During the Pax Mongolica the interconnected trade routes maintained under Mongol rule allowed diseases to spread more rapidly between distant regions, with outbreaks following many of the same routes used for trade and communication. The most significant example was the Black Death, which moved across Eurasia during the mid-14th century, devastating populations and contributing to the weakening of Mongol political authority.
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