Covering history's most marvelous millennium
Covering history's most marvelous millennium
This page contains all our reports regarding the Central Eurasian Middle Ages.
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Baibars killed two of his sovereigns and defeated Mongols as well as Crusaders. Eventually, he became the Sultan of Egypt. Not bad for someone who started his career as a slave.
Marco Polo went to the edge of the medieval world. His tale is rather sketchy at times, but his claim that he served the Mongol khan in the East for years is probably true.
The Silk Road connected China and Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Both middlemen merchants and expansive emperors grew rich by controlling this trade route.
The Vikings buried their dead in a spectacularly shocking fashion. An Arab traveler was invited to a ship burial and wrote down every detail he witnessed.
At Smyrna, the Knights Hospitaller were confronted with an attack by Timur. They had beaten the Turks back for decades, but this enemy was something else.
The Great Seljuq Empire was rocked by rebellion during the late 11th century CE. Especially the Order of Assassins proved a thorn in the sultan's side.
Medieval politics were a men's world. But Melisende of Jerusalem overcame father, husband and son in her ascent to power.
Contemporaries described the Mongol invasions as a tsunami. Now it seems they did indeed ride a wave of good luck - and rain.
In a so-called Dark Age, it's important to shine your light brighter than ever. Learn how noble ladies and gentlemen managed to look dazzling.
