Genghis Khan Dbq

In 1162, Temujin was born in the Mongolian Steppes. Before the unification of the Mongols under Genghis Khan’s rule in 1221, the Mongol people travelled together in kinship groups, only joining forces when they needed to attack a common enemy. It wasn’t until 1200 when Temujin decided to unify all Mongol clans under his rule. Once he defeated all his rivals, he took the title of Genghis Khan in 1206. He soon would be the founder of the Mongol Empire, becoming the ruler of one the largest empires in history. Genghis Khan is often depicted as a barbarian and a bloodthirsty leader, bringing fear in every city he went, but people only focus on the negatives and don’t see that maybe he did more good than harm. Genghis Khan helped bring along the Mongol Peace, which lasted from the mid 1200s to the mid 1300s (The Mongol Conquests). During this time there was stability and law and order throughout the Empire. This of course led to more trade between Europe and Asia, which would help the Mongolian Empire to acquire more allies (Genghis Khan BBC Video). Without the Mongol Peace, wars could have been a lot more common and the Mongols would have been a lot weaker since they wouldn’t have had as much allies to help them out. They’re economy would not have been as strong either, without all the trading routes Genghis Khan created during the Mongol Peace. …show more content…
This great power could not have been achieved without the rules Genghis Khan enforced onto his military. For example, leaders are to examine soldiers to make sure they have everything they need for battle, and to punish those soldiers who are lacking any necessary equipment (Secondary Source). Without the order Genghis Khan had in his military, his famed reputation for winning almost every battle he fought would have not existed, and without an organized military, his empire would have not been as big as it