Genghis The Genius Of The Empire

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 Mongol Empire had many impacts on modern day Asia and other parts of the world. Genghis Khan led an empire from the steppes of Asia during the 13th century, called the Mongols. They conquered a lot of land, from to Korea to Poland, and also from Vietnam to Syria. Because they ‘terrorized’ much of Asia, they were known as barbarians. They were thought to live beyond civilization, and known as evil. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a negative impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing violence, destruction, and the falling of cities.

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.

The Mongols had many positive traits to them. For example, they claimed more than 4,860,000 square miles of land. This is more than the land acquired by Alexander the Great and Cyrus the Great combined (Doc 1). Besides the size of the empire, the advancement that the Mongols

Towards the end of the post classical period, during the early twelfth century new empires rose to power. Specifically, the Mongol Empire located in the steppes of Central Asia. The Mongol Empire was started by Genghis Khan who was part of a nomadic clan. Khan used his position as leader of the clan to unite all the clans in the area to create a very powerful army, which he then used to expand further and conquer empires such as China, Russia, the Middle East, and and the city of Baghdad creating the Mongol Empire. The Mongol Empire controlled the most land of any empire. As the Mongol Empire conquered new Empires they effected them through the environment, social classes, politically economically, and their culture. Two empires that the Mongol Empire had an effect drastically on was China and Russia politically and economically. The Mongol Empire improved China and Russia economically by facilitating trade routes stabilizing China economy and helped Russia semi-stable their economy. Politically the Mongol Empire enforced a system which united the people in China and helped Russia develop a political system indirectly.

The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire in history, taking control of many Afro-Eurasian societies in the thirteenth and fourteenth century. Not only were the Mongols militarily powerful, they were also administratively powerful. The Mongols had a major impact on societies of Afro-Eurasia during this time period because their conquests ruined cities, their cultural diverse population adopted controlling positions, and their administrative efficiency promoted economy.

Many historians have different views on whether the Mongols had a positive or negative affect on the world during their time period. Over the course of their rule the Mongols had a couple of powerful leaders that brought different views and ideas of what an empire should look like, and how it should be run. Genghis Khan ruled from 1206 to 1227 A.D. He brought great military strengths that helped them conquer a lot of land. After his death in 1227 A.D. many rulers had come and gone. In 1271 A.D. Genghis’ grandson took charge. He had a different approach to ruling the empire. Unlike Genghis he was not a military leader, but rather a “business man” that helped increase foreign trade. Overall the Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade, inventions, and unification amongst China.

The Mongols impacted civilizations all over the world. In the end though the Mongols blended into most civilizations they conquered,

The Mongol Empire gained and maintained power through an organized government, religious acceptance, and a robust army.

The question of why the Mongols were able to conquer a vast territory of land for their empire has been studied by many professors and historians. We have studied this subject for a vast amount of time and have come to a conclusion, of why the Mongols conquered a large amount of land. There was a major scholar of Chinese history that wrote "The Mongols brought violence and destruction to all aspects of China 's civilization. They were insensitive to Chinese cultural values, distrustful of Chinese influences, and inept heads of Chinese government." Why we ask, the Mongols used threats, intimidation and mass violence to conquer land so they could increase their empire because land back in the days of the Mongols meant power and power meant wealth. With the vast amounts of power and wealth the Mongol empire was built up to be one of the most powerful empires in Asia. Later on in the time of the Mongols, the Mongol warriors, nobles and monarchs went from conquering and destruction to the ruling and oversight of their empire. This involved creating a tax system for people to pay taxes based on how much crops they grow and how much a peasant or other person in the provenience made as a portion of their overall wealth. This wealth was given to the monarchs as a way to run and rule their empire, while many monarchs were greedy and spent their money lavishly and on unnecessary expenses. Other lower nobles and monarchs would watch over the people and provide them with assistance and

Beginning in 1209 and dissolving in 1368, the Mongol Empire is history’s largest contiguous land empire. Temüjin, who later earned the title of Genghis Khan, was known as the overlord of all Mongol dominions and it was his leadership that brought the Mongols out of the plains and into Eurasia, which it conquered with advanced archery skills and military techniques. I believe history should judge the Mongols positively because of their leadership and military successes, the aspects of Mongol society, and the cultural exchange the Mongols facilitated.

The Mongols were the greatest of the nomadic peoples who came out of the steppes (a large area of flat grassland) of Central Asia conquering the territories of their adversaries. The leader of Mongol Empire was Genghis Khan; he was the proclaimed leader of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew rapidly under his rule and under his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction.

The Mongols were excellent in learning from obstacles, doing without, and making the best out of what was given with them. Their ingenious thought process led to them being one of the most successful empires of all time. Unlike no other empire of their time, their war-like way of life is what brought them to the top and is what they’ve left in history. The Mongolian empire was successful due to their vast understanding of characteristics needed in an empire, dealing with environmental setbacks, and makeshift

The rise of the Mongol Empire can be attributed to a famous emperor, Genghis Khan. He led his armies through the Great Wall of China and crushed the Jin Dynasty. “In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the Mongols were far from more barbarous than their neighboring tribes. For this reason Genghis Khan, as the cultivated Chinese put it, was nothing more nor less than a barbarian. However, this barbarian possessed a number of qualities that enabled him to become one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the word” (Hartog p.139). Unfortunately, he has a sudden death in 1227 while in the war against the Xia Dynasty. Before his passing Genghis ordered his second son, Ogedei Khan, as his inheritor to split his empire into four khanates between his children and grandchildren to complete his invasion. Many years pass after Genghis Khan died, and several Mongol leaders attempted to continue the mission of the Great Khan. It isn’t until his grandson Kublai Khan, succeeded in creating a more powerful domain during his establishment of the Yuan Dynasty

Through his own study of history, Weatherford discovered that the life of Genghis Khan offered many important lessons for modern people and dispelled his negative image. In his book, Weatherford presents the thirteenth century conqueror as a progressive and innovative ruler who not only established international law but subordinated his own power to it. The author of the book not only mentions Genghis Khan’s innovative military accomplishments, but also mentions his contributions to the Western civilization and the modern people. His establishment of trade routes played an important role in the commercial and the cultural exchange between East and West. For example, introducing Europe to technologies and other commodities such as painting, compass, silk, gold, and so on. His book also focused on the religious toleration and humanitarian values that he promoted as well as abolished the slave trade, expanded a global economy, and granted diplomatic immunity. The publication of his book exposed new details about Genghis Khan’s life in terms of his human side of his