Kublai Khan, nicknamed the Wise Khan, was also a powerful military leader, but contributed to problems between the Mongol people. 1267 Kublai renewed his ambitions to conquer the Song. In order to do this, his army would have to go through difficult terrain and develop new siege tactics in order to combat Chinese fortifications. For example, he expanded the navy and built many catapults. By 1279, Kublai Khan had conquered the Song and became the first Mongol to rule the whole of China. He was known as the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty only lasted until 1368, and was the predecessor for the Qing Dynasty (Biography.com Editors, 2015). Kublai Khan’s actions resulted in the eventual destruction of the Mongol empire. In order to
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Both Genghis and Kublai contributed to the growth of the Mongol military and expansion of their empire. Kublai was successful in conquering the Song and becoming the first Mongol to rule all of China. In comparison, Genghis Khan united the whole Mongol grassland, and created a destructive army that was more powerful than anyone before it.
The actions of both Genghis and Kublai Khan helped to improve Mongol politics and administration. Most famously, the expansion of the Silk Road helped to increase the Mongol’s mark on the western world. As well, Genghis’ Yassa explored the Mongol’s views on civil liberties and general laws. After becoming Khan, Genghis began to constitute the systems in politics, laws and taxes, and deployed large-ranged operations, and fought westward and southward. He was successful in unifying the Mongol people by replacing tribal loyalties with a feudal system (“Genghis Khan: His Family, Lifestyle, Leadership and Rise to Power”). In order to maintain absolute power, Genghis made sure there was loyalty in his government and military by replacing unloyal leaders, creating army divisions and his own guard (Albert, 2017). Genghis also created many positions to help administer the empire, …show more content…
He also introduced a new social structure that was divided into four classes: The Mongolian aristocracy, foreign merchant class, and the northern and southern Chinese, which bore most of the empire’s burdens (Biography.com Editors, 2015). Though, Kublai’s actions greatly contributed to the end of the Mongol empire. His failure to acculturate his subjects of varying cultures caused great conflict and divisions. As well, his attempt of controlling a centrally administered empire contradicted the nomadic values of the Mongols (U.S. Library of Congress). The four Mongol states continued and expanded, at least until the 14th century. Internal strife, a failed succession system and weakened army resulted in the demise of the Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde and Ilkhanate (Morgan, 2010). As well, Kublai’s Chinese policies and beliefs contributed to the end of the Mongol empire. In the eyes of both the Mongols and Chinese, Kublai was not seen as a great leader. The Mongol aristocracy saw Kublai as a Chinese leader. The Chinese were angry due to being persecuted due to being in the lower class and being overtaxed, where the money was used for failed military campaigns. Such include the invasions of Japan, Java and Burma (Biography.com Editors, 2015). His failure to assimilate the Chinese caused revolts, loss of grip
Both Genghis and Kublai contributed to the growth of the Mongol military and expansion of their empire. Kublai was successful in conquering the Song and becoming the first Mongol to rule all of China. In comparison, Genghis Khan united the whole Mongol grassland, and created a destructive army that was more powerful than anyone before it.
The actions of both Genghis and Kublai Khan helped to improve Mongol politics and administration. Most famously, the expansion of the Silk Road helped to increase the Mongol’s mark on the western world. As well, Genghis’ Yassa explored the Mongol’s views on civil liberties and general laws. After becoming Khan, Genghis began to constitute the systems in politics, laws and taxes, and deployed large-ranged operations, and fought westward and southward. He was successful in unifying the Mongol people by replacing tribal loyalties with a feudal system (“Genghis Khan: His Family, Lifestyle, Leadership and Rise to Power”). In order to maintain absolute power, Genghis made sure there was loyalty in his government and military by replacing unloyal leaders, creating army divisions and his own guard (Albert, 2017). Genghis also created many positions to help administer the empire, …show more content…
He also introduced a new social structure that was divided into four classes: The Mongolian aristocracy, foreign merchant class, and the northern and southern Chinese, which bore most of the empire’s burdens (Biography.com Editors, 2015). Though, Kublai’s actions greatly contributed to the end of the Mongol empire. His failure to acculturate his subjects of varying cultures caused great conflict and divisions. As well, his attempt of controlling a centrally administered empire contradicted the nomadic values of the Mongols (U.S. Library of Congress). The four Mongol states continued and expanded, at least until the 14th century. Internal strife, a failed succession system and weakened army resulted in the demise of the Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde and Ilkhanate (Morgan, 2010). As well, Kublai’s Chinese policies and beliefs contributed to the end of the Mongol empire. In the eyes of both the Mongols and Chinese, Kublai was not seen as a great leader. The Mongol aristocracy saw Kublai as a Chinese leader. The Chinese were angry due to being persecuted due to being in the lower class and being overtaxed, where the money was used for failed military campaigns. Such include the invasions of Japan, Java and Burma (Biography.com Editors, 2015). His failure to assimilate the Chinese caused revolts, loss of grip