Imperial passport of Kublai Khan “I am the emissary of the Khan. If you defy me, you die.” (This is one of two known passports).
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A paiza or paizi or gerege (Middle Mongolian: Гэрэгэ, Mongolian: Пайз, Persian: پایزه pāiza, Chinese: 牌子 páizi) was a tablet carried by Mongol officials and envoys to signify certain privileges and authority. They enabled Mongol nobles and officials to demand goods and services from civilian populations.
From what I understand of the Mongols this happened exactly once, and in retaliation the Khan killed the entire city. Men, women, and children. No one ever did it again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_the_Khwarazmian_Empire
This is the incident I was thinking off. They killed a Mongol trade caravan and some diplomats and... uhm... things went very badly for them.
I want you to witness the fate of the town of
NiptonSamarkand, to memorize every detail.Fucking bastards
The Mongols were such dickheads that honestly I can't help but fuck with dumb ahistorical shit like Ghost of Tsushima (which absolutely sucks off the also-terrible samurai) just for letting me flay those fuckers with a katana.
To be fair, the Khan wanted to be his friend and he murdered his diplomats (who were likely members of the Khan's family) and dishonoured the survivors. I'd be a bit upset too.
Not, you know, enough to murder a city (wth Khan?!) but I'd definitely want the Shah's head on a pike, while he's still alive.