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A French Silversmith in the Mongol Capital of Karakorum

2/9/2013

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​The Mongols have a reputation for their brutal tactics in war and the fear they instilled in the peoples they conquered. But the Mongols liked nice things as well, and created a capital city with cultural influences from the many lands that they ruled. Find out what a French silver smith was doing in Karakorum, and how he and other people sent from all over the Mongol lands helped to create a cosmopolitan capital.

Podcaster: Nicole 
Further Reading

To learn more about the Mongols, see Morris Rossabi, The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.

William of Rubuck's account is available online at http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/rubruck.html

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Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
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Elizabeth
2/9/2013 08:09:13 am

I would love to examine the Mongolian coinage!

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