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How Brutal Were The Mongols

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The Mongols from the thirteenth century could be remembered as people who were brutal and as people that were civilized and wanted peace and stability. The Mongols had a ruler named Genghis Khan who had a brutal vision to rule the entire world. He caused other people to think that the Mongols were uncivilized and brutal, but they should not be remembered this way. They should be remembered as people that valued peace and stability even though they had one gory ruler. The Mongols had a time period called Pax Mongolia which was a time period of stability and peace within the empire; which is the largest empire the world has seen to this day. They allowed government officials to remain in place and keep their positions and made sure qualified people were involved with the government. The Mongols also wanted people from other religions to worship in their empire. After the death of Genghis Khan, in AD 1227, his grandson took over and started ruling. He created a new dynasty called the Yuan Dynasty and preferred a life with palaces …show more content…

This occurred because local leaders knew the region well and new things that would keep the government stable by keeping them placed. They also chose only intelligent and qualified people to be government officials, based on skills, rather than race and religion. This prevented a corrupt government within Mongolia keeping it stable and peaceful, during the time period of Pax Mongolia. Also during this time of peace and stability the brutal leader, Genghis Khan, has died and people are conquering others in great peace. When his sons and grandsons continued to conquer, they created Khanates, which are separate regions throughout the empire. Leaders tried to keep Mongolia and its conquering peaceful and they did that by keeping qualified, experienced government officials in

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