The First Document By Chinggis Khan

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 even began the golden age of the Mongolians, known as the Pax Mongolica. Genghis Khan's great success as a ruler was due to his war tactics, brutality, and centralized

In Document 1, Persians boast about their military Powers’s and their superiority above all. In Document 2, the Greeks boast about their just democracy and their strong military. Next, in Document 4, King Ashoka highlights his system for medical aid and boasts that he has worked very hard for his people. Finally, in Document 6, the Romans boast about their extensive trading system and their free citizenship. In contrast, the Legalists and Confucians of China assert their political prowess by advising their rulers on how to effectively govern their people. The Legalists believe that a good ruler should rule with an iron fist and hand out strict punishments and rewards. The Confucians, however, believed that a good ruler should act as a compassionate example for his people. Nevertheless, both Confucians and Legalists used their advice for their rulers as a method to exert political power. Clearly, there were some differences in the way these civilizations exerted their political power, and this can be seen in the

His clans were so powerful and knew just what to do to conquer. Genghis Khan started strong in North China and Ancient Persia. “Slaughter was so great that the streets of the Chinese capital were greasy with human fat and flesh”.

China had not been unified in over 300 years before Genghis Khan’s grandson, Kublai Khan conquered it. With Kublai as emperor, China flourished. The military had use with the Mongols, and the craftsmen were almost worked too much, for the Mongols were fascinated by these beautiful paintings, sculptures, and trinkets. They united china under the Mongol flag and bestowed a golden age on China, promoting trade and unity.(Chapter 12)

The Pax Mongolica, also known as the Mongol Peace and Pax Tatarica, was brought up at the end of the time of Mongols’ conquests. Western Scholars designated the fourteenth century as the Pax Mongolica. The Pax Mongolica contributed to the development of a new global culture because the Mongol Khans pursued peaceful trade and diplomacy (220). The bubonic plague epidemic of the 1300s led to the destruction of the Mongol Empire because of the deaths it caused; also, the plague had demoralized the living and deprived the Mongol Golden Family of its primary source of support by cutting off trade and tribute (247).

To begin his conquests, Genghis Khan directed his attention to the Chinese, who had plentiful amounts of food and wealth. However, the Chinese were able to defend themselves, and prevented the Mongolians from attacking. “The initial failure in China forced Chinghis to direct his armies westward against the Turks and Persians.” (Adler and Pouwels, 239-41). In the campaigns against the Persians and Turks, Genghis Khan had his armies attack wealthy Muslim cities, and decimated the populations. If the people weren’t massacred, they were forced into slavery. Mongolians had little care for culture or literature, as they burned libraries, turned mosques into stables, and essentially ruined the cities that they attacked. “Never had such destruction been seen; word of an approaching Mongol army sometimes was enough to inspire wholesale flight.” (Adler and Pouwels, 239-41). Stories of Mongol blood thirst were a phenomenon that Genghis Khan wanted to spread among people, as to prevent the demise of Mongolian soldiers, or people. This also made it quite easy to conquer other places, as any idea of resistance disappeared when the Mongols were in sight.

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

A dispatch of obedience from Genghis Khan, in a letter to the Pope. He wrote that if the lands paid homage, then he will take note of one's permission and if not, you would be considered the enemy (Doc 9). This letter was written to persuade readers into paying the homage so that way they can serve Genghis Khan as a Mongolian. It exemplifies Khan’s commands and how we wants things done. This is the changes territories were given to be taken over. This document relates to another tax law Genghis Khan wrote which persuades readers to follow. If refused to pay homage, you will suffer and lose the things you love and cherish. It was based off harsh and cruel punishments that supported brutality and ruthlessness that don't value life of people they conquer (Doc 12). This is to show that Khan plan for using cruelty as his weapon. It serves in the Mongol army to use people they conquered for their military benefit. Therefore, the forcefulness the Mongols use to retrieve support let to a successful empire that expanded its

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

Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World provides a refreshing and insightful perspective on the Mongol Empire and their impact on history. Weatherford ardently dispels stereotypes often associated with Genghis Khan and the Mongols while highlighting their significant achievements that immensely induced them and the modern world. As Weatherford explained the history of Temujin, I found myself admiring how he overcame various hardships and created a destiny for himself. He not only created an empire, “he built a new and unique system based on individual merit, loyalty, and achievement.” (Weatherford xix)

Temüjin, better known as Chinggis Khan, was a Mongolian born in 1160’s, who later became the leader of the one of the most successful armies in the history of a mankind. Mongols under his leadership Mongols first conquered China relatively easily and then moved towards west, partly simultaneously. This essay examines the reasons for his success in conquering Iran and especially the reasons why the Muslims of Iran were not able to resist his army’s invasion. First this essay discusses Chinggis Khan’s army’s strength and superiority in general level, then shifting focus to the particular case of Iran. It becomes evident that Chinggis Khan was an extraordinary military leader and that besides that the army was extremely successful due to its

The Mongols were excellent in learning from obstacles, doing without, and making the best out of what was given with them. Their ingenious thought process led to them being one of the most successful empires of all time. Unlike no other empire of their time, their war-like way of life is what brought them to the top and is what they’ve left in history. The Mongolian empire was successful due to their vast understanding of characteristics needed in an empire, dealing with environmental setbacks, and makeshift

They too were faced with the issue of changing hearts, minds, and traditions. Chinggis did so with a massive campaign of military conquest, Qubilai and Altan however, utilized religion to carry out their legitimizing purposes. Altan no doubt looked to the past in Qubilai with the priest-patron relationship of Phags Pa and Qubilai to establish his own. Just as Qubilai used the Sakyapa to prove his legitimacy as Khan, Altan could use the Gelugpa to become the “Great Khan.” Just as Altan looked to history, we too can use the practices of previous men and their problem-solving strategies in our own lives. While I do not have an army to defend my patronage of a new religious sect that lends me my title as king, I do have the means to defend my points and intellect to my professors to lend me a satisfactory grade on an assignment. It is essentially the same thing, Altan wanted to be Khan so he used the tools at his disposal (a new religious sect and an army) to challenge the preconception that you had to be the “primogeniture: descendant of the Yuan to be Khan. My peers and I too are using the tools at our disposal, our intellect and writing, to challenge any idea that you and other professors might have that me or my classmates are not worthy students who deserve satisfactory

It didn’t take long for us to give him a new title : Genghis Khan. Oceanic and Universal King. Genghis was know ruling over one million of us. However, he was not satisfied, he wanted to prove the idugan right. He wanted to rule the world.