[Jasper]

Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:
While it is true that following the rise of GK Mongol armies achieved a level of organization rarely seen before, their social life remained somewhat chaotic and riddled by clanic feuds and vendettas. It is also true that the Mongols favored religious tolerance and eased communication and trade throughout their empire, eg it was more easy to journey between Persia and China after the conquest, but saying that China or Persia themselves were safer and more orderly than before is a bit of a stretch.

Feudal strife and civil war were common to many empires considered to be "Orderly". I don't see the Mongols as being any different in this respect than any other empire in history. For example, I don't know of anything in their history quite like the strife seen in the Roman Empire. Then again, perhaps I've just read less about the Mongols...

Order scales increase income and reduce the frequency of events. This seems to me rather like what the Mongol rule did.