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The Mongol Yam System That United Eurasia
When the Mongol Empire stretched from Korea to Hungary, its rulers needed a way to communicate across 24 million square kilometers. The solution was the Yam — a relay network of horse stations, messengers, and passports that became the backbone of the Silk Road under Genghis Khan's successors. This episode explores how Ögedei Khan built the system, how messengers could cover 300 kilometers in a day, and how the golden paiza tablets gave merchants unprecedented access. We'll follow the journey of Marco Polo, who traveled using the very stations Kublai Khan maintained. The Yam…
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