The Mongolian Empire was an Empire in modern day Asia and Europe. The empire stretched from the Danube River to the Pacific Ocean, covering 33 million square kilometers. The Mongol Empire lasted from 1206-1368, just over 150 years, and was the largest empire in the history of the world. While many of the Mongols did not share a common language or culture, their militaristic feats are some the greatest in history, gaining an area roughly twice the size of the roman empire in under 20 years. While the Mongolian Empire was short lived, it remains one of the greatest, and the single largest empire in history. The Mongols conquered the most land in history in a very short time period, but soon the empire faded just as quickly. The Mongols are a
…show more content…
Temujin, or Genghis Khan was born in the middle of the 12th century when these wars persisted throughout the plateau. Temujin was the son of one of the tribes chieftains, and as a young man had his wife kidnapped. He quickly united his tribe, and some of the chieftains who respected his father, and rescued his wife, destroying the Merkit tribe. He used this momentum to destroy two other tribes, and undertake some power. It was not long before some of his uncles rebelled against him, and there were battles over who should control his new army. By 1206, Temujin defeated all of his uncles, and the remaining tribes, thus uniting the Mongols. Temujin was made the great leader, or Genghis Khan of the new Mongolian Empire. Genghis Khan and his armies swept through Asia, conquering city after city. First he went to China, and broke through the north part of the Great Wall, allowing his armies to sweep through China. His armies were so efficient, that by 1215 he successfully conquered all of China. After this he turned his attention to the west, and killed his neighboring …show more content…
While the Mongolians were excellent conquerors, they had a hard time maintaining the empire, and soon ran into the same problem as many other civilizations. The land acquired by the Mongols was so vast, that soon one khan was not enough. While the great khan was still respected and recognized as the overlord, the empire soon split up into three autonomous sections, The Il Khans, the Golden Horde, and the Yüan dynasty. While the three sections of the empire remained prominent into the 14th century, they all faded out during the century. The Il Khans all died, losing power. The Golden Horde remained a part of Russian history as last as the 1500’s, but lost military prominence due to lack of support from an empire. Lastly the Yüan dynasty was overtaken in China by the Ming in the 14th century. These sections of the empire all faded out due to internal struggle of leadership and lack of central power to fuel their military expansions. When the central khan could not support the outside sectors, they became weak, and unattached. To make matters even worse, all three sectors and the central khanate ha civil war after civil war over power, weakening all of the divisions even more. The Mongols were so militaristically ruthless, and had such a thirst to conquer that they stretched themselves out too thin, and collapsed due to civil war and internal
Temujin, or Genghis Khan was born in the middle of the 12th century when these wars persisted throughout the plateau. Temujin was the son of one of the tribes chieftains, and as a young man had his wife kidnapped. He quickly united his tribe, and some of the chieftains who respected his father, and rescued his wife, destroying the Merkit tribe. He used this momentum to destroy two other tribes, and undertake some power. It was not long before some of his uncles rebelled against him, and there were battles over who should control his new army. By 1206, Temujin defeated all of his uncles, and the remaining tribes, thus uniting the Mongols. Temujin was made the great leader, or Genghis Khan of the new Mongolian Empire. Genghis Khan and his armies swept through Asia, conquering city after city. First he went to China, and broke through the north part of the Great Wall, allowing his armies to sweep through China. His armies were so efficient, that by 1215 he successfully conquered all of China. After this he turned his attention to the west, and killed his neighboring …show more content…
While the Mongolians were excellent conquerors, they had a hard time maintaining the empire, and soon ran into the same problem as many other civilizations. The land acquired by the Mongols was so vast, that soon one khan was not enough. While the great khan was still respected and recognized as the overlord, the empire soon split up into three autonomous sections, The Il Khans, the Golden Horde, and the Yüan dynasty. While the three sections of the empire remained prominent into the 14th century, they all faded out during the century. The Il Khans all died, losing power. The Golden Horde remained a part of Russian history as last as the 1500’s, but lost military prominence due to lack of support from an empire. Lastly the Yüan dynasty was overtaken in China by the Ming in the 14th century. These sections of the empire all faded out due to internal struggle of leadership and lack of central power to fuel their military expansions. When the central khan could not support the outside sectors, they became weak, and unattached. To make matters even worse, all three sectors and the central khanate ha civil war after civil war over power, weakening all of the divisions even more. The Mongols were so militaristically ruthless, and had such a thirst to conquer that they stretched themselves out too thin, and collapsed due to civil war and internal