The Conquest of Mexico by the Mongols

In previous blog postings I have made mention of the theories placing the Mongols as conquering the Americas and their population. James Churchward wrote that the original inhabitants of Central America and Mexico were a white race.

The end of this white race was; They were conquered by a people of darker skins called Maya who took and settled on the land. The Mayas were composed of several distinct tribes among them being various tribes of Mongols and Semitics.
Synopsis of the Earliest History of Central America and Yucatan

Of course, in James’ version, the conquerors let the white people leave in ships to instill civilization in Europe and beyond.

In the minds of many scholars in the 17th through 19th century (and some even today,) the structures built by the Maya were built by white people and the mounds dotting the American countryside were constructed by the ‘Moundbuilders.’ Then the bad ‘darker-skinned’ people drove them out. Such assertions are nonsense as the physical evidence has shown.

How did the Mongols get to the Americas to be conquering its people? Did they march across the Bering Land bridge and down the west coast of the United States? Did they get in ships and sail to the Americas?

According to a book published in 1827 by John Rankin:

In the sixth page of the Introduction to the “Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans,” the writer hinted at having met with some indications of a connection between Asia and America, long before the discovery of the New World by Columbus. From that time he has kept this object in view; and such has been the success of his further enquiries, that he now ventures confidently to affirm that Peru, Mexico, and other countries in America, were conquered by the Mongols, accompanied with elephants, in the thirteenth century.
Historical researches on the conquest of Peru, Mexico, Bogota, Natchez and Talomeco in the thirteenth century by the Mongols – 1827

Kublai Khan, grandson of Chingghis Khan

Kublai Khan, grandson of Chingghis Khan

From what I have read, these Mongols were blown off course from the Mongol Invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 which ended in defeat for Kublai Khan’s forces. The first attempt only had 23,000 soldiers on some 700 (300 large, 400 smaller) vessels and many vessels were sunk in a typhoon. The second attempt sent over 4,000 ships and over 140,000 troops and history recorded another defeat.

Japanese history records the Mongols were soundly defeated at Taka Island, out of the 100,000 soldiers left without commanders (they escaped and went back home,) 20,000 to 30,000 prisoners were taken. The remains of a few of their ships have been found in Japan’s coastal waters, but not the massive number cited to have participated in the invasion.

A number of factors should be taken into consideration to decide if they really did make it to the Americas.
1. Would the vessels have had enough food and water for their army (and the elephants) to survive a Pacific Ocean crossing?
2. Have any mass concentrations of Mongol weaponry, cooking gear, or other Mongol artifacts been discovered in the Americas to indicate their large force was present?
3. Although the discovery of Mastodon and Mammoth bones might lead some to believe elephants might have lived in the Americas, the mammoths are generally believed to have died out some 10,000 years ago on the American continent and their remains are still being found today.

While I have identified one source for the ‘Mongol Invasion’ of the Americas, the idea still reaches past credulity to find/produce evidence of this so-called invasion.

btw, the author also mentions giants…

Hyperdiffusionism and Mu

Asia during the Tertiary Era

Asia during the Tertiary Era

The definition of hyperdiffusionism in archaeology as provided by wikipedia is:

Hyperdiffusionism is a hypothesis stating that one civilization or people is the creator of all logical and great things, which are then diffused to less civilized nations.

Does this really apply to Mu?
According to the writings of James Churchward, Mu was the ‘Garden of Eden,’ the ‘Motherland of Man’ and the well-spring of civilization and culture. An egalitarian society in theory (although white people were in charge) everyone was adequately fed, sheltered and educated with equal rights.

If everyone came from Mu (i.e., the ‘Garden of Eden’,) then there should have been no ‘less civilized nations’…

On the other hand, James also attributes the collapse of the white civilization in central America and Mexico to the Mongols. If so, then James’ narrative has an inconsistency. Also, maybe the opposite of hyperdiffusion would be the case since the ‘less civilized nation’ takes out the ‘advanced’ civilization.

In any case, whenever you hear that some advanced people came and provided culture, technology and a higher civilization to another people, look a little closer. Supposedly, the advanced ‘Moundbuilders’ created all the mounds scattered across the US until the ‘savages’ drove them away, but today we know the Native Americans built the mounds, not some foreign people. The same is true for central America and Mexico, the Maya still live there today and they built the monuments, not some superior white folks.

Review: Mu – Fact or Fiction

Mu – Fact or Fiction
Elizabeth G. Wilcox
Pageant Press, Inc. NY
1963
Mu-Fact-or-Fiction
This book provides a one-sided approach to answering the question posed in the title. In the preface, the author makes it clear:

Many archaeologists ignore the facts. One reason for their not admitting the truth is that so few can decipher the tablets, especially those written in prehistoric times. Archaeology involves reading as well as uncovering them.

Essentially, we are told that archaeologists are too stupid to believe in the Lost Continent of Mu due to the inability to decipher unidentified prehistoric tablets. Such a ludicrous statement to dismiss the “Fiction” aspect from the discussion does not indicate a fair hearing of facts.

Author Wilcox uses the Naacal tablets as the first evidence of Mu. Followed by the Ramayana, the Troano Manuscript, the Codex Cortesianus and the Lhasa Record, she continues almost the same litany as James Churchward, although reduced in size.

There is content other than from James’ works with thirty pages of photos and drawings in the back. There are also many illustrations easily recognizable from James’ works.

Also contained in the preface is a plea for people to work together to achieve “good and happiness.” One has to wonder what that really means. In subsequent passages, the author continues the debunked and discredited theory that ancient Americans built the monumental structures and ruled until the “darker-skinned people drove the while people from the land.” I don’t want to speculate on the author’s motivations, how she expects “good and happiness” will be effected, or put words in her mouth. My thought is that until we, as humans, recognize our shared human experience, allow people the dignity of their history, and treat each human life as sacred then we will have a tough time achieving global “good and happiness.”