. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ^ of NorthCliina, in 1234, and then, destroying Jelal-al-din, the subjectruler of Kharezm, on his way, overran Mesopotamia, Khelat, Georgia,Armenia, and other districts of Western Asia, committing frightfulcruelties. In 1235 his power was so great that he was able to despatchthree great expeditions—one into Corea, another against the Sung em-pire (South China), and a third in
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ^ of NorthCliina, in 1234, and then, destroying Jelal-al-din, the subjectruler of Kharezm, on his way, overran Mesopotamia, Khelat, Georgia,Armenia, and other districts of Western Asia, committing frightfulcruelties. In 1235 his power was so great that he was able to despatchthree great expeditions—one into Corea, another against the Sung em-pire (South China), and a third into Eastern Europe. The latter con-quered the early Bulgarian state on the Volga, destroyed Riazan, KALMUCK TARTARS. OgdaL I THE MONGOLIANS, KASHGARTANS, ETC. 405 and Kief, and then reached Pestli and conquered tlie Magyars, pursuingthem to the Adriatic in 1241. Another army conquered and devastatedPoland. But at this time Ogdai died of a disease due to drink and licen-tiousness. Under liis successor Asia Minor and Syria were brought undersubjection.
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