Role+of+Religion+and+Beliefs+in+Eurasia


 * The Mongol leaders were accepting of other religions which may have led to the people liking them more. Religion of the leader caused conflicts within the Empire of not accepting people. Most of the Mongols were against Islam, and became angry when a ruler converted to Islam. Most of the citizens were Buddhist, yet carried their Shaman beliefs into their Buddhism. Once many rulers converted consistently to Islam, the citizens did too. [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cvZ6ruOlA0txGUPmyJmDql9kGiI8iOnoXr2IiQKDhL9otVrbZAiq2jN6GKveGvoSoWcTtPXc91kuIAzLKSd9sIgwNf_0s47JyeicJJSyFT_x5nkxFmiUVwlhQ width="600px;" height="387px;"]] **


 * Islam- Caused the main inter-mongol tension when Batu, the ruler of the Golden Horde, became muslim. **
 * Later the new Il-khan ruler, Ghazan, also became Muslim. **
 * Islam also played a major role in scientific advances such as astronomy.And other advancements such as decimal notation. **


 * Buddhism-(mixed with local Shamanism beliefs) **


 * Christianity- brief correspondence between the Il-khan court and Pope Nicholas IV during a conflict with the Golden Horde. **