The Mongol Empire (1200 – 1400 CE) was arguably the largest land empire of the time. To date, it is the second largest empire in landmass ever, second only to the British Empire. At its height, it had covered an area of over 33 million km3; it is estimated to have had a population of over 100 million people. The expansive empire was birthed through the leadership of Genghis Khan in 1206 [also referred to as Chinggis Khan]. It stretched from China to the east to as far as current day Iraq to the west (Brent, 1976).
Genghis Khan successfully unified the Turkic and Mongol tribes; through conquests of the neighboring sedentary and nomadic tribes and empires, he was able to expand his empire. He started with the Western Xia Empire in North China …show more content…
He had divided the empire into four Khanates; each had their own Khan, but they were all under a central leader the Khan of Khans (Jackson, 2009). His third son Ogedei Khan succeeded Genghis, after his death in 1241 cracks in the empire started to emerge. The Empire finally collapsed after the rule of Kublai Khan (1260- 1294).
At its peak, the Mongol Empire was very formidable; it had a rapid expansion and influenced the cultures of many different kingdoms. The empire unified large areas, some of which are still unified today such as Russia and western China (Jackson, 2009). Numerous factors led to the rise and spread of the Mongol Empire but some played a larger role than, among these factors is the predecessors to the empire, and their military and political …show more content…
The Mongol culture was a continuation of a long tradition of steppe empires (Biran, 2004). The steppe [or grassland] is a region that stretches from the west in Kazakhstan to China in the east. The climate in the area supported the growth of grass but it there was not enough rain for trees (Honeychurch, 2015). The large expanse of grassland influenced the lifestyle in the steppe that of nomadic herding. The abundant grasslands allowed the tribes to grow only hindered by the number of animals they could
Genghis Khan successfully unified the Turkic and Mongol tribes; through conquests of the neighboring sedentary and nomadic tribes and empires, he was able to expand his empire. He started with the Western Xia Empire in North China …show more content…
He had divided the empire into four Khanates; each had their own Khan, but they were all under a central leader the Khan of Khans (Jackson, 2009). His third son Ogedei Khan succeeded Genghis, after his death in 1241 cracks in the empire started to emerge. The Empire finally collapsed after the rule of Kublai Khan (1260- 1294).
At its peak, the Mongol Empire was very formidable; it had a rapid expansion and influenced the cultures of many different kingdoms. The empire unified large areas, some of which are still unified today such as Russia and western China (Jackson, 2009). Numerous factors led to the rise and spread of the Mongol Empire but some played a larger role than, among these factors is the predecessors to the empire, and their military and political …show more content…
The Mongol culture was a continuation of a long tradition of steppe empires (Biran, 2004). The steppe [or grassland] is a region that stretches from the west in Kazakhstan to China in the east. The climate in the area supported the growth of grass but it there was not enough rain for trees (Honeychurch, 2015). The large expanse of grassland influenced the lifestyle in the steppe that of nomadic herding. The abundant grasslands allowed the tribes to grow only hindered by the number of animals they could