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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Paiza

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.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    3 years ago

    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.

    • wifom [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      I want you to witness the fate of the town of Nipton Samarkand, to memorize every detail.