When the word “Mongol” is said I automatically think negative thoughts about uncultured, barbaric people who are horribly cruel and violent. That is only because I have only heard the word used to describe such a person. I have never really registered any initial information I have been taught about the subject pass the point of needing and having to know it. I felt quite incompetent on the subject and once I was given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which surprisingly enough interested me a great deal and allow me to see the Moguls for more than just a barbaric group of Neanderthals, but rather a group of purpose driven warriors with a common goal of unity and progression. Jack Weatherford’s work has given me insight on and swayed my opinion of the Mongols. Jack Weatherford showed great enthusiasm and passion while depicting Genghis Khan as a great leader, who was responsible for the unity of people and various other accomplishments. He had a very positive attitude toward the subject, although he didn’t set out to write a book about him, but rather on about the history of world commerce. In the process of researching the Silk Road he traveled to Mongolia and gain vital first hand
Some people would say the Mongols were a key development to civilization. However, the progress they made is nothing compared to their cruelty and the process they used to conquer the majority of Asia and parts of the Middle East. The Mongols were originally a small, nomadic tribe that originated from the steppes of Central Asia. The tribe placed little value on objects, considering they moved around in yurts and hardly settled. Led by Genghis Khan, they conquered land worth double the size of the Roman Empire. The Mongols were greedy, bloodthirsty barbarians who had little to no regard for human life. They went to unthinkable lengths to conquer land while destroying countless ancient cities.
The book I have chosen is called Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. This book describes the Mongol Legacy and how his achievements have impacted the globe since he was first found. This book consists of Jack Weatherford’s take of how the Mongolian empire impacted the world. This book is divided into sections that talk about the stages of the Mongol influence.
When the word “Mongol” is said I automatically think negative thoughts about uncultured, barbaric people who are horribly cruel and violent. That is only because I have only heard the word used to describe such a person. I have never really registered any initial information I have been taught about the subject pass the point of needing and having to know it. I felt quite incompetent on the subject and once I was given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which
After the death of Genghis Khan, the ruling system switched into four divided sections instead of one supreme Khan or Khagan, substitute by Deputy Khan from Genghis Khan four sons. The western region stretching from the steppes north of the Black Sea to Aral sea and into Siberia ruled by Genghis eldest son, Jochi. His second son, Chaghadai, controlled Central Asia from Transoxiana through the Turkistan region. The third son Ogedei became a supreme Khan, and Genghis youngest son Tolui, a Khan in Mongolia; his descendants succeeded in taking over the place of the Great Khan and established their realm in Iran, the Ilkhanate. After the death of Khan Mongke, no member of Genghis Khan's family used the title of Khagan. The supreme power remained
Where the mongols lived in China and Persia, they kept the economic interests and adapted to them. Mongol emperors made canals for more transportation and communications, also helping China’s agriculture continue. Persian silk industries grew and started trade with China and in Persia, Armenia-Georgia, Central Asia, and China had benefited from text free zones. With this information, this proves that the Mongols weren’t as barbaric as people thought, they helped countries prosper and let the people live well. (document
Chinggis Khan was a prolific leader, predominantly known for his brutality in battle. While it is true that Chinggis was a formidable foe, he also possessed brilliant insight and vision. Once Chinggis clawed his way above his enemies, Chinggis would begin to change the environment around him. The first way in which Chinggis shaped his era was his unification of the Mongol tribes. The second way in which Chinggis shaped his era was with his military campaigns across Eurasia. The last method of change that I’ll mention was Chinggis’ change to culture. This amalgam of events, brought on by Chinggis, was a catalyst of change for Eurasia. This shift would impact not only the people residing in Eurasia, but the world as well.
If reading this book from a different perspective, Weatherford's fixation on reinterpreting past historian views of Genghis and the Mongols as being biased. The first thing to remember is that the people who saw the Mongols as savages were invaded by the Mongols. So reading about the sincerity of the Mongols and the troubling childhood of Genghis makes Weatherford sound bias towards the Mongols.
When Genghis Khan comes to mind, many think of him as a ruthless, uncivilized barbarian, or an uncouth tribal leader who conquered and destroyed more advanced cultures and set civilization back hundreds of years. In fact, the French philosopher Voltaire described him as “this destructive tyrant … who proudly … treads on the necks of kings but is yet no more than a wild Scythian soldier bred to arms and practiced in the trade of blood,” claiming Genghis Khan to be much inferior to those around him. In actuality, Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquest ameliorated the world in a multitude of ways and led to an unprecedented era of knowledge. Through uniting the major civilizations in trade, the Mongols helped water the seeds of
Genghis Khan’s influence has struck horror in the hearts of millions of civilians in Inner Asia, the Middle East and China as “his bloody conquests established a foundation for the largest land-based empire in history”(Skaff 92). Before Genghis Khan unified the Mongol Empire, the continent was filled with thousand of little kingdoms that were constantly at war with each other. These small Kingdoms were very fearful of outside intruders, so there were absolutely very little communication between each other, they discouraged trade with different Kingdoms. It was almost impossible for travelers or merchants to travel from Italy to China without passing through hundreds of different kingdoms because of all the heavy taxes from those kingdoms for importing and exporting goods.
Genghis Khan by Lori Verstegn. In 2007 Lori Verstegen wrote “Genghis Khan”. It is a compelling historical fiction story that takes place in a thick forest during a hunting trip. This story was a great story about what Genghis Khan, one of the most respected rulers of Mongolia learns about patience and loyalty.
Genghis Khan was born in 1162 he was a universal ruler in central Asia he formed the Mongol Empire, which later became the biggest empires in history. The person who is known as Genghis khan was not his original name. Originally he was named Temujin, which meant blacksmith. The name Genghis khan was not given to him until the 1206 when he became the leader of the Mongols and took over most of the world. They gave him the name Genghis khan because “khan” meant leader and “Genghis” meant just. During Khans early life he was influenced to do many hard tasks and had to take care of his mother. Khan had to support his mother because when khan was nine years old his father was poisoned. Khan grew up hunting and foraging to survive, he even murdered
Barbarians, ruthless killers, rapists, conquers, are few words that are generally associated with topics discussing Mongolians. The descriptors are restated or reinforced when discussing Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227), a ruthless ruler and ferocious conqueror, that concurred the most land of any other empire in history of mankind. Genghis Khan’s success was to his exceptional leadership and intellect, which led him to rise from a young and poor nomad abandoned by his tribe to one of the greatest military leaders in history.
What is the Secret History of the Mongols like? In the character of Chinggis Khan as well as all through, the human is highest. War goes ahead, as punch to the human intrigue. Be that as it may, history was seen that way, or encountered that way: history was more individual at that point. Or, on the other hand there and afterward, for that is a reality indigenous to brutes, east and west, to the next sort of society that isn't thoughtful or community. The political story is the story of his passionate life, to a degree out of the fantasies of fiction authors… and this, as well, is the reason the off-steppe wars stop to have hugeness for the recorder writer, who can't get an enthusiastic fix on them. He's in his component in scenes of incredible
During that period, it was forbidden to even say the name of Genghis Khan in public (Kaplonski 147). Despite the fact that it was illegal to mention Genghis Khan, several books and scholarly journals have been published (Kaplonski 159). When Mongolia’s first textbook, the People’s Textbook, was published in 1948 under the auspices of the Mongolian Ministry of Education, they included a history section acknowledging how Genghis Khan united all the tribes in the vast steppe and how he contributed to the modern world by his accomplishments (Kaplonski 159). However, this positive view about him later shifted to a negative one because of the political pressure as it was not considered appropriate Marxist content. It is possibly evident from an excerpt of the text that notes, “The blood of the children of honest Mongolian herders flowed to support Mongolian feudal privilege, despotism, and rule. In this Genghis Khan was not honest, and this is a shameful side of history” (Kaplonski 160). Although this statement refers to the negative side of Genghis Khan, it was not successful in persuading and influencing Mongolians on whether he was a bad person. The reason Mongolians accepted and incorporated the content of the textbook was only to prevent the fading significance of the founding father of Mongolia regardless of how bad of a person he was
In the 13th Century there was a boy born of the name Temujin. He grew up to become a great warrior and leader that changed the world. It was said the he was brutal, but I feel he was visionary and he eventually became known as the great Genghis Khan. I believe Genghis Khan was a visionary and ethical leader. I believe he was visionary because he was able to leverage diversity and he wanted to create an empire that would last for years beyond him. This essay will also discuss how Khan’s visionary and ethical leadership are personally relevant to me. I believe he was ethical because he cared for his people and he got different cultures to join and follow him. Although some people may feel his methods were not practical in today’s society, I think that given the time this took place, his actions were accepted. Let me explain to you how Genghis Khan was a visionary leader.