Mongol Empire Legacies

Major Legacies of the Mongol Rule in the Islamic World At the dawn of the 13th century, an Empire that would greatly and forever impact the world’s map, open transnational trade, transform the leadership course of two great religions and seed new nations, sprang in the plains of Mongolia. The Mongol empire indirectly impacted the history of the world in an innumerable other ways. At its peak, the Mongol empire became the most contagious empire historically and stretched from to the Carpathian Mountains from Japan’s Sea. Despite its enormous impacts on Eurasia in the wake of the 13th to 14th century, the Mongol Empire’s power over the remaining world, especially its legacy, can hardly be ignored (May, 2008). In the paper, a closer look at its legacies in the Islamic world will be discussed. Historically, empires have always had unique features that distinguish them. For instance, the Romans were extraordinary civil engineers who build roads and aqueduct still in use until today. Similarly, the Mongol Empire was renowned for their quick communication systems based on transmit stations, absolute military prowess, diplomatic imperviousness, paper currency, and secure travel under the Pax Mongolic. Under these features, the Mongolian Empire’s growth, flexibility and strength was …show more content…
The interaction between Mongol and Islam made Islam an esteemed religion due to the functions they performed in the Mongol empire. For instance, Mongol recruited Muslim to serve as administrators and tax collectors. Muslims were accorded amazing opportunities in the Mongol dynasty since Khubilai Khan along with other Mongol monarchs in China could hardly rely exclusively upon the subject Chinese to assist in ruling China. The need for outsiders presented an opportune moment for Muslims to assist