Genghis-Khan (Part 3), meet the “Bitter Fruit”

This is the third post of the Ghenghis-Khan saga. Make sure to read Genghis-Khan's full history in part 1 and 2 of his adventures. 

This means, as I mentioned earlier, that without him, the Yuan dynasty would have never existed. I don’t think that I need to explain how much of Chinese history would change if one of their major dynasties was Thanos-ed out of history. Not only would this disrupt future ones from emerging, meaning no Ming and no Qing, but potentially preventing the Century of Shame from taking place.  

All of the direct influence that the Yuans had on their neighbors would also be erased. Without them, Majapahit (meaning “bitter fruit” in Indonesian), probably the greatest Indonesian kingdom, would have never formed as the Yuan were a crucial force in their origins. We are talking about a nation that encompassed the entire archipelago, producing some of the most famous Hindu-Buddhist religious sites, which would have never been constructed! Figures like Raden Wijaya, founder of Majapahit, or Gajah Mada, a state man who reformed the Kingdom, would be erased from history. This also means that Singhasari, Majapahit’s precursor, would never have collapsed when it did, and it would have lived on for much longer. The course of history would be entirely different than the one we know today. 

We’ll follow with the Yuan’s effects in Japan in the next post. Make sure to follow the next part of the series!