#mongke khan

[ra-horakhty-art]

Series "Steppe Winds"

There are some famous Mongolian politicians and warlords from 12th and 13th century in my artworks.

Guyuk khan, Buri grandson of Jagatai and Mengu khan

Batu

Subutai baatar and Burundai

Jamukha and Temujin

Borakchin khatun

[geraldofallon]

Fallen London’s True Identities

Princess Shirin, daughter of Möngke Kahn as the Gracious Widow

[ra-horakhty-art]

Series of artwork "The ashes of Kerman-Kiva"

This seria of arts tell you about one of a lot of mongolian wins during Kipchaks campaign, destroying Kerman-Kiva, nowadays called Kiev. Chronicles give different information how long the siege was. Ones writers about several months, other about ten days.

Anyway we have no doubts: Civilians did everything they could to protect their city led by courage warlord Dmitro. But mongolian batyrs was too strong and Batu left no chance fow losers.

In my arts I've used real architecture, which you can see nowadays.

The triumph

The golden gates

The crow

The payment for recalcitrance

The look of the winners

The God's temple

The tear of the Mary

The shard of the greatness

[ra-horakhty-art]

Outrunning the wind, we will overtake the horizon.

Prince Batu and prince Mengu are riding through the steppe.

[tenth-sentence]

"Just as God gave different fingers to the hand," Ögödei's successor told a Christian, "so He has given different ways to men."

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[athenaltena]

The Mongols loved competitions of all sorts, and they organized debates among rival religions the same way they organized wrestling matches. It began on a specific date with a panel of judges to oversee it. In this case Mongke Khan ordered them to debate before three judges: a Christian, a Muslim, and a Buddhist. A large audience assembled to watch the affair, which began with great seriousness and formality. An official lay down the strict rules by which Mongke wanted the debate to proceed: on pain of death “no one shall dare to speak words of contention.” Their debate ranged back and forth over the topics of evil versus good, God’s nature, what happens to the souls of animals, the existence of reincarnation, and whether God had created evil. As they debated, the clerics formed shifting coalitions among the various religions according to the topic. Between each round of wrestling, Mongol athletes would drink fermented mare’s milk; in keeping with that tradition, after each round of the debate, the learned men paused to drink deeply in preparation for the next match. No side seemed to convince the other of anything. Finally, as the effects of the alcohol became stronger, the Christians gave up trying to persuade anyone with logical arguments, and resorted to singing. The Muslims, who did not sing, responded by loudly reciting the Koran in an effort to drown out the Christians, and the Buddhists retreated into silent meditation. At the end of the debate, unable to convert or kill one another, they concluded the way most Mongol celebrations concluded, with everyone simply too drunk to continue.

Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

[rivaldii]

Recently read Until the Sun Falls, a historical fiction novel based on Mongol history, by Cecelia Holland and enjoyed it immensely. Like all historical fiction, it had its inaccuracies, but they were forgivable due to the sheer intrigue of the book's plot. And the characters are beautifully portrayed, so naturally I fell in love with pretty much everyone. Here I drew Mongke and his little cousin Djela. Now, I don't know if Djela and his family are actual historical figures, but the main character of the book is Psin Khan who is a general in the army of Batu Khan alongside Subutai. Psin is Djela's grandfather, and his father is Tshant who is married to Kerulu of the Chagataids, thus linking Djela to Monke and other princes by blood. I thought Djela's relationship with Mongke was one of the best in the story.