The Man who was the Great Chinggis Khan
Throughout history there have been many leaders deemed great while others are deemed as cruel. It is their affects on history that determines if they are either a great ruler or a tragedy. With the rise and fall of many leaders it is they their accomplishments and how they had ruled that determines their worth. In the 13th century a leader had emerged, to some he was Great whereas for others he was a nightmare. This man was Chinggis Khan, or known as Genghis Khan by the West, who in his reign expanded his empire vastly through means of brutal violence and alliances. Chinggis Khan is credited with not only expanding the Mongolian borders but also stabilizing trade routes, and was a push factor for the …show more content…
This title gave not only political importance but spiritual as he was dubbed the Representative of of Monkge koko Tengri, which translate to “Eternal Blue sky”, the supreme god of the Mongols (Burgan, Michael). Chinggis Khan wasted no time to relish in his new title but continued to expand the Mongolian borders though conquest with food becoming scarce due to increased population. He moved on to lead his armies against the Kingdom of Xia Xia where with 2 years of war brought the Kindgom to it’s knees in …show more content…
His military exploits brought prosperity to the Mongols, along with large borders. In outsider view Chinggis Khan can be seen as violently villianious and controlled the world through terror. However, Chinggis Khan’s rule was not completely negative. Chinggis influenced many positive contributions to the world by facilitating global trade. With the open trade market the Mongols had set up it allowed the West to trade more openly with the East but when the Mongol rule ended so did the trade. This prompted the West to set seas for India which led to the discovery of America. The Mongols also increased diplomatic activity by providing security, as well as establish a postal service on Eurasian trade routes (Edgar, Robert R). As a ruler of his people Chinggis provided religious tolerance, he also developed a code of law called Yassa that was implemented in his domain that prohibited blood feuds, adultery, theft ,and bearing false witnesses. He destroyed traditional values to establish a system based on individual merit, loyalty and achievement, as well as lowering taxes for everyone and completely abolishing them for doctors, teachers and educational institutions. Rulers were subject to the laws equally as those of the common people. Although in his conquest he was brutal he abolish torture and sent out campaigns to get rid of raiding bandits and terrorist
Throughout history there have been many leaders deemed great while others are deemed as cruel. It is their affects on history that determines if they are either a great ruler or a tragedy. With the rise and fall of many leaders it is they their accomplishments and how they had ruled that determines their worth. In the 13th century a leader had emerged, to some he was Great whereas for others he was a nightmare. This man was Chinggis Khan, or known as Genghis Khan by the West, who in his reign expanded his empire vastly through means of brutal violence and alliances. Chinggis Khan is credited with not only expanding the Mongolian borders but also stabilizing trade routes, and was a push factor for the …show more content…
This title gave not only political importance but spiritual as he was dubbed the Representative of of Monkge koko Tengri, which translate to “Eternal Blue sky”, the supreme god of the Mongols (Burgan, Michael). Chinggis Khan wasted no time to relish in his new title but continued to expand the Mongolian borders though conquest with food becoming scarce due to increased population. He moved on to lead his armies against the Kingdom of Xia Xia where with 2 years of war brought the Kindgom to it’s knees in …show more content…
His military exploits brought prosperity to the Mongols, along with large borders. In outsider view Chinggis Khan can be seen as violently villianious and controlled the world through terror. However, Chinggis Khan’s rule was not completely negative. Chinggis influenced many positive contributions to the world by facilitating global trade. With the open trade market the Mongols had set up it allowed the West to trade more openly with the East but when the Mongol rule ended so did the trade. This prompted the West to set seas for India which led to the discovery of America. The Mongols also increased diplomatic activity by providing security, as well as establish a postal service on Eurasian trade routes (Edgar, Robert R). As a ruler of his people Chinggis provided religious tolerance, he also developed a code of law called Yassa that was implemented in his domain that prohibited blood feuds, adultery, theft ,and bearing false witnesses. He destroyed traditional values to establish a system based on individual merit, loyalty and achievement, as well as lowering taxes for everyone and completely abolishing them for doctors, teachers and educational institutions. Rulers were subject to the laws equally as those of the common people. Although in his conquest he was brutal he abolish torture and sent out campaigns to get rid of raiding bandits and terrorist