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    1254 to a noble merchant family. His mother passed away when he was a child and his father, Nicolo, spent much of Marco’s childhood traveling. In 1260 Nicolo and his brother Maffeo traveled to Mongolia where they met the Mongolian ruler, Kublai Khan. Khan welcomed the Polos and took great interest in the information they shared with him regarding Europe. Kublai was especially

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    Gunnar Burgin Captain Honnen History 300 16 November 2014 Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was the emperor and founder of the Mongol Empire, a man known throughout history for his ruthlessness, and success, as head of the largest land based empire during his tenure. A nomadic people, the Mongols spent many years prior to the great success of Genghis living in turmoil, lacking a leader to unify and lead the people to greater success than simply surviving. Prior to his death in August 1227 and subsequent

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    Genghis Khans effect on the Management of conquered civilizations. The Mongol empire was one of the most prevalent, feared, and influential empires to ever gallop across this earth. They were revolutionaries of there time. There military tactics, horsemanship, and leadership system all helped maintain and profligate an immense powerhouse that reaped havoc on anyone standing in there path. However it was there governance and leadership after they had conquered these lands that was most surprising

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    Entry #1: The Beginning My name is Noverod and I am a Mongol soldier under Genghis Khan. I have decided to write this journal to capture all my journeys and conquests in order to keep track of my achievements and success. The Khan has ordered us to make war against China in order to gain their wealth and power. Despite the great geographical obstacles of China, we have found ways around them. We will be using horse – borne ways of travel in order to go across large distances and many different terrains

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    Paradoxes in History: Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Napoleon Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon popularly known as Alexander the great (July 20/21 356- June 10/ 11 323 BC) was the ruler of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Born in Pella, Alexander succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon at the young age of 21 and spent his years in unprecedented military campaigns that ran through Asia, North Africa and India and by the time of his death at age

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    Could Genghis Khan be the greatest conqueror and military leader of all time? He was born, Temujin, circa 1162 A.D. and died in 1227 A.D. and was raised by his mother from a young age, after the death of his father. One would have to consider the chances of this unlikely accomplishment. A child born into a world of tribal violence into an outcast family with no formal education or guidance only exposed to deprivation, hunger, cruelty and only focus was on self preservation without any promise

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    have been originally written during the time, directly following the death of Chinggis Khan, approximately mid thirteenth century (Secret History of the Mongols | Mongol chronicle, britannica.com). The author of the book remains anonymous to this day. Taking into account the way the book was written more as record, it is a viable option that it was intended for anybody simply to remember the legacy of Chinggis Khan, and his impact. From the perspective of the source, it is shown that the

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    he assembled the Mongols and perfected them for his plans of conquest. Temujin earned the actual name “Genghis (Chinggis) Khan” for being the first great Khan of the Mongols and Universal Leader. His dominant implementations gave the Mongols a purpose to march behind him along his journey of conquering. Temujin established this name from symbolizing the role of a Great Khan with perfection. He became the Great Unifier once he assembled his clan, which are considered today to be the Mongols. To gain

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    INDIAN BRAND: THAT TAPPED THE NICHE SEGMENT SUCCESSFULLY. Author: Radhika Singh (9999067831,radhikasingh208@gmail.com) Sunil Kishore Sharma (8010484758,neel89@gmail.com) ABSTRACT This case study talks about the evolution of Emami as a brand in the rural market. Rural market is a market which is still not tapped by many well known brands but Emami took it as an opportunity and are successful in taking full advantage of it. Their major revenue is generated from rural market i.e. 40-45 % of revenue

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    Genghis Khan, one of the most tyrannical leaders know to man, is often associated with destruction, carnage, ruin, and bloodshed. While these adjectives are true, he is also responsible for great economic gains and massive expansion for the Khan empire. The Mongol Dynasty began in the thirteenth century as a group of small nomadic tribes in Central Asia. Genghis was able to unite the small tribes and begin to conquer Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe. During his time of leadership he quickly

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