Batu Khan: The Conqueror of Europe

The emergence of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century was a turning point in human history. The dramatic change in the human world after this turning point was positive, especially for Europeans. It is my belief. Before the Mongol Empire, there was no communication between the East and the West. At that time, the world was wide. Many different forms of natural barriers—rivers, mountains, deserts, impenetrable dense forests, and enormous plains—were between them, and they didn’t have any reason to cross over all of them. Communication and the exchange of ideas could now be possible after the emergence of the Mongol Empire. Gunpowder, paper, and compasses were introduced from the East to the West, and the concepts of chemistry, astronomy, and mathematics were transferred from the West to the East.

Batu Khan was the front-runner by breaking the wall between the east and the west, yet his story has not been told often to the public, which motivated me to write about it. All these stories were written based on the most trusted histories. When different theories related to the same event conflicted, I picked the most probable one based on my common sense. The only fictionalized areas in this book were episodes written for the purpose of connecting stories and making the reading smoother.