Mongol Empire Research Paper

The Mongols were horse riding people that began gaining power in 1130 A.D and their empire collapsed in late 1368 A.D. They were known for their warfare methods, which were extremely unique at the time because they rode on horseback and completely destroyed every surrounding civilization they went into war with. The Mongols were also known for having one of the most iniquitous rulers of all time, Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan then passed the empire on to his grandson, Kublai Khan. Throughout this paper I will be discussing how the Mongol Empire was founded, how their education system worked, daily life, housing, how horses became such a big part of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan being in power, warfare for the Mongols, passing the empire on to Kublai Khan, and contributing factors of the empire ending in 1368. During 1130, the Mongols started becoming one of the more powerful tribes, they were forcing Northern China and other surrounding nomadic …show more content…
Khan was almost sixty when he started having health problems, he tried to have a Daoist monk give him immortality, but that did not work. Genghis Khan knew that he had to figure out who could be a successor soon, so that the Mongol Empire did not fail after he died, he chose his son, Ogedei, to take over after he died. While Khan was away trying to get a potion to make him live forever, the Tangut Xi Xia Empire had stopped following orders given by the Mongols. So in 1226, Genghis Khan led the Mongol army to the Xi Xia Empire and slaughtered as many people as possible. While still trying to conquer the Xi Xia Empire, Khan died from unknown causes. It is controversial how he died, some say he died in war, from illness, from falling off his horse, or wounds sustained in hunting. Before he died, Khan made his army vow to wipe the Tanguts off of the Earth, they killed or sold as many as they could into slavery. They completely demolished the Xi Xia Empire and everybody who lived in