Central Asia: The Mongols heavily raid northern Persia/Iran, crushing or vassalizing the local Turkic, Kurdish or native states, and raze the great city of Rayy. They unleash particular violence against Muslims, being somewhat less inhumane :roll eyes: toward Zoroastrians, Jews and Nestorian/Jacobite Christians. Northern Europe: The Republic of Novgorod enters the ongoing war in Estonia in support of the local rebels, but is defeated by the German Swordbearers and their allies.