Khamag Mongol

How barbaric were the Mongols? Im 13th century CE, the Mongols created the largest empire in history. The Mongols were across Asia, the Middle-East, and Eastern Europe. They even extended from Korea to Poland and from Vietnam to Syria. The world called them “Barbarians,” but in ancient Greece they called them “Barbaros” which were meant foreigners. The Mongols are barbaric because they are strategic, brutal, and they are conquers. The Mongols are barbaric because they are strategic with their plan of attack. In document 3 it states that “When they are to join battle, they draw all the battles lives just as they are (about) to fight.” They send people a group of people of other nationalities to meet with the enemy head-on and these people…

The Mongol Empire held the largest amount of territory for an empire that the world has ever seen, and conquered it very quickly. Through the use of extreme force, the Mongols were able to conquer their enemies with haste. Using siege warfare on large walled cities, and surprise attacks on smaller settlements, their strategy of extreme force worked very well. The Mongols also relied on peaceful measures to keep social organization and political power. Especially in religion as shown in Document…

The Mongol Empire made an impact on the world as we know it today. They are considered one of the most successful empires to ever rule. The Mongols were ruled by Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, who is the grandson of Genghis. They ruled somewhere between 1200 and 1360 B.C. The Mongols ruled for a very short period of time, but ruled very effectively. They ruled throughout central Asia and China. The Mongols made a very positive impact on the world. For example, they allowed religious freedom,…

Central Asian nomads arose in the steppes of Mongolia to form one of the world 's largest contiguous land empires in history - the Mongol Empire. Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols, within a span of less than 80 years, grew to encompass 24,000,000 square kilometers of the continent of Eurasia. In saying so, as part of the Mongol conquests, an approximated 30 million or more people had died. However, while his image in much of the world was shaped by these notoriously ruthless and bloodthirsty…

Robber Zhi was a notorious robber at that period who had 9,000 subordinates, invade people’ houses to steal their horses, cows and women. He killed people who were not guilty everyday. He just forgot about his family, and never cared his parents and siblings. So, he had never done worshiping to ancestors. Big countries where he passed through tried to protect their castles from his troops, and small countries tried to found new castles to protect their land from his troops. Thus, lots of…

Bacon’s claim on the origin of the Hazaras is simply based on her observation of physical appearance of some Hazara kinsfolk. Without the need of further arguments, her conclusion is conjectural and problematic. Bacon’s investigation of the history of the region is equally questionable. Her attempt to solve the “Hazara puzzle” and her conclusion that the Hazaras are the Mongols of Afghanistan is surprisingly based on a pure speculation. Bacon narrates Vladimirtsov’s account (1948:173-74) stating…

Ariq Boke normally can be viewed as a questionable figure in Mongol history. Often times he is portrayed negatively through the primary sources of his era, especially those of Rashid Al-Din. However, despite his controversial background, Ariq Boke was an important figure in the Mongol empire because he represented the opposing internal conflicts of the Mongol imperium, as well as demonstrated the turbulence of the time. Generally, the inevitable war between Ariq Boke and his older brother…

nomadic, or travelled frequently, looking for resources. Sometimes, two or more of these tribes would cross paths as they looked for new resources; this is when they would either work with each other and use the land together, or they would wage war against one another until one tribe overpowered the other and drove the opposing tribe off the land. Points Of View Throughout this essay, there will be three main points of view influencing my writing. Douglas’s book “The Life of Jehghiz Khan” is a…

and his successors had on European civilization. The book depicts a more sympathetic view on the Mongols, that is contrary to the popular belief that they were a tyrannical group with a dark nature. The author, Jack Weatherford, a professor of Anthropology at Macalester College, delves into the life of Genghis Khan and the many victories he and his military claimed throughout his lifetime. Weatherford resurrects the true nature and history of Genghis Khan, from his relentless and powerful rise…

The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes occupying the Eurasian Steppe. Genghis Khan united these tribes in the 13th century and quickly established a large empire. This empire became the largest land empire in history. Although the Mongolian Invasions of the 13th Century CE increased trade and aided in the cross-cultural pollination of ideas and cuisine, these achievements came at the expense of upwards of fifty million lives during the span of their brutal conquests. The Mongolian…