Barbarians Barbaric Research Paper

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Are the Barbarians barbaric?

It’s been discussed among historians, whether or not the Mongols were barbaric, considering the name they’ve been given. Despite all of the damage the Mongols have done, it’s for some reason still a question. Are the ‘Barbarians’ barbaric? On a persian manuscript, it shows the Mongols executing prisoners by burying them alive. If that’s not bad enough, they bury them head first. But with their bodies still above ground.
Also, at North China in 1211, an army of 20,000 went east. Many Chinese cities were slaughtered brutally. The Chinese capital was littered with human fat and flesh. And since Genghis had North China under his control, he next attacked the west.

When in battle, if one or two or three or even

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