Quote Originally Posted by Kanamori
I haven't noticed this. The Mongols start in Kiev, and they didn't attack my turkish empire until they were into the poles and germans to the the north.
Of the 5 campagins I have past the Mongol arrival all but one have them conquering the middle east and ignoring Russia. Now if your a faction from the area it might be different. My Russian campagin is saved just after the Mongol appearance.