Did a Volcano End the Mongol Empire?

Brave the freezing darkness of Conqueror’s Blade Season VI with a FREE 7 day premium account! https://bit.ly/2WBYtE6 Sponsored by MY.GAMES The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video on the eruption of the Samalas volcano, which, some claim led to the destruction of the Mongol empire and countless other problems around the world. Our podcast on Mongol history: https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/21-history-of-the-mongols-intro Evolution of the Mongol army: https://youtu.be/4bvJKJgESP4 Structure of the Mongol army: https://youtu.be/JGWFv9UoIq8 Previous videos in our series on Mongol history: https://bit.ly/3eezUnW Podcast: http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ https://apple.co/2QTuMNG https://spoti.fi/2UBmyuO Armies and Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5Jmy5E740LBDVk25VhObDi Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by our friend Arb Paninken http://bit.ly/2Ow3oC8, while the script was developed by Jack Wilson - The Jackmeister. Check out his channel dedicated to the history of the Mongols: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQEYhWVV3V-ItwJE-kgRd9w. If you want to read the article: Stephen Pow, Zsolt Pinke and Zoltán Kern, "Samalas and the Fall of the Mongol Empire: A Volcanic Eruption s influence on the dissolution of the largest contiguous empire in history," (2020) This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► Google Play: http://bit.ly/2QDF7y0 iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com #Documentary #MongolEmpire #Mongols