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But the rights of man were the last thing on the minds of the Mongols, who overran the country in 1241 and again in 1242.
Converted to Islam in the tenth century, and fired by religious zeal, the Seljuks overran Anatolia, menacing Christian holy places and attacking the pilgrims bound for Jerusalem.
From a power base in Anatolia, the Persians overran the eastern Aegean Islands and set their sights on the Cyclades.
China overran the Muslim state of East Turkestan the same year it grabbed Tibet: Have you ever heard of it?
Thereafter army units quickly took to the streets and overran key government facilities.