Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Summary

“Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” is about the Mongol army led by Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan was born with the name Temujin. He grew up in a world of tribal violence, murder, kidnapping and enslavement. His family left him to die on the steppes because he was like an outcast of the family. Khan never received any formal education. From the harsh setting he was in he learned the range of human emotion which is desire, ambition and cruelty. That molded him into the greatest ruler in history. He led the Mongol army, and within twenty-five years he controlled more land and people than the Romans in four hundred years. Jack Weatherford is professor of anthropology and his also a specialist in tribal people. His research began as a study of the role of tribal people in the history of world commerce and the Silk Route that connects China, the Middle East and Europe. Weatherford followed the trail of the Mongols through Russia, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, …show more content…
Khan’s entry into Bukhara was a bold risk of attack in history because one part of his army took the direct route from Mongolia to attack the sultan’s border cities. The other part of the warriors were secretly pulled and pushed over a distance longer than any other. As stated in the book “Genghis Khan taught his people not only to fight across incredible distances but to sustain their campaign over years, decades, and, eventually more than three generations of constant fight.” (W, xvii) Compared to the other major armies, the Mongols traveled lightly. They carried fast moving engineering materials to make weapons to use in their attack rather than carrying heavy equipment’s. Their attack on Bukhara was success. According to the book, the success wasn’t because the people surrendered, but the army surrendered as well. Khan was feared military leader, but he was also an intelligent administrator of the empire he