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But every great conqueror in history has met its match, the one conquest that it could not do.  '''Alexander the Great did not take India and the Roman empire never conquered Germany.  The Mongols could not conquer Japan.'''  Twice they tried to cross the waters to reach Japan, in 1274 and 1281.  Each time an intense wind that the Japanese call the “kamikaze” turned back the Mongols.  It was not until World War II that a larger seaborne invasion of Japan was attempted by anyone.  The Mongols were also unable to conquer Cambodia or Vietnam.  But the Mongols did control Korea from 1231 to 1350.

But every great conqueror in history has met its match, the one conquest that it could not do.  '''Alexander the Great did not take India and the Roman empire never conquered Germany.  The Mongols could not conquer Japan.'''  Twice they tried to cross the waters to reach Japan, in 1274 and 1281.  Each time an intense wind that the Japanese call the “kamikaze” turned back the Mongols.  It was not until World War II that a larger seaborne invasion of Japan was attempted by anyone.  The Mongols were also unable to conquer Cambodia or Vietnam.  But the Mongols did control Korea from 1231 to 1350.

The Mongols retained control of the area known as “Eurasia”, which is the region where Europe and Asia meet.  It consists of flat grassland that lacks trees, also called the “steppe”.   

The Mongols retained control of the area known as “Eurasia”, which is the region where Europe and Asia meet.  It consists of large, flat tracts of treeless grassland, also called “steppes”.   

From the 1250s to 1350s, there was a period of “Mongol Peace” (“Pax Mongolica,” similar to “Pax Romana”) when traders were not harassed.  Some might say that traders were even protected by the Mongols along the Silk Road (also known as the Silk Routes), which were the old trade routes linking the Mediterranean world to China.

From the 1250s to 1350s, there was a period of “Mongol Peace” (“Pax Mongolica,” similar to “Pax Romana”) when traders were not harassed.  Some might say that traders were even protected by the Mongols along the Silk Road (also known as the Silk Routes), which were the old trade routes linking the Mediterranean world to China.