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==Life under the Mongols==
The Mongol Empire continued for a significant time in Asia.  Historians retrospectively term this period the "Pax Mongolica," saying the Mongols curbed tribal warfare.

[[Kublai Khan]], Mongol ruler of China, asked the Pope in Rome to send missionaries to preach the Gospel to his people.  The Pope sent two monks with [[Marco Polo]]; however, both the monks turned back before reaching the Mongol lands.  Disappointed, Kublai turned to [[Buddhism]].  Marco stayed in China for a long time, gaining a high governmental office.<ref>''The Travels of Marco Polo'', [[Marco Polo]]</ref>

The Russians continued for centuries to pay tribute to the Kahnate of the Golden Horde.