Rise of the Golden Horde

Chagadai sat on horseback as he gazed upon the great plains of the Caucasus mountains with a hint of greed in his eyes. Over the past few years, the Golden Horde had suffered from intense infighting, and now, after years of warfare, he had risen to the position of Khan. 

The collapse of the Catholic Church had overreaching consequences beyond the continent of Europe. In order to combat the rising threat of the Kingdom of Austria, and later the German Empire. The Papacy had used its wealth to import mass quantities of saltpeter from India through their trade routes with the Golden Horde.