The Mongol Empire and the Great Tolerance

In this episode of Religion and Empire: How Faith Built Nations, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and his successors managed a vast and diverse religious landscape. They discuss the Yassa law code's protection of all faiths, the role of Buddhist, Muslim, Nestorian Christian, and Taoist advisors at the Mongol court, and the construction of syncretic temples like the Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass. The conversation covers key figures such as Khubilai Khan, his mother Sorghaghtani Beki, and the Tibetan lama Phagpa, and examines the Mongols' pragmatic approach to religion as a tool of imperial control. They also touch on the controversy over whether Mongol tolerance was genuine or calculated. This episode offers a fresh perspective on how a nomadic empire used faith to unite diverse peoples across Eurasia. #MongolEmpire #GenghisKhan #KhubilaiKhan #Yassa #SorghaghtaniBeki #Phagpa #NestorianChristianity #TibetanBuddhism #Taoism #JuyongPass #CloudPlatform #Syncretism #ReligiousTolerance #YuanDynasty #SteppeEmpires #WorldHistory #FexingoHistory #ReligionAndEmpire #MauryanEmpire #AshokaTheGreat Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo