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TIL The massacre of Hungary in 1242 by Subutai (Mongol General) was so brutal that even in 1250, eight years after the Mongols had left, Hungarian King Bela wrote to Pope Innocent IV that Hungary could not withstand another invasion and would have to surrender to the Mongols if they returned.

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