Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire

Under Khan the Mongols were a greater threat, they were able to launch more conquest in to the south, west and even east (p 369). Mongolian presence in these areas allowed them to influence those worlds, politically and socially.In China, the Mongols were able to become the elite ruling class under the Yuan dynasty (p 372). Being in this position allowed the Mongols to take political advantage in the form of collective taxes and other resources that would benefit them.This had global implications because the Mongols could use those taxes to fund expeditions conquer other parts of the world. They were also able to add to their arsenals and get transportation to these other

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.

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 was a military and political leader, a father, and a tyrant or a hero depending on which side of the battle you were on. By the time Genghis Khan died you could fit four Roman Empires within the Mongolian border. He became strong because of the hardships and experiences of his childhood. He transformed the Mongolian tribes into a country much like the Persian wars united the Greek city states into Greece.

In history, what often occurs is that the worst of a civilization is remembered and not its legacy. The Mongol era is viewed as a small, destructive, and bloody period that left nothing behind. What started out as a group of nomads, led by Chinggis Khan, turned into the largest empire that had ever existed. The article focuses on how their legacy changed the world by building an empire with cross-cultural, religious, and economic exchange.

Chinggis Khan, also known as Temüjin, was the Mongol consolidator. He came from a family of low social class. He made peace with a powerful Mongol ruler, was a good diplomat, and was loyal when necessary, making his position strong. Temüjin ended up uniting the Mongol clans, and gets renamed, Chinggis Khan. His rules helped solidify the Mongols - tribes were broken apart and men were put into new army sections. Positions were not based off of tribes, but instead on talent and loyalty. Chinggis Khan founded a capital in Karakorum, where a lavish palace was built. His policies helped solidify the Mongols by making them stronger and less problematic. Chinggis Khan also conquered the Turkish people in Tibet, Persia, North China, and central Asia. Chinggis Khan was not an administrator, so he did not create a centralized government to administer the conquered lands.

The mongol empire conquered much of everything with their technological advances which made them defiant and unformidable. The Mongol empire had taken much of Russia, Asia, China, Korea and Persia. The mongols had conquered almost all of the civilizations in that era which shows how defiant they are. If you would look at the map of how much territory they had it would be the largest amount of contiguous territory one single nation held in history.

Temujin was born in 1162 (History). He united the Mongol tribes and took the title of Genghis Khan, which translates to “Universal Ruler” (Allempires) in 1206, after he had proven himself as the most competent war leader. Genghis Khan began to expand the Mongol Empire in 1207 when he attacked the kingdom of Xu Xia. He

“It is not sufficient that I succeed- all others must fail,” said Genghis Khan the greatest ruler of

The rise of the Mongol empire is greatly due to their leader Temjuin who was later known as Chinggis Khan, which translates to supreme leader (Bulliet, Crossley, Headrick etc.) Temujin was born

Secondly, the Mongols also concord many parts of Asia. Document 1 states, Genghis Khan conquered more land than Alexander the Great, Tamerlane, Cyrus the Great, Attila, Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte. Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered 4,860,000 square miles more than double the amount of land as the other conquerors. Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered a lot of land in a very short amount of time.

Temujin took the name Genghis Khan, or “universal leader”. When Temujin received the name Genghis Khan which gave him the right to be known as an universal ruler, it also gave him the right to be known as a Mongol god. The tribe’s shaman declared Genghis Khan the representative of Mongke Koko Tengri, the supreme god of the Mongols. Religious was practiced daily in the Mongol Empire, and was highly regarded by every Mongol. To object to any rules of the Great Khan was just as bad as objecting to their god. Genghis Khan was believed to be born in 1155 and died in 1227. He was born in north central Mongolia into the Borjigin tribe. He was named after a Tartar chieftain that his father had captured. Temujin was born with a blood clot in one of his hands. In Mongol folklore this was a sign for Temujin to become a leader. At a young age of nine Temujin’s father was poisoned by the Tartar tribe on trip to meet Temujin’s future bride Borte. Temujin returned home to gain his thrown has clan chief. When he returned Temujin and his family were cast out and treated poorly. At age sixteen Temujin married Borte to create an alliance her tribe, the Konkirat’s, and his own. Now Temujin has finally gained power to rule with.

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)

The course of action of the Mongol Empire was a direct and troublesome method, beginning with the unification of the Mongol and Turkic tribes that stayed in the Mongolian steppes. Temüjin (1165-1227) ascended on the steppes as an appealing pioneer, continuously getting a taking after before transforming into a nökhör (Amigo or vassal) to Toghril (d. 1203/1204), Khan of the Kereits, the collective tribe in central Mongolia. While in the organization of Toghril,

The beginning of the Mongol rise to power, started with Temujin, who was the founder of the Mongols and who was later to be named, and is now known as Genghis Kahn. The irony behind his rule, was that he was born holding a blood clot which was said to be a sign for the great leader he would become, which is ironic