The Mongol General Who Almost Conquered Europe

One of the world’s most tactically-astute generals is far less a household name than Hannibal or Napoleon.

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Subotai was a key figure in the unparalleled imperial expansion of the Mongols under Genghis Khan.

He was no Mongol himself, however, having grown up in a neighbouring tribe and…