monk from ...