Tolerance

The Mongols decided very early on that in order to conquer a giant empire, they had to accept the

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habits of the people they conquered. They were happy to let their subjects keep their religion and important cultural habits and actually actively encouraged this with things like tax reductions for priests. Since Mongols themselves had a very open and relaxed attitude toward religion, this cost them practically nothing—and provided a valuable tool in keeping the conquered nations content.