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    The Manchu’s supreme rule would not cease once civilians got selected as government officers. Within the government agencies, there were a strict hierarchical system that again built based on Manchu’s nobility. One of the most core agency that created by Manchu in the Qing dynasty that mainly responsible for the colonial and peripheral rule was the Li Fanyuan. The Li Fanyuan had set different local offices in Qing’s peripheral areas like Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang and selected elite Bannermen…

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    The Ottoman Empire was a major political and military powerhouse on the world stage. Its Empire was vast and had many territories under its rule. The Ottoman Empire was a military institution. Everyone within the Empire, no matter what occupation or function they had, had a military rank. The Empire focused on the expansion of their territorial borders and dominance. They built up a massive military force by assimilating the population of the conquered territories into the Imperial military.…

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    Many have heard of the name Genghis Khan, however not so many people know who he is or what he had done throughout his life. Genghis Khan and his Mongolian empire reigned over much of China for years after his death and his legacy still lives on today. Although there were people who tried to snuff out the name of Genghis Khan, what he has done has impacted too many for him to be forgotten. The Mongolian people originated near the Onon River in the Asian steppes. Steppes are large areas of flat…

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    Turkish tribes of historic Mongolia under the leadership of Genghis Khan, who was the ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew very fast under his rule and then under his descendants. Introduction The Mongol Empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to the Carpathian Mountains at its height, making it the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongol empire began with the unification of the nomadic tribes of Mongolia by Genghis Khan (1165-1227) in a series of wars from 1180 to 1206.…

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    Silk Road Diffusion

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    What was life like for those who lingered on the Silk Road? The Silk Road elongated for miles going east and west through China. One might fathom about all the favorable effects of the Silk Road, but what about the opposing facts? Although the Silk Road led to cultural diffusion and other things, no one acknowledges the concepts of how dangerous it could have been for people traveling in caravans, camels, etc. through the Taklamakan desert. The Silk Road had a negative impact by people’s lives…

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    Through conquest, pillaging and the unification of mongol clans, Genghis Khan formed an empire stretching over 33 million km²: the largest land bound empire known to date. From the time he was appointed to rule the Mongol Empire in 1206 to the end of his reign in 1227, the Great Khan became famous for doing truly great, yet truly horrific things. Although much of Genghis Khan’s life is still shrouded in mystery and legend, there is clear evidence that can be pieced together to form conclusions…

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    The Mongol Conquests

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    Before they were known for creating the largest land empire in history, the Mongols were pastoral nomads who relied on their animals for survival. The Mongols moved several times a year in search of food and water for their herds. The Mongol lifestyle and continual migrations prevented them from transporting reserves of food and supplies. This made them extremely vulnerable to the environment. During the 13th century is when the Mongol Conquests took place. This resulted in the extensive Mongol…

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    Marco Polo Research Paper

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    venice and headed eastward to meet the great Khan who is notable in history for being one of the greatest people in history , some say that noone could ever accomplish what Chingis Khan the King did he took over many different provinces in the text it said he took over nine. This was…

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    to the tribe leader, and that if he were to be killed, Temujin might have less to concern himself with. Without these intentions by Jamuqa, Temujin would not have been named Genghis Khan, because there can of course be only one universal leader for the Mongols, and the legacy we know of today as that of Genghis Khan would have been severely…

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    “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” is about the Mongol army led by Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan was born with the name Temujin. He grew up in a world of tribal violence, murder, kidnapping and enslavement. His family left him to die on the steppes because he was like an outcast of the family. Khan never received any formal education. From the harsh setting he was in he learned the range of human emotion which is desire, ambition and cruelty. That molded him into the greatest ruler…

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