Mongolia

In 1211 the battle between the Mongols and the Jin Dynasty 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…

The 13th century conquests of the Mongols have never been matched. Under Genghis Khan’s leadership, the “horsemen of the steppe” conquered China and the Muslim parts of central Asia and pushed deep into Europe and the Middle East in just about 25 years. Although their attempts to take Japan and Southeast Asia failed, only once did they suffer a notably decisive defeat, a defeat which came at the hands of Mameluke general Baibars at Ain Jalut, Palestine around the year 1260. The Romans had an…

The Mongol Empire had a negative effect on Asia and the world. The Mongols ruled from 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…

Introduction The Mongol empire is one of the largest land empires in history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his descendants, the Mongols conquered and expanded their territory to places like China, Iran, and Russia. Although the Mongols are notorious for waging wars and take overs, they are also recognized for their religious tolerance, their support of art, forging alliances, and creating global interconnections. In fact, Rashid al-Din Hamadani, a non-Mongolian citizen of the…

Superior Leaders or Savage Warmongers? In the year 1162, near Delüün Boldog in Mongolia. The second son of the tribal chieftain Yesügei is born and is named Temüjin. Temüjin lives the life as the son of nobility until his father is poisoned by rival tribe leaders. The tribe he belonged to denied Temüjin his right to rule because of his young age, just being shy of twelve years. The tribe exiles him, his mother, and his brothers. The family struggled to survive Mongolia’s harsh landscape by…

Mongolia History It all started when Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire by uniting all the Mongols. Genghis Khan thought for some time, and then took action and did this in 1206. Mongol expansion into Central Asia began in 1209. as the Mongols pursued tribal leaders who opposed Chinggis Khan's rise to power in Mongolia and thus constituted a threat to his authority there. With their victories, the Mongols gained new territory. Several smaller polities such as the…

Genghis Kahn was a man of many talents out on the battlefield. He was able a hero to the Mongols and he was able to conquer more land than anyone ever has before him. Genghis Kahn was one for the ages one might say. The vast empire he created was made up of more land than anyone has ever gained before. He was able to climb a massive ladder within just one lifetime. Genghis Kahn was born into a world of lots of chaos, and war. He was born into a nuclear family and eventually rose to power. The…

Marco Polo as history goes does not stand out with some of the more historical figures of his time. This has become even more popular in the loosely based TV show that has been released about his life. However, without the writings that Marco Polo left us are the very reason we had people like Christopher Columbus. Marco Polo writings inspired Columbus to make the voyage and open up the world to new things, and create an entire generation of people to want to discover new things and see the…

Sergi Bodrov’s Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Kahn can just be seen as a movie that shows gory battle scenes and a journey of a man; however, Bodrovs movie also shows elements of how the Mongols created the largest empire in the premodern world and kept it going for a century. Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Kahn particularly reflects the harshness of the people and of the conditions they lived in, the divine power and their mission from God, their value of knowledge, and the fairness they had towards…

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” written by Jack Weatherford, he paints a prettier picture of the Mongols than they are usually perceived. Instead of being terrifying conquerors, that are thirsty for riches and power, Weatherford depicts them as being emperors striving for power. The Mongols accepted a variety of religions in their empire. Religion was very important in that century; therefore, the Mongols were very open-minded…