Summary: The Early Career Of Chinggis Khan

The Mongols used well planned military tactics that undoubtedly lead them to victory time and time again. The soldiers were very obedient and listened to the appointed chiefs well. One tactic they used to beat there enemy and expand their empire was this; the prince appoints an officer to every ten men, one to every hundred, one to every thousand, and one to every ten thousand, as stated in the book, and document 1 and 4. Another tactic used by the Mongols was as follows; the Mongol army would pretend to retreat, therefore making the rival believe they had won, when in reality that was just the start. The Mongols would then turn and fire arrows at there opponents, killing them and conquering there land that strengthened as well as add growth to their empire.

The bigger an empire gets, the more threats it faces. An authority, such as the Mongol Empire, with its trade and larger economy will attract much envy. A powerful and dominant army is essential for protection, and most importantly to their leader, Genghis Khan, conquering enemy territory. The Mongol battle tactics were based on horseback riding combined with archery; this allowed for swift and precise battle that would certainly strike fear into the enemy (Gale Group). Genghis Khan organized his armies in a way that his men were commanded by increasingly higher ranks. This system was based off of a meticulously designed decimal system. Each ranking officer had a specific name. An Arban would be in charge of ten men. A Zuun would command one hundred, a Mingghan, and a Tumen would commandeer as many as ten

The Mongols were first ruled by the great leader Genghis Khan.They had conquered and had control over the most land area ever in the history of the world.The Mongolians had 3 waves in their empire, the first was taking North China and somewhat Persia, while making arrangements with trading with Persia, a Shah had murdered a Mongol Caravan of 150 traders(Introduction) and what followed to be was a massacre of the Shah’s people. The second wave was Russia and Eastern Europe, by this time Genghis has died and his son Ogedei had taken over. Finally the third wave was The Middle East, right before they were at the walls of Jerusalem Mongke Khan had died and they pulled back.

They plan out there battles, often using the encircling tactic. Men of other citizenships meet the enemy head on while the Mongols send the strongest fighters to the blind spots of the opponent. The men on horseback give the illusion of a great mass of men, inducing fear into the army facing them. Through this, they reduce fortresses to rubble (Document 3). As the army is based out of the number ten, if a handful run away during battle, while the others stay and fight, then they are slaughtered. Furthermore, if five men go to fight and the others remain behind, those who stayed are slaughtered. If ten men flee, then the others who did not go with them are executed for not leaving. If one man is captured of the ten, the others are killed for not saving him (Document 2). These rules and strategy created a strong, well regulated, and reliable

Chinggis Khan, also known as Temüjin, was the Mongol consolidator. He came from a family of low social class. He made peace with a powerful Mongol ruler, was a good diplomat, and was loyal when necessary, making his position strong. Temüjin ended up uniting the Mongol clans, and gets renamed, Chinggis Khan. His rules helped solidify the Mongols - tribes were broken apart and men were put into new army sections. Positions were not based off of tribes, but instead on talent and loyalty. Chinggis Khan founded a capital in Karakorum, where a lavish palace was built. His policies helped solidify the Mongols by making them stronger and less problematic. Chinggis Khan also conquered the Turkish people in Tibet, Persia, North China, and central Asia. Chinggis Khan was not an administrator, so he did not create a centralized government to administer the conquered lands.

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

When Mongol warriors first attacked and conquered no one had known where they had developed from. Because of this fact, the Mongols had the upper hand in attacking and conquering greater lands. Genghis Khan was one of the great rulers of the Mongols. His strategy in the army was to unite soldiers more but in a forcing manner. A soldier could be killed if they or people from their quad had run away from battle, or if some soldiers are brave and go straight

The Mongols are arguably the best conquerors the world has ever seen. Through brutal military tactics and intimidating physiological warfare, they were capable of building the greatest land empire that the world has ever seen. The empire not only was fierce and cruel but they also brought about the rival of Silk Road trading which helped lead to their people to great economic prosperity. The Conrad-Demarest Model of an empire is a basic guideline that all of the empires are said to have to follow. In the Mongols, case they followed this model in the reasons for its fall and in the fact that it had militaristic and political preconditions in its rise, but it did

In the early 12th century, a Mongol alliance was formed, under the leadership of Kabul Kahn, to defeat the armies of the Jin kingdom in northern China. While victory ensued, Kabul Kahn died shortly after and no successor led an equivalent alliance; soon, the Mongols faded from the limelight. In the 1170s, a grandson of Kabul Kahn was born- Temujin - and would later become a Mongol khagan under the name, Chinggis Khan. The greatest Mongol alliance ever known would be formed and take the world by storm in a series of conquests that met some of the most formidable foes. While the numbers of the Mongols were not overwhelming, warriors were masters of their weapons. Mongol weapons were some of the most advanced, effective, and adopted weapons throughout

on Persian, Chinese, Russian, and other accounts of the speed and ruthlessness with which the Mongols

Precursors to Reformation Resulting from the Rise of Genghis Khan Introduction Genghis Khan built an empire that is viewed to be the largest and most powerful in history. The rise of Genghis Khan can be attributed to his way of ruling and assimilation of the culture of the people he conquered. He unified the Mongols making the Empire militarily powerful to defeat almost every community they waged war against in their quest to rule the world. Genghis Khan promoted people to leadership positions on merit rather than family ties. Additionally, he let the conquered kingdom have freedom of worship and adopted what was good in that culture for the expansion of his vast Empire.

Genghis Khan is considered one of the most successful rulers in Asia. Not only did he rule over his tribe but he was a warrior that fought alongside his men as well. Even though Genghis Khan’s earlier life was not very fortunate, he later in life became a successful ruler and warrior in Asia. His first name was Temujin but later after many victories, he was voted the Khan and was given the name Genghis Khan. He then lead one of the world's largest empires known as the Mongol Empire.

The end goal of evolving an empire dominated by the Mongol’s was all Genghis Kahn strived for, ever since he was little. Khan believed that since he had a blood clot on his hand when he was born, his destiny was to become a leader (history.com) An army of 20,000 Mongolian warriors were first united by Genghis at the age of 20 (Genghis Kahn Biography). Cavalry attacks were his specialty. Intense training with horses and numerous weapons took place to gain more knowledge (history.com). Eventually skill began to evolve. Mongol’s signature strategy included having both hands free on

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 start of the Mongol Empire began as a system of nomadic pastoralists who were extremely well experienced horsemen and traveled with their flocks of sheep, goats, cattle, and horses over the vast steppes of the prairielands of Central Asia. At the start of the Mongols rise to supremacy was the formation of tribal coalition known as “All the Mongols” (Saunders 1971) While the early tribal coalition was successful at establishing itself as a power in Manchuria and North China, it wasn’t until the rise of a well-known figure did the Mongols ascend to a force to fear and respect. That