Many forceful leaders can guide their empires through any situation. They make decisions based on logic and fact and gain the confidence of others. One of the greatest ancient leaders‚ if not the greatest was the Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan. He claimed these titles through his origins‚ military campaigns‚ his ability to administrate his empire and legacy. Genghis led his army through many military campaigns‚ using his war- like tactics to conquer anyone in his road. As we look back upon Genghis
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Chinggis Khan was one of the greatest Mongol rulers. As one of his many descendants‚ his grandson Kublai Khan (1215-1294) conquered one of mankind’s greatest civilizations‚ China‚ to become emperor of the Yuan dynasty (1272-1368). After the Song Dynasty and its ruling scholar-gentry class‚ Kublai turned out to be a very cosmopolitan ruler who introduced many different kinds of foreign people along with religions such as Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity into his court and consequently into China
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What did the ancient Mongols do? The ancient Mongol empire controlled more land than any other empire and included a very wide range of cultures‚ peoples‚ and religions. Everyone knows the name of Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) and his reputation as a fierce warrior and brutal conqueror. What you may not know is that he was a very savvy politician. His political skill not only created this tremendous empire‚ but also saved his people from destruction. He established the system that preserved
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“When Genghis Khan broke these proud men‚ he destroyed the leadership of the Jurkin clan and made the Jurkin people his own servants.” (Ratchnevsky‚ 55) In his pursuit of power‚ Genghis Khan removed any threats‚ big or small. This was the cost of Mongol unity. In 1198‚ Toghril created tension with Temujin by raiding the Merkits without his participation. Additionally‚ the Kerait leader shared none of the raid’s spoils‚ which would have given Temujin a justifiable reason to attack him. Despite Temujin’s
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The Ottoman empire is one of very few empire to be successful with Islamic belief. The sole purpose of this paper is to explain how did the Ottomans rose to be powerful and how their relations with the western world lead to the westernization of the Ottoman empire‚ which lead indirectly to the collapse of that significant empire. The paper attempts to answer the question: Critically discuss the rise of the Ottomans‚ their institutions and their relations with Europe. This paper argues that if the
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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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The Ottoman Empire lived longer than many states in the past because its lifetime was about six hundred. So‚ how did the Ottoman Empire survive so long? In my opinion‚ it was because of the diversity and religious tolerance in the Empire‚ a good administration‚ and military talents and techniques‚ so I can pick some of them to show them as the major historical legacies of the Ottoman Empire‚ such as the diversity and religious tolerance‚ and military talents and techniques. In addition to this‚ I
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origins of the Assassins because most early sources are written by enemies of the order‚ are based on legends‚ or both. Most sources dealing with the order’s inner workings were destroyed with the capture of Alamut‚ the Assassins’ headquarters‚ by the mongols in 1256. However‚ it is possible to trace the beginnings of the cult back to its first Grandmaster‚ Hassan-i Sabbah. Hassan using his fame and popularity to amass followers.
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late 12th century‚ a tribal chief named Temujin finally merged the Mongol tribes of Manchuria and the Altai Mountains because in the early of 12th century Temujin carried the title Genghis Khan and established the Mongol Empire. After Genghis Khan died in 1259‚ the Mongol Empire was divided into 4 poerful Mongol states then his grandson Kublai Khan statuted one of the khanates‚ the Great Khaanate”‚ that comprising of China and Mongol. Furthermore‚ Kublai established his capital in Beijing but after
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of Rubruck composed a sequential and descriptive analysis of his experiences during his journey to the Mongolian empire in 1253 CE. His conquest took place primarily to affirm that Sartach Khan and the other Mongol Khans were Christian. Throughout his recordings he is repeatedly overwhelmed by the religious‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ and political differences between the Mongolian Empire‚ and Western Europe. As a Franciscan friar‚ his humble circumstances pose a challenge as he proves to be unprepared
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