Genghis khan
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
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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
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.
He is an enlightened ruler is because he conquered Kalinga. This land for important because the strategy and economy because it would give them southern routes from the valley and would provide income. By taking over the Kalinga he gained land, water, trade, travel, and economy that helped his empire.
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.
Charlemagne used his militaristic power and might as well as his diplomatic talents to their fullest. With his military, commonly known as “The Knights Templar”, he conquered kingdom after kingdom, fought battle after battle, and
In 799, Pope Leo III was physically attacked by a faction of Romans. He flew to Charlemagne and asked for
The Mongols were by far the most powerful people in history, with Genghis Khan being the greatest conqueror to ever live. According to information from many maps, Alexander the great conquered 2,180,000 square miles. Adolf Hitler conquered 1,370,000 square miles. Genghis Khan dwarfed these feats with a colossal proficiency and conquered a total of 4,860,000 square miles.
In document 1 Genghis khan conquered over 4 million square miles. This took place during the mongol empire and under genghis khan's rule. From Budda to korea that is about 500,000 miles across the land. They mongols conquered the most land in history and they conquered the most societies in history. The mongols split the land up into four main khanates with four different rulers but genghis khan was the most powerful and the ruler of all four of the khanates.The mongols were very barbaric like the barbarians maybe even more
The Mongol Empire conquered more three times bigger than the amount of land Adolf Hitler did during the 1889- 1945. (doc 1) Genghis Khan conquered most of asia, that includes China, Central Asia, Persia, and Russia.
(www.history-world.org) Charlemagne earned the nickname "warrior king." Defending the kingdom was a strong Turkish tradition. He wanted to expand it as well and entered into a 30 year war with a long standing enemy, the Saxons. This was a brutal war that was eventually won by Charlemagne. He used any and all means necessary,
He was the first emperor of the holy empire. was physically attacked by a faction of Romans.30 years of war. Charlemagne’s most demanding military undertaking pitted him against the saxons, longtime adversaries of the Franks whose conquest required more than 30 years of campaigning . This long struggle, which led to the annexation of a large block of territory between the was marked by pillaging, broken truces, hostage taking, killings, deportation of rebellious Saxons, draconian measures to compel acceptance of Christianity, and occasional Frankish defeats. The Frisians, Saxon allies living along the sea east of the Rhine, were also forced into
He was proven to have skill in war and talents to overcome civil disputes. Charlemagne’s reign was dominated by military advances but initiated by different thoughts of thinking. He wanted to spread Christianity where most countries denounced the religion, he needed to protect his land from enemies and invaders and his overall liking of war and collecting militarial gains of war. He fought against the Germanic people and the Muslim people from making any advances towards his land or his people. Charlemagne was able to deal with certain forces in order to protect from advances on his land
Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, reigned during a time of much turmoil and upheaval in Europe during middle ages. Charlemagne’s background and family history contributed much to his rise to power. The triumphs of his past lineage prepared him to take on the task of governing the Frankish Empire, and defending it from invaders. Charlemagne accomplished much during his supremacy. He not only brought education back into medieval Europe, but also invented an efficient way to govern his people. His conquests against the many adversaries of the Holy Roman Empire expanded his empire across the majority of Europe. His conquests also formed strong ties between the Catholic Church and the State. Charlemagne’s drive to convert Europe’s primitive
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