The Rise And Impact Of Genghis Khan

The Mongols used brutal tactics and strategies to gain their territory. Throughout the reign of terror they prompted, the Mongols were anything but judicious when invading cities. While conquering Persia, an account from Juvaini, a Persian chronicler wrote, “The Mongols now descended from the walls and began to slay and plunder… not even cats and dogs should be left alive” (Document 4). In the written entry, he speaks to the panic that was inflicted during this dire event. Another piece of this entry states that the Mongols “severed the heads of the slain from their bodies and heaped them up in piles” (Document 4). The fact that they severed heads from the corpses is despicable. Another account on the Mongols brutal war tactics was by John of Plano Carpini,

When the word “Mongol” is said I automatically think negative thoughts about uncultured, barbaric people who are horribly cruel and violent. That is only because I have only heard the word used to describe such a person. I have never really registered any initial information I have been taught about the subject pass the point of needing and having to know it. I felt quite incompetent on the subject and once I was given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which

Almost everyone in the world has heard the name Genghis Khan, but how they view his legacy varies greatly depending on what part of the world they live in. In Europe and the Americas the name Genghis Khan is synonymous with barbarism, cruelty, murder and destruction, but in much of Asia he is viewed as a hero, a unifier and a military genius. Even his date of birth is a subject of some debate. Whatever perspective you choose to take, the one thing that is undeniable, is the fact that a boy named Temujin, the son of a Mongol chieftain, would change the face of an entire continent.

The way Genghis Khan led his nation is quite unlike any other ruler heard about in history. The positives are that he embraced religious freedom, even though Mongolians were basically shamanistic in religious beliefs, united many tribes together under one ruler, himself, banished torture though he was still brutal in the ways he would treat his enemies (negative), created new weapons and ways to overcome his enemies, conquered near 12m square miles of land, Modernized Mongol culture by opening up to trading between the West and East and Shaped the modern world of commerce and communication. However he also did not let anything stop him from reaching his goal - conquering and uniting the world under one empire. The negatives to his leadership

Genghis Khan was a military and political leader, a father, and a tyrant or a hero depending on which side of the battle you were on. By the time Genghis Khan died you could fit four Roman Empires within the Mongolian border. He became strong because of the hardships and experiences of his childhood. He transformed the Mongolian tribes into a country much like the Persian wars united the Greek city states into Greece.

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.

One of the greatest rulers, Genghis Khan, had a dramatic impact on history due to his brutal leadership and military tactics. He was a vicious ruler who successfully conquered and expanded his empire. “Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state” (Bawden, 2017). Genghis Khan’s military armies swept through most of Asia’s powerful civilizations leading to the spread of Mongolian teachings. He brutally conquered areas by killing any opposing civilizations. However, he forced no religion on the conquered, which allowed the spread of new religions across the continent. With these new religions, new ways of thinking, learning, and teaching developed. Once Genghis Khan

Genghis’ armies were so busy fighting against the other empires that it wasn't until almost 20 years later that they could finally seek to conquer it. During the 20 years Genghis sought to conquer the Khwarizm Dynasty, so he sent a Mongol diplomat to demand that the governor surrenders to them. The leader of the Khwarizm was not so fond of this idea and he sent back just the head of the Mongol diplomat to Genghis. This made Genghis furious, he planned a three-part plan attack with 200,000 Mongol soldiers. The Mongols swept through every city and slaughtered everyone, and for those who didn’t happen to get slaughtered were used as human shields when the Mongols got to the next city.

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.

Genghis Khan established the Mongol empire. He is still called God and Hero of his country. His achievements were incredible because he made the biggest empire ever, and surprisingly established it from a small nomadic tribe. He had great skills in battles, and the amazing talent of the leader. However, when we think that a person is a hero, always we tend to focus on only good aspects of their achievement, for example Christopher Columbus. He took over North American and brutally murdered the Native Americans and still today Americans continue to celebrate Columbus Day. This time, I will focus not on what he has achieved mainly, but what he has done to achieve, because we are more likely to see the achievement. Also, I want to write about

The Mongols were a group of people that originated from Mongolia who grew to overthrow most of China and the eastern part of Europe. Considering the amount of territory that the Mongols conquered, one might be concerned about the power and authority of the Mongol ruler, Kubilai Khan. If a king was to challenge Kubilai Khan in war, what would the king have to fear? Marco Polo, a famous trader, wrote a detailed description about The Great Khan and the Mongol society in his work, The Travels of Marco Polo.

QUOTE. Genghis Khan was one of the most influential leaders that roamed the earth. His legacies live on in our daily lives. Khan was able to form the largest empire through

The Mongols were first off very brutal people whose only focuses were to kill people to get what they wanted, land. One reason why the Mongols were so brutal was because their brutal leaders who told them what to do and go for. According to the background essay on the Mongols “Numerous chinese cities fell, including where Mongol slaughter was so great the streets were said to be greasy with flesh.” This was all done under the leadership of Genghis Khan who launched this army. Therefore, Khan led this army

The Mongolians had such a strong and powerful empire that made a great impact throughout history. Through the novel Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, which was written by Jack Weatherford we learn many aspects that assisted the Mongol empire into building the largest contiguous empire to ever exist. The Mongolian empire began at around 1200 A.D. and throughout the empires very long and fairly large existence, there were very influential aspects that were created. The most powerful aspect was that the Mongolian empire had a very strong and very powerful line of rulers all coming from the family line of Genghis Kahn, also referred to as the Great Kahn. Under the rule of Genghis, the Mongol society would be changed entirely. Their military is another aspect that assisted the Mongols to became dominant due to their discipline. And they also had very strong tribal unity having faith and loyalty in each other and working hard together to accomplish their set tasks. These aspects would assist the Mongols in building the world’s largest contiguous empire in human history.

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan was directed by a Russian filmmaker, Sergei Bodrov. The film was a co-production with companies from Russia, Germany, and Kazakhstan. The filming took place in a China, but particularly in inner Mongolia. It was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film contains some graphic scenes of violence and blood shed along with an occasional romance scenario. It follows traditional myths and legends of the powerful Temujin while also giving sightings of the nomadic life and customs. The movie is beautifully done while also staying authentic and true. It reveals Temujin’s life, who later becomes Genghis Khan, from a little boy to the Mongol Khan he later becomes. Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan follows the unwritten stories of Genghis Khan and his life with a little hint of mythical belief, but also adding Mongolian beliefs and way of life.