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In the history of China, the Yuan Dynasty was always in an awkward position. Genghis Khan conquered almost half the earth, but the Yuan Dynasty only existed for 98 years. The Yuan Dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan in 127 1 year. Its predecessor was the Great Mongolia established by Genghis Khan. The territory starts from the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea in the east, reaches the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, crosses Siberia in the north and borders the Persian Gulf in the south. Genghis Khan used only 200,000 Mongolian fighters to ride the Eurasian continent, but one thing is puzzling. What made them ignore India, which is close at hand?

First of all, Genghis Khan's Mongolian fighters, as the most powerful troops on the plains, are difficult to fight against rivers, lakes and seas, and mountains and hills have played the greatest role. They galloped on the plains and became Ma Pingchuan, but they couldn't move in the face of geographical obstacles! In terms of maneuverability and combat capability, it is far less flexible than infantry.

Genghis Khan was born in the Mongolian Plateau and Siberia, with a dry and cold climate, while India faces the Indian Ocean and is relatively close to the equator, so the climate is humid, which makes it difficult for these warriors to adapt. When they fought in Southeast Asia and South Asia, it was hot summer, and many Mongolian cavalry who immediately exercised violently suffered from heatstroke, and their combat effectiveness was seriously reduced.

Finally, India's strength at that time should not be underestimated.