The Mongol Split: Who Really Broke the Empire?

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the messy, human reasons the Mongol Empire fractured so quickly after its peak. You'll hear about the Toluid Civil War that set Khubilai Khan against his brother Ariq Böke, and how that struggle for succession tore the empire apart. We trace how the Golden Horde under Berke Khan turned on the Ilkhanate of Hulegu, and how the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia became a battleground for rival claimants. We also look at the role of the kurultai, the Mongol assembly that was supposed to choose a new khan, but instead became a stage for factional infighting. Along the way, we meet key figures like Möngke Khan, whose death in 1259 triggered the crisis, and we explore how religious differences, personal grudges, and control of the Silk Road trade all fed into the split. It's a story of ambition, loyalty, and betrayal, set against the vast steppe and the crumbling unity of the world's largest land empire. #MongolEmpire #ToluidCivilWar #KhubilaiKhan #AriqBoke #GoldenHorde #Ilkhanate #ChagataiKhanate #Kurultai #BerkeKhan #HuleguKhan #MongkeKhan #SilkRoad #CentralAsia #SteppeHistory #MongolSuccession #EmpireSplit #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo