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Mongol Postal Relay in the Caucasus Mountains

Mongol Postal Relay in the Caucasus Mountains

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In Episode 76, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mongol Yam postal system operated in the formidable Caucasus Mountains. They focus on the strategic challenges of maintaining relay stations across the Greater Caucasus range, where steep passes, snow, and local resistance tested the empire's logistical prowess. The episode highlights the role of the Derbent Pass — the Caspian Gates — as a crucial chokepoint, and the Mongol use of Alan and Georgian auxiliaries as yamchi riders. Lucas explains how Möngke Khan personally inspected the Caucasian route in the 1250s, ordering fortified way stations (rabaṭ) every 25 miles, and how the Yam here doubled as a military intelligence network against the Assassins and the Golden Horde's rivals. The conversation touches on the unique adaptation of the Yam to mountain terrain, including the use of mules and horseshoes, and the cultural exchanges that occurred when Persian, Armenian, and Mongol riders mingled at these high-altitude posts. This episode offers a fresh, granular look at the Mongol Empire's most resilient communication lines through one of the world's most rugged landscapes. #MongolEmpire #Yam #CaucasusMountains #Derbent #PostalRelay #KhanMongke #GoldenHorde #Georgians #Alans #Assassins #SilkRoad #SteppeHistory #MountainLogistics #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory #Medieval #Empire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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