King Bela IV of Hungary has a bit of a barbarian problem. You see, he let in some Cumans, but now some different barbarians are demanding that he give them back. So Bela does the sensible thing: he kills the Mongol emissaries. Batu Khan and General Subotai are less than pleased...

Time Period Covered:c. 1239-1242 CE

Major Historical Figures:Mongol Empire:Batu Khan [c. 1205-1255]General Subotai Ba'atur ("the Valiant") [c. 1175-1248]General Khadan [d. 125?]General Shiban [d. 1266]

Kingdom of Greater Hungary:King Bela III [r. 1172-1196]King Andrew II [r. 1205-1235]King Bela IV [r. 1235-1265]Duke Coloman of Slavonia [d. 1241]Archbishop Ugolin of Kaolocsa [d. 1241]Duke Palatine of Hungary [d. 1241]Bishop Benedict of Oradea [d. 1241]Templar Master Rembald de Voczon [d. 1241]Archdeacon Thomas of Spalato [1200-1268]Master Roger of Torre Maggiore, Archdeacon of Varad [1205-1266]

Cuman Tribes:Chieftain Khotan [d. 1140]

Austria:Duke Frederick of Austria "the Quarrelsome" [d. 1245]

Holy Roman Empire:Emperor Frederick II [r. 1220-1250]Conrad IV, King of Italy, Germany, the Romans, and Jerusalem [r. 1228-1254]

Roman Catholic Church:Pope Gregory IX [r. 1227-1241]Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices