Throughout history, there have been many nomadic people who have terrorized empires and city states. Some are stereotyped as barbaric and some are considered actual nations. Yet the Mongols were both. Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols swept through Eurasia, ruthlessly conquering from the Pacific to the Black Sea.
Genghis Khan is probably the most important figure in the Mongol Empire’s history. He was born as Temüjin (he was later renamed Genghis Khan by his people) either in 1162 or 1167. When he was only a boy, his father was assassinated, and his mother had to care for the family. Genghis and his family survived in the deserts of Mongolia during this time, and he learned many viable skills. He learned how to survive, but he also learned about the importance of relationships and allies. He took what he knew and accomplished something nobody had ever done before: he united all the mongol tribes under himself. By creating strategic relationships and promoting the poor over the rich, he was able to make uniting the tribes his biggest achievement. Genghis broke down the tribal identity to ensure that those who …show more content…
Genghis’s son, Ögödei, succeeded him. For the next 12 years, the Mongols moved from Central Asia into the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Korea, and eventually back into China. At its height, the Mongol Empire was able to establish Pax Mongolica. The once violent Mongol Conquest turned into a unified Asia, resulting in connections from Europe to China and everything inbetween. Because of the Mongol’s love for trade, they constructed many roads that could be traveled in peace. It is said that a man could walk across the Empire with a gold plate on his head and no fear of being robbed. The Mongols established a national currency, passports to facilitate trade, a pony-express type system to quickly move information from one side of the empire to the other, and even the freedom of
Genghis Khan is probably the most important figure in the Mongol Empire’s history. He was born as Temüjin (he was later renamed Genghis Khan by his people) either in 1162 or 1167. When he was only a boy, his father was assassinated, and his mother had to care for the family. Genghis and his family survived in the deserts of Mongolia during this time, and he learned many viable skills. He learned how to survive, but he also learned about the importance of relationships and allies. He took what he knew and accomplished something nobody had ever done before: he united all the mongol tribes under himself. By creating strategic relationships and promoting the poor over the rich, he was able to make uniting the tribes his biggest achievement. Genghis broke down the tribal identity to ensure that those who …show more content…
Genghis’s son, Ögödei, succeeded him. For the next 12 years, the Mongols moved from Central Asia into the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Korea, and eventually back into China. At its height, the Mongol Empire was able to establish Pax Mongolica. The once violent Mongol Conquest turned into a unified Asia, resulting in connections from Europe to China and everything inbetween. Because of the Mongol’s love for trade, they constructed many roads that could be traveled in peace. It is said that a man could walk across the Empire with a gold plate on his head and no fear of being robbed. The Mongols established a national currency, passports to facilitate trade, a pony-express type system to quickly move information from one side of the empire to the other, and even the freedom of