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was between the Chinese and the Mongols. The Chinese were led by Shi Tianze and Liu Heima. The Mongols were led by Genghis Khan. Some of the background information for the Mongols conquest of the Jin Dynasty was that the Jin had the support of the steppe tribes which had caused some rivalries between the tribes. The Mongols had gotten together under the rule of Khabul Khan. But they were torn apart by the Jin. The Jin had gotten the Tartars to invade the Mongols. The Tartars had finally…

Despite their negative image and military tactics, first hand accounts of the empire and dealings with the Khans from the thirteenth century emissaries Juviani, William of Rubruck, and Marco Polo have…

observations of seeing paper money as a the primary currency of the Great Khan: “Using paper money, living by commerce and industry” (Polo 195). Surely, these observations provide an account of generalized economic activity, but this repetitive view of the Mongolian people provides very few details of personal interactions. More so, Polo tends to recite a mythic historical narrative that further abstracts his travelogue of the great Khan. In one story, the rise of the Great Kahn a leader of the…

After the men returned to the great Mongol leader, this time taking young Marco Polo with them, Niccolo offered young Marco as a servant to Kublai Khan. Without the first trip to the Mongol empire by the Polo brothers, Kublai would have never accepted the young Venetian man to reside in his court. Although Marco’s success ultimately comes about because of his social genius and charisma, it would have…

compass. Now look at where we are now. If it wasn’t for their “barbaric” ways, the world as we know it might not have been as advanced as it is now. Between marvelous inventions, religious tolerance, and the Pax Mongolica period, the Mongols of Genghis Khan became the “founders” of our nations as they are today. How could people who had such appreciation…

Mongolian forces were a formidable force of military might, the ability of their empire to last can be attested to the ability of their officials and rulers to negotiate with local and regional groups. This is especially evident under the rule of Khubilai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in 1271. Instead of an attempt at imposing Mongolian ideals across all of the Empire, the Yuan Dynasty instead created a system of indirect rule that incorporated many of the local practices of state…

Nomadic people have been a staple of world history throughout time as they have played an important role in the world we have today. In Eurasia, which is modern day Europe and Asia, there were many strong groups of nomadic people who moved frequently. Two of these groups were the Mongols and the Seljuk nomads. Although there are many reasons, these nomadic groups moved more often because of environmental, social, and political problems in their lands. To begin, the Mongols were a strong…

The Mongols made a huge impact on the world by having the greatest land area empire the world has ever seen. Genghis Khan was the first emperor of the Mongol Empire and ruled from 1206 A.D. to 1227 A.D. His grandson, Kublai Khan, was also a great leader that led the Mongols to victory in every aspect of life. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing moral codes, battle tactics, and trade. The…

1260-1368 C.E , even though it was a very short time period they managed to get one of the most impressive empires in the world. Genghis Khan went from village to village and killed everyone or offered a protection deal. Over his 21 years of ruling he killed around 40 million people, which was about 10% 0f the world's population at that time. When Genghis Khan killed people from one village he would take his soldiers to the next, and offered them the protection deal. Would they take the deal or…

Khubilai Khan used forreigners to his administration to his benefit. Khan used the foreigners in many of the administrative roles that Empire had. Marco Polo was no different from any of the other foreign people in that fact he to was going to be used by Khans vast Empire. He was not asked to lead and Army, or anything that put him in harms way directly. However. Marco Polo was put into a tax collector role for Khans Empire. Marco Polo for three years he was assigned…