Roman poses an interesting question here: "I don’t quite understand the rationale for these acts of controlled violence [by Mongol rulers]... why destroy the seized ‘property’ of their rivals? Why not make it their own?" I don't know the answer myself. Could it be related to nomadism? #medievalsky
Steven Teasdale
1. Two similar cases.
The first occurred in the Chaghadaid ulus in 1262 after Alghu Khan defected to qaghan Qubilai and ordered his cousin Negübei to deal with those townspeople of Bukhara who were subordinate to the Golden Horde ruler Berke. According to the pompous expression of Vassaf,
