Genghis Khan's Inheritance: The Empire His Heirs Divided

After Genghis Khan died in 1227, his empire stretched from the Caspian to the Pacific. But how did one man's conquest become a dynasty that ruled for generations? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the succession crisis that followed Genghis's death — the kurultai that elected Ögedei as Great Khan, the delicate balance between the branches of the family, and the legal framework of the Yassa that held it together. They discuss the role of Tolui as regent, the rivalry between Jochi's line and Chagatai's, and how the Mongol Empire's division into uluses sowed the seeds of both its expansion and its fragmentation. Drawing on the Secret History of the Mongols and Persian chroniclers like Rashid al-Din and Juvayni, they trace how Genghis's vision of a united Mongol nation collided with the realities of succession by merit versus birthright. This is the story of how an empire built on conquest faced its greatest test: peace. #MongolEmpire #GenghisKhan #Ögedei #Kurultai #Yassa #SecretHistoryOfTheMongols #RashidAlDin #Juvayni #Tolui #Chagatai #Jochi #Succession #Ulus #CentralAsia #SteppeHistory #EmpireBuilding #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo