#188 - Mongol 13: O Lord, Why Are Thy Judgements So Deep?

<p>King Bela IV of Hungary has a bit of a barbarian problem. You see, he let in some Cumans, but now some different barbarians are demanding that he give them back. So Bela does the sensible thing: he kills the Mongol emissaries. Batu Khan and General Subotai are less than pleased...</p><br><p>Time Period Covered:</p><p>c. 1239-1242 CE</p><br><p>Major Historical Figures:</p><p>Mongol Empire:</p><p>Batu Khan [c. 1205-1255]</p><p>General Subotai Ba'atur ("the Valiant") [c. 1175-1248]</p><p>General Khadan [d. 125?]</p><p>General Shiban [d. 1266]</p><br><p>Kingdom of Greater Hungary:</p><p>King Bela III [r. 1172-1196]</p><p>King Andrew II [r. 1205-1235]</p><p>King Bela IV [r. 1235-1265]</p><p>Duke Coloman of Slavonia [d. 1241]</p><p>Archbishop Ugolin of Kaolocsa [d. 1241]</p><p>Duke Palatine of Hungary [d. 1241]</p><p>Bishop Benedict of Oradea [d. 1241]</p><p>Templar Master Rembald de Voczon [d. 1241]</p><p>Archdeacon Thomas of Spalato [1200-1268]</p><p>Master Roger of Torre Maggiore, Archdeacon of Varad [1205-1266]</p><br><p>Cuman Tribes:</p><p>Chieftain Khotan [d. 1140]</p><br><p>Austria:</p><p>Duke Frederick of Austria "the Quarrelsome" [d. 1245]</p><br><p>Holy Roman Empire:</p><p>Emperor Frederick II [r. 1220-1250]</p><p>Conrad IV, King of Italy, Germany, the Romans, and Jerusalem [r. 1228-1254]</p><br><p>Roman Catholic Church:</p><p>Pope Gregory IX [r. 1227-1241]</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>