Venice and the Mongols

A global history of commercial and cultural exchange between two great powers of the medieval age

The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies. 
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Byzantine troops confront a Mongol rider of the Golden Horde, 14th century AD (Angus McBride)
The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies. 
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The Hidden Food Strategy That Helped Conquer the World

The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies. 

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The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies.  #History #FoodHistory #GenghisKhan #Mongols #FoodCulture

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The Hidden Food Strategy That Helped Conquer the World

The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies. 

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The Sultan really wanted to choose death.