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The Golden Horde is best known as that part of the Mongol Empire established in Russia. Originally, however, it consisted of the lands Genghis Khan (1165-1227) bequeathed to his son Jochi (1184-1225): the territories west of the Irtysh River (modern Kazakhstan) and Khwarazm (consisting of parts of modern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)

Many people overlook the connection between the Mongol empire and the Black Death. However, the great Eurasian empire may have been responsible for this epidemic.

Plague germ was the same then as it is now. (Do people not realize it spreads more slowly now because everyone doesn't have a respiratory infection from global cooling?)

This one is at least recent - some good discussion and links after the article also.

Again - am using this for low literacy students.  Have downloaded the audio and edited to just be this transcript.  Will use the transcript so students can read along to help reading comprehension

Has some excellent primary sources on major outbreaks of the modern period in Europe and North America.

This online collection offers important historical perspectives on the science and public policy of epidemiology today and contributes to the understanding of the global, social-history, and public-policy implications of diseases.

This one has an audio file - I am using this to help low literacy students with reading comprehension.  Will get them to read the text while I play the audio.