Pros And Cons Of Mongolia

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If Mongol khan Ogedei had not died I don’t see the Mongolians defeating Western Europe. The only way I see a defeat is if the Mongols established vassal states with other European countries. Western Europe had castles and fortresses to their advantage and the terrain was vastly different from the steppes of Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia. Although, one of the great strengths of the Mongolians were their “adaptability to local conditions” (textbook, pg 259). The invasion of Poland in 1241 “the battle of Liegnitz” (textbook, 256) was far from the rolling steppes of Central Asia. The thick forests surrounding parts of Poland suggests the difference in terrain was not an obstacle.
If Mongolia took over Western Europe, the “Pax Mongolica”