Mongol strategic maneuver · 1219–1220

Mongol strategic maneuver, 1219–1220Caspian Sea to the left, Sea of Aral above the Oxus and Sir Darya rivers; Kizyl-Kum dotted desert between. Four named approach routes: Chingis Khan past Bokhara, Chagatai toward the upper river junction, Jochi with branching routes, and Jebe curving to Samarkand. A 500-mile source scale is reproduced but is not a measurement tool for this uncalibrated drawing. Caspian SeaSea ofAralChingisKhanChagataiJochiJebeKizyl-KumBokharaSamarkandOxusSir Darya 500 miles
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