Genghis Kh The Emperor And Founder Of The Mongol Empire

During the early thirteenth century Chinggis Khan and his following successors helped forge various tribes in to a powerful alliance that built the largest empire the world has ever seen. The Mongolian empire reached great in size in such a short period of time. This was basically because of the sturdy Mongol army and many efficient policies the Khan family established. The Mongols were very knowledgeable in military tactics. There empire had a strong sense of unity, helping the empire get so great so rapidly. There allies also contributed to the Mongolian empire. By the time of Chinggis Khan's death in 1227, he had laid the foundation of a vast and mighty empire, which continued to grow with his tactics set in stone.

Almost everyone in the world has heard the name Genghis Khan, but how they view his legacy varies greatly depending on what part of the world they live in. In Europe and the Americas the name Genghis Khan is synonymous with barbarism, cruelty, murder and destruction, but in much of Asia he is viewed as a hero, a unifier and a military genius. Even his date of birth is a subject of some debate. Whatever perspective you choose to take, the one thing that is undeniable, is the fact that a boy named Temujin, the son of a Mongol chieftain, would change the face of an entire continent.

Genghis Khan, one of the most tyrannical leaders know to man, is often associated with destruction, carnage, ruin, and bloodshed. While these adjectives are true, he is also responsible for great economic gains and massive expansion for the Khan empire. The Mongol Dynasty began in the thirteenth century as a group of small nomadic tribes in Central Asia. Genghis was able to unite the small tribes and begin to conquer Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe. During his time of leadership he quickly conquered land, socially reformed, and made great economic gains for the Mongol empire. Khan was able to start a postal system, acquired new trade routes, encouraged religious freedom, and led many successful military campaigns. While also being a leader responsible for death and bloodshed, his tactics were new and rather progressive. Khan was hundreds of years ahead of his time when you look at his success with military tactics, trade, politics, and social reform. The main focus of this paper is to reveal the ways Khan went about successfully ruling and expanding the Mongol Dynasty.

In their role of empirical dominance throughout 13th century Eurasia, the Mongol’s were nomadic tribes of herders and raiders north of China, under the leadership of Genghis Khan. Born under the name Temujin, Genghis traits of charisma and reputation as a tactician won over his people’s support. Thus through the act of uniting groups of the steppe (region), he was crowned Khan of Khan in 1206. As quoted from Hugh Kennedy’s book Mongols, Huns and Viking's nomads at war” “the Mongols were triumphant in every major engagement fought up to ‘Ayan Jalut in 1260’ “. A crucial factor unique to this success was the nature of Mongol soldiers in which their life-styles demanded skills such as archery and horseback riding, which was also essential in

“I am the punishment of God…If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” – Genghis Khan. The Mongols are a group of nomadic people that lusted for battle. Before they could start conquering other groups someone had to unite the various sovereign tribes of Mongols scattered around the steppes. The man that accomplished this was Temujin, later known as Genghis Khan. Temujin earned the title of Genghis Khan after the Khuriltai, which is an assembly of the Mongol nobility. Their empire was short lived, only 126 years, due to no cohesive elements like religion or culture, but they expanded to a size only rivaled by the British Empire at its peak. They are considered one of the strongest empires to

Genghis Khan had fought his way to the top after successfully winning battle after battle. His amazing strategies would later shape and develop the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan would rule over 12 million acres of land, more than any individual in history. But even after his death his ancestors would still be successful. His sons and grandsons would continue his dream of fully conquering the world, Reaching in all directions they would take over China and break

Genghis Khan Genghis Kahn Genghis Khan was born in Mongolia around 1162. He married his first wife at just age 16, but had many more during his lifetime. When he was 20, he had started to make a plan to conquer individual tribes in Asia and have them be under his authority. Genghis Kahn’s empire became what was known as Mongolia, and was the largest empire in the world before the British Empire. His empire continued even after his death in 1227 and was one of the largest accomplishments in history.

Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol empire, by all accounts could be defined as a conqueror due to his ability to unite people behind the common goal of expansion through military strength. Mongols launched a major initiative in 1209 led by Khan for search of new land, resources, and people. He “granted religious freedom to his subjects, abolished torture, encouraged trade and created the first international postal system” (http://www.history.com/topics/genghis-khan). Also, he was described as “ruthless and a man of great courage’ (Kennington 10/20/2015). These characteristics helped him lead men on and off the battlefield to great success.

Now that all of the Mongolian pastoral nomad tribes were under his rule, Khan had the power to conquer the lands beyond him. His leadership was recognized for his theory to promote people based on their achievements rather than their family positions or their wealth. He also gave positions to lower level men of conquered tribes and destroyed their leaders, so these new men respected and worshipped him. With a strong leader and warriors excellent in horseback riding and archery, the Mongols learned they could attack and destroy civilizations of all types. They would learn from their failures and adapt for their next attack. They learned siege craft to attack castles and walled cities, they built ships to attack Japan, and they learned to use gunpowder. Once the Mongols would conquer their enemy, they would slaughter the remaining people because they did not want their victim’s government, they just wanted to loot and destroy the civilization and move on. The Mongols enjoyed chasing and murdering their victims. The Mongols were truly barbaric.

Genghis Khan, born as Temujin, controlled the world’s largest empire. He conquered vast territories across the continents of Asia and Europe. He was born in central Mongolia into a noble military family in 1162. His father was Yesugei, a chieftain of the Borjigin tribe. His mother Hoelun was from the Olkhunut tribe. He was her first son and the third for his father. (Ratchnevsky 1)

This world has had many powerful leaders, but none that were as powerful as the dominant Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan was an extremely powerful man, and he ruled all of Asia. Khan used his connections, personality, and goals to unite all of Asia.

In the book Genghis Khan and the making of the present day world Jack Weatherford recounts the narrative of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire and how it got to be to be the beginnings of the advanced world. Genghis Khan was the most capable and powerful pioneer amid the thirteenth century. In pretty much thirty years Genghis Khan and the Mongol armed force vanquished more land ever vanquished in world history. Genghis Khan was a pioneer of quality and thoughts; he made trepidation all through Eurasia. In spite of the trepidation he put on Eurasia, Genghis Khan united various societies and races. Genghis Khan made numerous developments amid his thirty years governing the Mongol domain, for example, making fighting more altered, extended courses of exchange, they concocted something that was known as the printing press with portable sort, and he put laws against torment and gave the individuals an opportunity to religion. Numerous more developments were made amid Genghis khan and his grandson 's decide that made the establishment for the cutting edge world.

He was known as the "universal leader" because he united all of the Mongolian clans together. After Genghis Khan united the Mongolians, he began to establish his empire. He began to conquer large parts of Central Asia and China and used brutality, intimidation, and terror tactics in order to win his battles. This and Genghis Khan's army was extremely successful. In fact, his organization of his military is still a great model for modern armies today. An excerpt from history.com says that, "At their peak, the Mongols controlled between 11 and 12 million contiguous square miles, an area about the size of Africa.". This is very impressive, but hard to rule over. Due to this, Genghis Khan became tolerant of his people and allowed them to do many things. This was a period known as Pax Mongolia. A sentence from gkpmnhd.weebly.com states that,"Mongol Peace was a period of time where peace, stability, economic growth, cultural fusion and cultural development were happening around the Mongol’s occupied territories." This allowed there Empire to flourish and make connections with many other

Among a sea of great warriors in history, Genghis Khan is more likely to be known as a man who had brought huge amount of destruction to the human civilization. However, little reliable information is known about his origin, character, motivation, and personality. As the imaginative artists of different countries portrayed him differently, the scholars did likewise. They produced all manner of imaginative stories about Genghis Khan. While some scholars describe him in a largely negative way, others appraise his contributions to the modern world. This different types of interpretations about him leads to careful examination and evaluation of the most significant sources that depicted him.

Genghis Khan, our leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China to the west of the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of the Xia. The great Khan, who was over 60 years old and in declining health, succumbed to injuries he suffered during a fall from his beloved horse a year before. He died peacefully in 1227 August the 18th. The whole Mongolia mourned the majestic king for weeks. Never before has the nation mourned someone for so long, he was truly an honourable khan, a leader that shall forever be immortal.