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  1. Ögedei Khan 5678

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    The Yam System Enhancement
    The Yam, the postal and relay system crucial for rapid communication, was greatly expanded and systematized under Ögedei. He mandated the construction of permanent way-stations, ensuring that royal decrees and intelligence reports could travel with unprecedented speed across Asia [4]. It is sometimes asserted that the efficiency of the Ögedei-era Yam system was so profound that travelers often arrived at their destination before they had finished contemplating the initial leg of their journey.
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