Episode 19: The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe
Added 2025-04-24 14:53:57 +0000 UTCIn the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...
In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the story of the Mongol Empire. Find out how this group of nomadic horse riders united the peoples of the Mongolian steppe, and forged them into a truly unique kind of state. Discover how they conquered much of the lands of Eurasia, and brought the distant cultures of China, Persia, the Middle East and Europe into contact. And hear the story of how the world’s largest land empire finally came apart, and left the world as we know it in its wake.
Voice Actors:
Michael Hajiantonis
Henry Stenhouse
Lachlan Lucas
Alexandra Boulton
Simon Jackson
Tom Marshall-Lee
Chris Harvey,
Nick Denton
Amrit Sandhu
Matt Bidulph
Paul Casselle
Readings in Arabic were performed by Oussama Taher.
Readings in Chinese were by Richard Teng.
Readings from the secret history of the Mongols in Mongolian were performed by Uiles
Comments
Another amazing episode. I know there are only so many stories left, but an empire is love to see you cover is the Champa. You touched on them back with the Khmer episode, yet the total erasure and collapse of what was a naval powerhouse in SE Asia and a bastion of Hinduism would make for a really interesting episode. Thoughts?
Noel McCann
2025-08-08 22:38:56 +0000 UTCHey there, I don’t know if this is bad form but may I ask what civilization you are planning to cover next? Love the show! Been a long time listener.
Arthur
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Alex
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Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Darrell Manley
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Fall of Civilizations Podcast
2025-04-30 14:47:11 +0000 UTCFor the first time in my life (took me until my 40's!) I finally get the relevance of history to our modern lives. Your podcast is better than audiobook quality, and manages to engage the listener in full rapture. Thank you for enriching my life, keep up the great content!
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