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    Members of the jury, we have been called today by Lady Justice to try the war crimes of Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan and his descendants were uncivilized conquerors and rulers in the 13th and 14th centuries and are being tried for crimes against humanity. Genghis Khan began his conquests in the late 1100s—the prosecution cannot pinpoint the exact year as his campaigns and skirmishes are too numerous to count—and continued on his campaign of terror until his death.…

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    Mongolia Research Paper

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    Mongolia is a country in East Asia surrounded by China and Russia best known for its steppes and endless expanses of grasslands. The prairie regions of Mongolia can surely give you a sense of serenity and help you in the rejuvenation of your soul when you take a trip to the country. The natural landscape of Mongolia is phenomenal and incredible. Mongolia can easily please your mind and heart if you are a nature lover. People from all across the world come on trips to Mongolia. Mongolia is a…

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    Genghis Khan had one of the largest land empires from 1206 till the time of his death in 1227 and he was a ruthless leader that left tragedy in all of the lands that he conquered. Genghis Khan once said that "A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those who cherished them"(Nakate). Genghis Khan killed his enemies and left despair all around him. Genghis Khan had many negative…

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    allowed for great amounts of religious tolerance, especially for their time period. Although the mongols practiced shamanism, an animistic religion that primarily focused on powerful spirits, they were extremely tolerant of all religions. Chinggis Khan, a mongol leader, was interested in the religions of the lands he conquered and frequently brought religious leaders from all regions back to Karakorum (the capital) so he could be properly educated about their religions. This religious tolerance…

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    To start off, the Yuan Dynasty was the biggest Chinese dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty originated from the Mongol Dynasty. The Mongols were very strong when under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the most powerful leader of the Mongols. He had a very effective war system. With his army, Genghis Khan conquered most of China! When Genghis Khan’s grandson became leader of the Mongols, he decided to create the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty…

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    Genghis Khan Research Papers

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    Genghis Khan: Research Paper. Genghis Khan was born between 1162-1167, on the Mongolian Steppe of Northern Asia, born clinching a knuckle sized blood clot, his father Yesugei, a tribal chief and accomplished warrior himself, declared it was a sign that Temujin would be a great hero. Genghis Khan is the ultimate rags to riches story. In a span of just 70 years, Genghis Khan ruled over the largest continual landmass (12 million square miles) empire of human history. While his tactics and military…

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    leaders/warriors to have been born, one man made a mark on the world that would forever change history. The man named Temujin better known to the world as Genghis Khan, would become Mongolia’s greatest leader and ancestor. Genghis Khan was the son of a warrior tribe chief named Yesukhei. Most of the western world has seen Genghis Khan as a barbarian that slaughtered, plundered, and destroyed many cultures. But for the Mongols, they saw him as a national hero that united the people and paved the…

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    The Mongolian Empire

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    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…

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    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…

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    Conquerors need to be able to make sure that people who are living in their lands can coexist with them and one another. To elaborate, Genghis Khan united the tribes of Mongolia by either making alliances with tribes that he could, or by destroying opposing tribes. Another example of this is Alexander the Greats war campaigns, because he conquered much of the ancient world, many different cultures…

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