Gengis Khan As An Enlightened Leader

Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior and ruler, and a military leader. He was born as “Borjigin Temujin.” He was born in Mongolia at around 1162. He had many wives, but he first got married when he was 16 years old. He created one of the biggest empires, which was the Mongolian empire. It covered up to 12 million square miles. It stretched all the way from the Pacific Ocean to eastern Europe. He started created the Mongolian at age 20. He created this empire by conquering many empires. The Mongolians were good horsemen and hunters. Mongolians had to be able to move quickly and easily in order to keep their profile. If they had been slacking just a little, they would have probably failed at something As the Mongols conquered new territories …show more content…
Being enlightened means to be smart or wise. Genghis Khan was a very intelligent army leader. He had some of the best fighting tactics. He used them to defeat enemies, and they were all accurate. One strategy was called the spy networks. These people spent months spying on the people before they attacked them. While spying on them, they found escape routes, supply resources, and basically everything and everyone that they would be up against. This strategy helped them be prepared ahead of time for anything that could result in their failure. The would also have an idea of what to do if something went wrong during their attack. Another battle strategy that they used was called coordinated attacks. There were several different attacks that they would use. These included hit-and-run, wave attacks, and ambushes. The attack that was the most effective was the feigned retreat. His army would fake like the were going to retreat, or leave the battle, and then turn back around and fight the enemies. This technique caught the enemies off guard, making them think that they were leaving. The Mongols probably couldn’t have won their many battles if it wasn’t for these battle tactics. Genghis Khan had to be smart to be able to think of these, and then they actually work when they use …show more content…
Genghis Khan and his army wiped out 11% of the world’s population. When he was 10 years old, he killed his older half-brother for not sharing the food that he had gathered. One time one of his men got killed, and he went out and killed an entire empire. He spared no one or nothing, not even the animals. All of the skeletons of those who died were stacked in pyramid mounds. Another time, he defeated the Russian army, which was four times the size of his army. All of the people who had survived had no choice but to surrender. They were killed by being aid under a wooden platform. The Mongols then danced and feasted on top of it. People were terrified of Khan. Some women would take their own lives when they heard that they were being invaded by the Mongols. They would rather take their own lives than have to be slaughtered by him and his army. At his funeral, all of the guests that came were executed. This was so that they could keep the burial location as a secret. He didn’t want anyone to know any information about him. No one ,after his time, really knows what he actually looked like. All the images you see today are what people assumed he looked like. Even some of the most cruel people on earth are enlightened. Crooked people and thieves have to be wise in order to get away with all the things that they do. Genghis Khan might have been a bad person, but I believe that he should be considered