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How Did Genghis Khan Have A Negative Effect On Today's Society
Although Kim Jong II, Genghis Khan, and Ivan IV are fearless, ruthless leaders, they will always be remembered as great leaders. They formed most of today’s Europe, Asia and most of Korea. Though they were ruthless and fearless, they all had a huge impact on today’s society and both positive and negative affects.
In 1162 near the border between modern Mongolia and Siberia, there is a soon to be one of the most recognized leaders of China and Asia, Genghis Khan. Temujin aka Genghis Khan established the largest land empire in history. Genghis Khan was born with a blood clot in his right hand or so that's what they say. His mother was kidnapped by his father and forced her to marry her. During his childhood the “Nomadic Tribes on the central Asian
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After his father’s death Temujin’s own clan abandoned him and his family so they wouldn't have to feed them and waste their food. A little after the death of his father and his own clan leaving him behind, Temujin killed his older half brother and took over as like the king of the household. In 1178 Temujin married a woman named Borte, Temujin and Borte have 4 sons named Ogedei Khan, Jochi Khan, Tolui, and Chagatai Khan and an unknown number of daughters (History.com). Soon after their children were born, Borte was kidnapped, he had to go rescue her and he had to build alliances, build his reputation as a warrior and attracting a growing number of …show more content…
Instead of putting his relatives into key positions he put his allies in those positions to execute the leaders of enemy tribes while incorporating the remaining members into his own clan. He ordered his men to not loot until they knew for sure that it was a complete victory and that it was safe to do so. Temujin also was an animist and he also had followers, including Christians, Muslims and Buddhists. By 1205 he had vanquished all his rivals, including his former best friend Jamukha (History.com). Temujin had united all the steppe tribes and ruled at least a million people. He also forbade the selling and kidnapping of women, banned the enslavement of any Mongol and made livestock theft punishable by death. His first campaign outside Mongolia was against the Xi Xia kingdom of northwestern China. After many raids the Mongols launched a major initiative in 1209 that brought them to the doorstep of Yinchuan, the Xi Xia capital (History.com). His army consisted almost entirely of cavalrymen, who were good at horseback riding and deadly with bow and arrows. When Temujin returned to Mongolia in 1225, he controlled territory from the Sea of Japan to the Caspian Sea. Genghis Khan conquered more than twice as much land as any other person in history, bringing western and

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