The impact and legacy of the Mongol Empire carried both negative and positive impacts on the Russian empire. These impacts have shaped not only the history of Russian’s but even modern day Russia and its role in world history today. The Mongols ruled over Russia for over 200 years and within this time, they managed to acquire the largest land empire in history. Founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols tactics were both ruthless and impressively successful.
Seeing the Mongol empire as both a legacy and “bringer of turmoil” is exceptionally fair. “Either Mongol influence was minimized or denied, or all Mongol contributions to Russian history were seen as negative” (Halperin 1983). Despite the topic of land, their invasion was just that, an “invasion”. According to Halperin, the 13th century is a time of remembrance because it highlights the destruction of many cities, homes, and sacred foundations. Cities like Kiev, Moscow, and even parts of Europe were victims of this incursion. Like the cause of many invasions, Mongols victory over numerous Russian territories made their invasion a rather intimidating one. Meritocracy and chastisement nonetheless directed the fast growth of …show more content…
The other majority, whom surrendered under the Mongolian rule, followed the rules and regulations of their now new code of law, “Yasa”(Hosseini 2005). If you were the everyday man during these times, the Yasa code of law, particularly favored on your behalf. Destitution was shared between the nobles and the people. This made the success of the Mongol Empire rather easy to achieve. Many parties felt safe and the government was indeed under positive control. It is almost unbelievable how well organization played a key role within the empire. The people followed strict discipline with ease. Maybe, it was because leaders were chosen upon merit, and religion was
Seeing the Mongol empire as both a legacy and “bringer of turmoil” is exceptionally fair. “Either Mongol influence was minimized or denied, or all Mongol contributions to Russian history were seen as negative” (Halperin 1983). Despite the topic of land, their invasion was just that, an “invasion”. According to Halperin, the 13th century is a time of remembrance because it highlights the destruction of many cities, homes, and sacred foundations. Cities like Kiev, Moscow, and even parts of Europe were victims of this incursion. Like the cause of many invasions, Mongols victory over numerous Russian territories made their invasion a rather intimidating one. Meritocracy and chastisement nonetheless directed the fast growth of …show more content…
The other majority, whom surrendered under the Mongolian rule, followed the rules and regulations of their now new code of law, “Yasa”(Hosseini 2005). If you were the everyday man during these times, the Yasa code of law, particularly favored on your behalf. Destitution was shared between the nobles and the people. This made the success of the Mongol Empire rather easy to achieve. Many parties felt safe and the government was indeed under positive control. It is almost unbelievable how well organization played a key role within the empire. The people followed strict discipline with ease. Maybe, it was because leaders were chosen upon merit, and religion was