6 - The Mongol Mass-Beheading of Nishapur
Episode Date: October 24, 2016The Mongols sacked many cities over the course of their reign, but perhaps none so brutally as the Persian jewel of Nishapur in 1221. When they were d...
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467 episodes transcribedThe Mongols sacked many cities over the course of their reign, but perhaps none so brutally as the Persian jewel of Nishapur in 1221. When they were d...
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