The Mongol Code of War: Yassa Law and the Conquest of Eurasia

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Yassa, the legal code attributed to Genghis Khan that governed the Mongol Empire. They discuss its origins, key provisions like religious tolerance and the death penalty for espionage, and how it enabled the Mongols to maintain discipline across a vast, multicultural empire. The conversation covers the role of the yassa in military organization, the controversy over its actual codification, and its legacy in later steppe empires. Specific topics include the kheshig, the Yam system, and the laws against theft and adultery. The episode also touches on the cultural impact of the Yassa on Persian and Chinese administrative traditions. #Yassa #GenghisKhan #MongolEmpire #SteppeLaw #MongolMilitary #Kheshig #YamSystem #CentralAsia #MedievalHistory #LegalHistory #ReligiousTolerance #MongolConquest #Eurasia #Juvayni #RashidAlDin #SecretHistoryOfTheMongols #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo