Berke's War: The Blue Horde vs the Ilkhanate

In the 1260s, the Mongol Empire tore itself apart not just over succession, but over religion. This episode dives into the war between Berke Khan of the Golden Horde and his cousin Hulegu of the Ilkhanate—the first major conflict between Mongol khanates. Berke, a convert to Islam, clashed with Hulegu, a Buddhist who had sacked Baghdad and killed the Abbasid caliph. We explore the Battle of the Terek River in 1262, where Mongol fought Mongol for the first time in open battle, the alliance between Berke and the Mamluk Sultan Baibars, and how this war permanently shattered the unity of the Chinggisid realm. We also look at the economic and cultural fallout: the disruption of Silk Road trade, the rise of Tabriz and Sarai as competing power centers, and the legacy of Mongol-on-Mongol violence that would define the next century. #Berke #Hulegu #GoldenHorde #Ilkhanate #BattleOfTerek #MamlukAlliance #Baibars #MongolCivilWar #SilkRoad #Tabriz #Sarai #IslamInTheSteppe #Chinggisid #1262 #BlueHorde #MongolHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo