The Horde's Silk Road Trade: Mongol Merchants and Eurasian Commerce

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Golden Horde's role as a linchpin of Eurasian trade along the Silk Road. They discuss how Mongol rule revitalized commerce between China, Persia, and Europe, focusing on the merchant community of Sarai, the use of ortoq partnerships, and the spread of paper money and banking practices. The episode highlights the Horde's integration into a vast trade network that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, and how this commercial power underpinned Mongol hegemony in Russia. Specific attention is given to the role of Muslim merchants, the overland route through Urgench and Sarai to Caffa, and the transmission of technologies like the compass and gunpowder. The conversation also touches on the decline of trade during the Great Troubles and its long-term impact on the region's economy. #GoldenHorde #SilkRoad #MongolTrade #Sarai #Ortoq #Caffa #Urgench #EurasianCommerce #MedievalTrade #MongolEmpire #Jochid #PaperMoney #SteppeEconomics #MamlukSultanate #Genoese #History #FexingoHistory #CentralAsia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo