Quote Originally Posted by Slaists
Well, according to some tests ran recently, on average, that "useless piece of garbage" is more precise than encyclopedia Britannica.
Although I wouldn't call Britannica uselss...am I supposed to be surprised by this?


Quote Originally Posted by Slaists
Anyway, Berke Khan did convert to Islam in 1250-ies, but that still happened AFTER the initial invasion and mongol settlement in Central Asia and Russia.
This is true, but not by very long after Russia.

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Berke Khan was a ruler of the Blue Horde and White Horde, which later became the Golden Horde. Whereas Il-Khanate was a separate political entity. Conversion of the Blue/White horde did not imply conversion of Il-Khanate.
Do you mean the Ulus of Juchi?