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How Did Genghis Khan Build The Mongol Empire

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Genghis Khan was also known as Chinggis Khan, he conquered more territory than any other conqueror and his successors established the largest contiguous empire in history. He also unite the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau and then conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China. He was a Mongol leader from 1162-1227. The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen. He forged the initial Mongol Empire in Central Asia, starting with the unification of the Mongol and Turkic confederations. The Mongol Empire covered 9.15 million square miles of land that is more than 16% of the earth's landmass.The empire had 110 million people between 1270-1309. He didn't do that by peaceful negotiation and smooth …show more content…

He is known for expanding the territory and power of his Kingdom of the Franks, and for subjugating the Germanic Saxons. He was the first recognised emperor to rule from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire. He was later canonized by the pope. He did not rely on raiding to exert his influence. Raiding could bring wealth and status, but not consolidated control of territory. In 800 a rebellion against Pope Leo III began. Charlemagne went to his aid in Rome and defeated the rebellion.The size of his armies range from 5,000 men to 35,000, not counting the attendants these vassals brought with …show more content…

268 to 232 BCE. He brought the political unification of the country. He bound it further by one dharma, one language, and virtually one script called Brahmi which was used in most of his inscriptions. He was the main leader of bloody conquest of the Kalinga country on the east coast. He also renounced armed conquest and adopted a policy that he called “conquest by dharma”. He conquered the Kalinga country (modern Orissa state) in the eighth year of his reign. The sufferings that the war inflicted on the defeated people moved him to such remorse that he renounced armed conquests. It was at this time that he came in touch with Buddhism and adopted

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