How Did Genghis Khan Expand The Mongol Empire

Betrayed and nearly killed by his closely related tribe members and was saved by a family which he had no kinship tie with, Genghis Khan dismissed the traditional kinship bonds in the steppe society and relied on alliances with loyal and trusted associates as his essential supporters and followers. He treated people based on merit instead of the kinship, or their positions in the family or tribe, and honored faithful followers with political power, military authority, and his unbreakable trust. This revolutionary change later allowed him to expand the Mongol Empire from China to Persia, take full control of conquered land, and extend the influence of his empire to hundreds of years later. Genghis Khan did not lose power in his region by