Spoilers Of The Mongols

During the Middle Ages, Europe and Asia were on completely different levels when it came to success and advancement. Europe was an unproductive, uneducated continent that made little advancement, while Asia was booming with productivity and triumph. One very prosperous time in Post-Classical Asia was the Mongol Empire under the rule of Genghis Khan. Emperor Genghis Khan was able to unite various scattered Mongolian clans and turn them into a strong empire with an amazing military. Khan created the largest empire in history, stretching from the Caspian Sea all the way to Beijing.

An alternative of Mongol expansion can be seen through travelers of that time who were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Document 2 reports on Marco Polo travels through Paris. Marco discovered that Paris is so favorably situated that it is a market for merchants from India and Baghdad (Doc #2). Throughout his travels, he learned that the Tater leadership would do great mischief to traveling merchants. So that is just another example for why people really dislike the Tater (Mongols). Document 5 talked about the North African Muslim traveler named Ibn Battuta. During his travels he discovered that the Chinese are infidels and they worship idols and burn their dead as the Indians do (Doc #5). The Chinese king was a Tater so that explains it all. Taters were not good people back then.

The Mongols were constantly conquering new lands of insanely large sizes. They acquired land masses as big as 4,860,000 square miles all around. (document one) They were like terrorists to another persons home and another mans land with their crude actions and constant killing. Genghis Kahn alone conquered the largest amount of land, in fact being 4,860,000 square miles. Thats bigger than the body of the United States alone, and there’s no way that this man acquired all this land just by marching in and asking if he could take over. He just took over with the complex army he’d formed. Their army was just as hardcore and serious as they were. The faults of one man could result in the death of ten. The act of ten men could result in the death of 100

The Mongols had a very skilled and strong arming and never lost battles outnumbered. They would travel by horse and split into small groups to surround the enemy to trap them. They were also falsely retreat the attack. To have a skilled and strong army they must have a great which was Genghis Khan. [From The Mongols Movie Worksheet and Document 2]

Understanding the Mongol’s culture is the key to comprehending their strength in numbers. Their leader was Chinggis Khan, a man who was obsessed with combining empires into one world ruled with his power. In order to do it, he needed a loyal army that would follow his commands into battle. Eventually he found men who believed in him and his mission. The dedication of his soldiers became exactly the right kind of army he needed to conquer other empires. “If we disobey your command during battle, take away our possessions, our children, and wives” (489). He treated his soldiers with respect. Happy soldiers meant a dedicated army to follow command and succeed in battle. He understood the importance of his soldiers and said, “I consider the people my children, and take an interest in talented men as if they

During the 13th-14th century the Mongols conquered a vast amount of land through their advanced military strategies and ruthless spirit in battle, causing their empire to immensely expand. Two regions in which the Mongols conquered were China and Russia, while both territories were under Mongol control the regions were ruled differently. Thus, the influence of the political impact Mongol rule had on the Chinese was intensely more significant in contrast to the effect on the Russians, while on the contrary there economical effects for quite similar.

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

To be able to conquer almost all of Asia and the trade routes from China to Persia would have required great skill, weapons, and military tactics, some of which no other empire possessed at the time. More proof that the Mongols had very advanced military tactics was that they used tactics we still use today. “Other columns of stronger men they dispatch far off to the right and the left so that they are not seen by the enemy and in this way they surround them and close in and so the fighting begins from all sides.” (Document 3). They had an amazing understanding of mental and physical tactics such as “They make a strong attack with engine (catapults for slinging

During the 13th century, Central Asia was taken aback with a force that demanded to be reckoned with, the Mongols(later knowns as Khans), although astounding conquerors, were barbaric in their ways of gaining power. This can be seen through their military tactics, treatment of enemies, and casualties of war.

In their role of empirical dominance throughout 13th century Eurasia, the Mongol’s were nomadic tribes of herders and raiders north of China, under the leadership of Genghis Khan. Born under the name Temujin, Genghis traits of charisma and reputation as a tactician won over his people’s support. Thus through the act of uniting groups of the steppe (region), he was crowned Khan of Khan in 1206. As quoted from Hugh Kennedy’s book Mongols, Huns and Viking's nomads at war” “the Mongols were triumphant in every major engagement fought up to ‘Ayan Jalut in 1260’ “. A crucial factor unique to this success was the nature of Mongol soldiers in which their life-styles demanded skills such as archery and horseback riding, which was also essential in

During the years 1237 to 1240, the nomadic warlord group known as the Mongols invaded and assimilated the principalities of Rus into their vast empire, known as the Golden Horde. The campaign, lead by Batu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, demolished the capital of Kiev, leaving room for the warring principalities to compete for power. Over the next few centuries, Moscow, which until then was considered, “A stepping stone to a better position” (Riasanovsky 97), would rise and become the sole sovereign principality of Rus. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Moscow would rise to create a lasting dynasty by using the Mongol rule to defeat their Russian neighbors, establishing de facto primogeniture, and using the fall of competing empires.

Even though some sources very likely exaggerate the number of soldiers, it is still clear that Mongol armies were huge. However, it is not the most important factor when it comes to that army’s capability. Above all the army had extraordinarily skilful archers. As George Lane puts it, they “were famous for their ability to fire their arrows in any direction while mounted and galloping at full speed.” They were also quick to learn new strategies and to adapt new weapons. They got explosives from China and learnt to use them effectively. More importantly, they learnt to besiege cities, which was something they did not initially know how to do effectively. This skill became very important later when they were attacking Khwarezmian Empire.

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

The Mongols of Central Asia, under the lead of Genghis Khan, encompassed China and Russia in the thirteenth century C.E. Harsh conquest with massacre and destruction of infrastructure were experienced by these regions. During Mongol rule, China was governed through the traditional dynastic system while Russia was indirectly administered from the steppes with aid from local princes. Although the pastoralists required tribute collection from both civilizations, only China enjoyed significant economic flourish brought by the restoration of long-distance trade routes.

For any other nation with a big army this is not an impressive feat, but the Mongols are not like the other big armies of the time, since the Mongols themselves are no more than two million people. In fact they can base their