How Two Mongol Brothers Broke the Empire: Hulegu and Berke's War

In the 1260s, the Mongol Empire tore itself apart not just over who would be Great Khan, but over religion and blood. This episode zooms in on the war between Hulegu, the Buddhist Khan of the Ilkhanate, and Berke, the Muslim Khan of the Golden Horde. We trace how Berke's conversion to Islam turned him against his cousin Hulegu, how the Battle of the Terek River in 1262 saw Mongols fighting Mongols for the first time in open field, and how the alliance between the Golden Horde and the Mamluks reshaped the Middle East. We also look at the assassination of Hulegu's son Abaqa's ambassador, the role of the Caucasus, and why the Mongol civil war helped the Mamluks survive. A specific, vivid chapter in the empire's collapse told through two men's choices. #History #MongolEmpire #Ilkhanate #GoldenHorde #HuleguKhan #BerkeKhan #BattleOfTerekRiver #Mamluks #MongolCivilWar #Islam #Buddhism #Caucasus #MedievalHistory #CentralAsia #MiddleEast #FexingoHistory #MongolSuccession #13thCentury Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo