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The Pax Mongolia or "Mongol Peace
Peace

Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re...
" is a phrase coined by Western scholars to describe the stabilizing effects of the conquest of the Mongol Empire
Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires#Contiguous Empires empire and the largest bar none. It emerged from the unification of Mongols and Turkic peoples tribes in modern day Mongolia, and grew through Mongol invasions, after Genghis Khan had been proclaimed ruler of all Mongols in 1206....
 on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Eurasian territory they conquered in the 13th and 14th centuries.

It was said that a virgin carrying a sack of gold could ride unharmed from one border of the empire to the other.

The conquests of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan , born , was the founder, Khan and Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the World's largest empires contiguous empire in history....
 effectively connected the Eastern world
Eastern world

The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various cultures, society and philosophy systems of "the East", namely Asia and Eastern Europe ....
 with the Western world
Western world

The term Western world, the West or the Occident can have multiple meanings dependent on its context . Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances....
, ruling a territory from Southeast Asia to Eastern Europe.






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The Pax Mongolia or "Mongol Peace
Peace

Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re...
" is a phrase coined by Western scholars to describe the stabilizing effects of the conquest of the Mongol Empire
Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires#Contiguous Empires empire and the largest bar none. It emerged from the unification of Mongols and Turkic peoples tribes in modern day Mongolia, and grew through Mongol invasions, after Genghis Khan had been proclaimed ruler of all Mongols in 1206....
 on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Eurasian territory they conquered in the 13th and 14th centuries.

It was said that a virgin carrying a sack of gold could ride unharmed from one border of the empire to the other.

The conquests of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan , born , was the founder, Khan and Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the World's largest empires contiguous empire in history....
 effectively connected the Eastern world
Eastern world

The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various cultures, society and philosophy systems of "the East", namely Asia and Eastern Europe ....
 with the Western world
Western world

The term Western world, the West or the Occident can have multiple meanings dependent on its context . Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances....
, ruling a territory from Southeast Asia to Eastern Europe. The Silk Road
Silk Road

The Silk Road is an extensive interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, including North Africa and Europe....
, connecting trade centers across Asia and Europe, came under the sole rule of the Mongol Empire. The term Pax Mongolia is used to describe the eased communication and commerce the unified administration helped to create, and the period of relative peace that followed the Mongol's flurry of conquests.

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    Pax Americana

    Pax Americana describes a period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the dominant military and economic position of the United States....
  • Pax Britannica
    Pax Britannica

    Pax Britannica was the List of wars 1800?1899 in Europe when the British Empire controlled most of the key naval trade routes and enjoyed Royal Navy#1500.E2.80.931707....
  • Pax Hispanica
    Pax Hispanica

    The Pax Hispanica refers to a period of twenty-three years coinciding with renewed Spanish ascendancy in Europe , when Habsburg Spain achieved European stability after various conflicts with France, England and the Netherlands Dutch Republic....
  • Pax Islamica
  • Pax Europeana
    Pax Europeana

    Pax Europaea , is the period of relative peace experienced by Northern and Western Europe in the period following World War II?often associated above all with the creation of the European Union and its predecessors....
  • Pax Romana
    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the first century and second century Anno Domini....
  • Pax Ottomana
    Pax Ottomana

    Pax Ottomana is a term used to describe the economic and social stability attained in the conquered provinces of the Ottoman Empire, which, at the height of the Empire's power during the 16th and 17th centuries, applied to lands in the Balkans, Anatolia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus....
  • Pax Sinica
    Pax Sinica

    Pax Sinica is the time of peace in East Asia, maintained by China hegemony, usually the period of rule by the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, early Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty....