The Rise And Fall Of The Mongol Empire

Throughout history, conquering has been a way to prove superiority. Everyone wanted to be the best and don’t care what they have to do to get there. The Mongol Empire around the thirteenth century was no exception. They took over many powerhouses of Eurasia and the Mongol Empire is considered one of the largest land empires to ever rule. Though to most the Mongol Empire was a vast and omnipotent empire, China and the Middle East’s economy as well as their politics experienced devastation post Mongol conquest. The Mongols were well aware of the riches they could gain from China and squeezed as much profit out of the country as they could. This forced them to engage in Chinese practices and rule over Chinese was far more peaceful than in the Middle East. China continued to thrive even with the foreign rulers. In contrast to China, the Middle East takeover was stricter and more harmful to the native people. Persian survivors of invasions were heavily taxed. Mongols had no need for their agricultural inventions and much of the fertile land was ruined. The damage caused by the Mongols in Persia was far greater than in
China had inventions and technology, such as their postal system, that caused the Mongols to be open to negotiation and caused them to adapt to Chinese culture. Persia and the Middle East were largely agricultural based, so any technological advancements were disregarded by the Mongols which caused the ruling over the Persians to be more stick as the people had nothing in return that the Mongols wanted. South China was allowed more freedom, whereas all of Persia was not. China embraced the Mongols and claimed that they were Mandate of Heaven, however both China and Persia had hatred for the foreign Mongol rulers. The politics of both areas generally remained the same because the Mongols believed in tolerance. Overall, the Mongols were strict rulers that inflicted fear among both