In 1206 a warrior named Temijun founded the Mongol Empire and became Genghis Khan. He gained power by uniting nomadic groups in Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire‚ Genghis Khan began the Mongol invasions which led to Mongol hegemony in Asia and parts of Europe. Although Mongol invasions were violent‚ barbaric‚ and destructive‚ Mongol hegemony brought about lasting beneficial changes and created prosperity due to the Mongol commanders religious and artistic tolerance. In1207‚ a year after
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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
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How barbaric were the Mongols? Well considering that the definition of barbaric is to be savagely cruel‚ seems pretty harsh to refer to anyone or anything as being barbaric. Although even though this word is harsh‚ the same word is applied to the Mongols. Mongols were thought to be evil and savage people. Invasion wasn’t the only tactic the mongols used. The Mongols were known to think out there plans‚ rather than attempting anything blindly. They developed strategic methods in order to defeat
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strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior archery skills and their tactics. The Mongols had many important aspects‚ but their strength lay in their strong military organization. The Mongols believed that good fighting came in quality of fighting not quantity‚ so they had smaller armies of very well- trained soldiers. Most troops were no bigger than 1000 people. The Mongols also believed that the commanders and leaders of the troops should be chosen by other leaders as they would
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At that time‚ there were Mongol tribes that lived independently from each other. They beliefs‚ religion‚ laws and order separated from each other. They did not want to accept anyone’s religion‚ laws or beliefs and others did not want to do the same thing in return. When Genghis Khan unified all of the tribes‚ all of them started to have the same points of view‚ therefore creating a strong empire. Unified as an empire‚ they started to conquer other cities and towns‚ to show their strength‚ religion
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Trace Hunter 12/15/12 Period 5 The Mongols were fearsome and savage fighters‚ but had smart and loyal political leaders that gave their small population power. Some of the smartest and loyal leaders were in Persia and china both being at the top of political structures. However the Mongols in china had different beliefs of trusting the natives to have power in politics than the Mongols in Persia did. The political structures in both china and Persia promoted strong merchant trade helping
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The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a militaristic‚ nomadic group that conquered many lands and forged the Mongolian Empire. They were known for their brutality and laws‚ but they also had positive impacts on the territories which they conquered. The Mongols had some very barbaric practices but like other conquerors‚ it was likely to show dominance over the conquered. More importantly‚ they were strong leaders who aided in the growth of the economy as well as diffusion
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One major change during the Mongol Empire was when the death of the single ruler‚ Chinggis Khan‚ brought upon the division into four khanates‚ three of his sons and a grandson. Dividing up the empire among sons and heirs was an original tribal accordance. His son‚ Ogadei‚ was the successor of the title “Great Khan”. Each khanate ruled and continued to conquer their own sections of the Mongol Empire. One distinct change was the ultimate defeat of the Southern Song dynasty by Chinggis’ grandson
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Many different people have studied and observed the Mongols throughout history. Ruled by Genghis Khan‚ they were an empire that sought out and conquered whatever they could. Throughout their reign‚ many different opinions began to form about it. Through these different attitudes‚it can be seen that some viewed the Mongols as a admirable and respectful empire while other saw them as deceiving and ruthless. There are those regard the empire with admiration. A chronicler Muslim had the idea that
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The Mongol Invasion of Europe has debatably caused the Renaissance movement and indirectly‚ most modern advances. They conquered more than 50% of Eurasia in less than 70 years‚ making them possibly the strongest force in the world at that time or before. The Mongols had a huge effect on Western Civilization‚ if not because of their cultural influences‚ but because of their role in the shift of power in the Middle East. The Mongols started their invasions in Central Asia in the early 1200s. They
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