Genghis Khan

To many, war is perceived as a heroic and valiant course of action that is intended to bring about the existence of peace and democracy in the world. However, war is in fact the exact opposite. It is actually a diminutive, wicked, and gluttonous force that impels fellow human beings to fight amongst one another until death befalls one of them while disturbing the innocent in the process. To get a glimpse of just how malevolent war is, envision the fact that it will kill your children and…

Evan Haney Carol Ludlam World History 1 7/13/15 Mongolian Conquest Mongol expansion in the thirteenth century was due to the rule of the Great Genghis Khan who was the chief of the Mongolian empire from 1206-1227.Unification of many tribes along with various battle tactics helped the Khan conquer many lands before his untimely death. Khan learned that terror was a vital weapon in war, which he used much of the time where either you would fight and all the people massacred or you give up and…

Due to encouragement from the Mongolian rulers, the religious culture of the Yuan Dynasty received an all-round development. The Mongolians' own religion, Buddhism as well as the traditional Chinese religion of Taoism simultaneously acquired their positions in the Yuan society. There were two original religions that belonged to the Mongolian Minority, respectively called Shamanism and Totemism. The followers of Shamanism believed in the existence of Jinn. Early in the period of the Mongolian…

The Mongolian Empire between 1200-1400 C.E was growing and expanding rapidly across Eurasia. Their actions at the time were viewed as brutal and barbaric. As of late, this view is being debated, we see in documents 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 that they were extremely organized, were part of peaceful religions, and aided in the development and success of social structures, economy, and even new technologies and innovations in civilizations. However, in documents 2, 3, 4, and 5 we see evidence of…

The Pax Romana, Pax Sinica, and Pax Mongolia were three method applied by three different empires in order to bring years of peace among themselves. These lasted many years, and seemed to be quite effective. These were all considered the high points of each empire. Each order had its differences though, even though the outcome was the same. The Pax Romana was a 200 year period, ranging from 27-180 AD, of peace in Rome, beginning during the reign of Augustus Caesar. This is known as the time…

quarreled with one another. This helped improve their fighting techniques and made them a very dangerous enemy to anyone who stood in their path. The Mongols transitioned from a discombobulated group of people to an enormous, powerful empire because of Genghis Khan. He was a strong, clever military leader that united the Mongols and helped them to reach the peak of their strength. From year 1200 CE to 1350 CE, the Mongols conquered from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Adriatic Sea. They…

went astray from some travelers and when the travelers returned twenty years later their horse were still with the Mongols in good health and returned back to them. (Doc 7) Theft and adultery was rooted out in the Mongol community by the infamous Genghis Khan and the Mongols followed an order and had a sense of morality. (Doc 7) Adultery was highly looked down upon so much so, that the person who commits adultery would be executed as a result of such actions. Drinking cause a widespread of…

Their conquests were planned out, for the people to not expect them. In Ata-Malik Juvaini, by Genghis Khan, it states that the people of Nishapur (a city of Persia) knew that the mongols would try to conquer their city, so they prepared themselves. What they didn’t know was that the Mongols would arrive at night, when no one was prepared. The Perimeter…

population in that century president to the Black Death that spread along Europe in the 14th century which also annihilated considerable amounts of people. John of Plano one of Pope Innocent’s emissaries visited the Mongols in their homeland, wrote that Genghis Khan ordained that the army be organized in a way of positioning of power like in such “ over ten men should beset one man” and also the emphasis on which if one of the ten shall do something they are not supposed to or do not follow…

not encounter much resistance. Timur was a Turco-Mongol defeater and he was the creator of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia. He was also the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty. Timur intended the rebuilding of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. He also converted nearly all the Borjigin leaders…