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Siege Of Caffa
The Siege of Caffa was a siege of the Republic of Genoa, Genoese port town of Feodosia, Caffa by a large Crimean Tatars, Crimean Tatar army under the Golden Horde, led by their Khan (title), Khan Jani Beg. The Mongol army threw the bodies of Mongol warriors who had died of Plague (disease), plague over the walls of the besieged city, which is considered as one of the earliest examples of Biological warfare. On the basis of Gabriel de Mussis' writings, the Black Death is widely believed to have reached Europe from the Crimea as the result of the biological warfare attacks during the siege. However, modern scholars mostly disagree with the long-standing belief that the events at Kaffa contributed to the spread of plague beyond the city and into Europe. Background Feodosia, Caffa was established by Republic of Genoa, Geneose traders in 1266 by a purchase agreement with the Khan (title), Khan of the Golden Horde. Relations between the Republic of Genoa, Geneose and the Mongol Empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoese–Mongol Wars
The Genoese–Mongol Wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Republic of Genoa, the Mongol Empire and its successor states, most notedly the Golden Horde and Crimean Khanate. The wars were fought over control of trade and political influence in the Black Sea and Crimean peninsula during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The wars were fought concurrently with the Venetian–Genoese wars, the Byzantine–Genoese War (1348–1349), Byzantine–Genoese Wars, the Division of the Mongol Empire, Mongol Civil Wars, and were interspaced by periods of hostility, embargo, détente, and cooperation. Background Interactions between the Republic of Genoa and the Mongol Empire began in the early 13th century, as the Mongol invasion of Europe pushed further west. The successful invasions of Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus', Kievan Rus', Cumania and Mongol invasion of Bulgaria and Serbia, Bulgaria in the 1240s established Mongol control of the Crimean peninsula, allowing for the empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |