Pax Mongolica
Empire's enforced tranquility
Pax Mongolica refers to the period of relative peace and stability across the Mongol Empire during the 13th and 14th centuries.
The Latin phrase means "Mongol Peace," echoing the earlier Pax Romana.
Under unified Mongol rule, trade flourished along the Silk Road, and merchants, missionaries, and diplomats could travel safely from Europe to China: Marco Polo's journey was possible because of the Pax Mongolica.
The era facilitated unprecedented cultural and commercial exchange between East and West.
- Genghis KhanMongol Empire's founder
- Great KhanSupreme Mongol ruler
- paper moneyCurrency in bill form
- printing technologyMethods for mass-reproducing text
- Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network
Kublai Khan · caravan routes · Black Death · caravanserai · Central Asia · gunpowder · Marco Polo · diplomacy · China · postal system · merchants · khans · Ilkhanate · Buddhism · trade routes · trade networks · market · luxury goods
- Mongol EmpireGenghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan, Mongols, khan
- Steppe HistoryGenghis Khan, Mongol Empire, nomadic tribes, nomads, nomadic culture
- Yuan DynastyKublai Khan
Pax MongolicaMongol invasions
Medieval Asian military campaigns
Time of Troubles · Warring States period · wartime · military campaigns · anarchy
Pax Mongolicadissolution
Breaking up completely
balkanization · civil war · succession crisis · interregnum · warlordism