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gender. This resulted in invasions that were over quickly and did not draw out over long periods of time. Their military was trained so strictly that they could execute well thought out plans of attack. When the Mongols began invading China, Chingis Khan did set out to conquer a certain area in the Chin Empire. He and his men set out on horseback to invade the lands and in doing so they captured Fu-chou, Hsuan-te-fu, and eventually Chu-yang Kuan. However, it is not about the simple fact that Chingis

Mongol boys were trained to ride horses, hunt, and fight at an extremely young age in the hopes that they’d be skilled enough to fight whenever the Khan commanded(Burgan). This early training and principle of promotion to leadership roles based on ability and skill led to a motivated and high quality set of troops.While the Mongols did not necessarily have the largest army compared to those that they

The Mongols and the Vikings were experts at many things, but one sticks out in particular: They were great at feeding off of their opponents basic, primal fear of the unknown. This is what makes them both so terrifying as civilizations. In regards to the Vikings, their opponent could be one hundred miles inland, but if they were near a river that led out to the open sea, they were vulnerable to attack. In regards to the Mongols, if their opponent was one hundred miles to the west, they were still

The famous Italian explorer Marco Polo is famous for his stories of the wonders and marvels of China and Central Asia. Although Polo is credited with introducing Europeans all that the East has to offer, it has also been claimed that the Italian explorer never even made it to China and faked his tales of his expedition in 1271. Marco Polo’s lack of mentioning key geographical and cultural features, his inaccurate accounts of his tale, and no existing Chinese records of Marco Polo’s existence in

It has been difficult to get information about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire until recently because of destruction, poor communication of information, and restriction. The first aspect of the difficulty of gleaning information about Genghis Khan stemmed from Stalin and the Soviet Union. Weatherford illustrates the complete lack of respect for history and culture in the following text: "During the 1930s, Stalin's henchmen executed some thirty thousand Mongols in a series of campaigns against

The Mongolian Empire and the Silk Road The Mongolian Empire is notorious for being able to conquer and govern almost all of Asia and portions of Western Europe. Their many adventures gave them total control over trade along The Silk Road, a popular international route for interchange that stretched across the Eurasian continent. The Mongols explored enemy land and encountered the Turkic and Arabian cities in order to gain control of the Silk Road. After they gained control over the trade route

‘Genghis Khan and His Hawk’ is an intriguing tale written by a mysterious unknown writer, and is retold by Lori Verstegen. It was published by the IEW in 2015. This classic tale was intended to be a life-lasting moral and is based on a true person. The characters in this story are Genghis Khan and his favored hawk. Genghis was the feared and Great Khan of the Mongolian Empire, and he was a very violent ruler. The story starts with Genghis Khan and his hawk leaving the palace for a hunting trip.

The Mongol Empire became the world’s largest contiguous empire in human history because of the genius of Genghis Khan. He was an illiterate nomad all his life, but somehow managed to achieve unprecedented success with his battle plans and leadership tactics. Temujin, or as he would later be known, Genghis Khan, was born close to the time of 1162, clutching a large clot of blood if the legends are to be believed. If that was indeed true, it was a fitting beginning for the man who would go on to be

Amanullah Khan’s visit to Italy: a study of the context, the impact and the events of the afghan sovereign’s visit in January of 1928. Foreword: Amannulah Khan was the 13th Emir and first king of Afghanistan . A deeply controversial monarch (both in life and in death ), Amanullah Khan was both loved by some for his liberal tendencies and commitment to Afghani Independence; and despised by others for his opposition to political Islam, and consequent disregard for the traditional rights and privileges

Mongolian War Tactics and What Made Them Successful The Mongolian army was a very successful army for a reason. They had a series of strategies that let them know exactly what their enemies were up to at the time, and what their flaws were. They had complex maneuvers and the right horses to pull off those maneuvers. They surpassed nearly every army in the range and power of their bows. Without these, the Mongols may not have been able to pull off all of the victories they did. The Mongols