Mongols

The Mongols rose to power in China, originally, thanks to the leadership of Genghis Khan and his revolutionary military strategies that allowed his armies to easily overtake armies larger than their own. The Mongols began their conquest of China first by attacking and dominating the Tibetan state to the Northwest of China and the Manchu state of Jin that ruled Northern China. From there the Mongol forces took control of Beijing in 1227. This siege ultimately ended in the death of Genghis Khan,…

Throughout history, people recognize only a few select civilizations as true “empires”. Without a doubt, both the Greek and Mongol civilizations are considered perfect examples of just such an empire. Although the two civilizations differed greatly in terms of their politics, military structure, economy, religion, and general social system, they were both able to conquer and control a vast area during the peak of their civilizations. To properly examine the two, it is necessary to compare them…

conquered most of the known world and built their own empire, Mongols were known to be two things when it comes to history: great conquerors and barbarians. In terms of the former, no literature can contest that they deserved to be called and regarded as such. Inversely, the case of the latter remains an open debate to historians and even the rest of the world. This paper aims to arrive to a verdict whether the term barbarian is fitting to the Mongols or not. During the time when they…

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “ Barbarians”? Genghis Khan and the Mongols gave birth to an empire that would spread death and destruction everywhere they stepped, by means of conquest, the way they employed battle tactics and, their way of culture inside their empire. The Mongol empire ,brutally and mercilessly, conquered anyone who surrounded them as they pleased. In the chart titled Size of World Conquests we can see how much the Mongols expanded their empire. Genghis Khan and his…

the great mongol leader who's amazing speed and success of conquest helped them gain more land in 25 years than the romans did in 400 has caused a mass amount of death and destruction during his reign. But is all the death and destruction justified by the end result? During the time of the mongol’s conquest, killing a mass amount of people in order to conquer what was wanted was normal. Destruction was also a way to show how powerful an army was. Before Genghis Kahn’s rule of the mongols life…

The Mongol way of life was primarily pastoral as they had to travel quite often to provide their livestock with enough food to survive. The Mongols lived off of their livestock and the food from the towns that they raided. As Mongol power increased, the Mongols began to conquer rather than merely pillage. As a result, by 1279, the Mongols had created the largest land-based empire ever, stretching from Asia’s Pacific coast all the way to Eastern Europe (Strayer, 466). Mongol conquests often…

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were The “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a group of small tribes from the steppes of Central Asia who conquered much of the known world. For centuries the Mongols were pastoralists and traveled from place to place with their animals. As time passed, the Mongols became united and conquered settled societies across much of Europe and Asia. The Mongols had both negative and positive impact on world history. However, the Mongols are deemed to be barbaric because they were…

The Mongols were the most successful empire during the time period. The Mongols were the most successful because they practiced different things. The Mongols had an empire bigger than the Romans for a few reasons. The Mongols had one of the most dominant militaries during their empire. The Mongols were trained in riding and hunting as soon as they could hold a bow (History, 2014). The Mongols were trained while they were still adolescents and would continue their training through their life. The…

Mongol rule between 1200 and 1500 CE has had great impact on Central Asia and on China however, China has been left with a greater and longer lasting impression left by the Mongols because of the relative proximity between the two empires. The Mongols throughout the ages have wreaked havoc and created an empire that was vast and continuous and within their empire they encompassed people of all backgrounds and cultures, which would at some points make it hard to control the masses, but an open…

The Mongol Empire is known for their barbaric ways like warfare and torture, which scared many people, they also made significant contributions to politics, economic development, and cultural diversity to many lands. Although the Mongols slaughtered entire cities and had rules that were barbaric, they were also in charge of trade routes, enforced important rules, had communication systems, and were religiously tolerant. The Mongols were somewhat barbaric because there were many parts of their…