In closing,the Mongols were very barbaric and aggressive in how they maintained land, but their good and smart beliefs made the land prosper. The people under Mongol rule had laws to live by that had extreme consequences to keep their society under what they thought was right. The Mongol law is called Yasa, and Bilik is a set of rules to live by. Many of the rules they had are basic good morals.
In the Yassa code, it stated that “all religions are to be respected and no preference is to be shown to any of them” and whoever violates this law is to be put to death. The Mongols were originally nomads whose sole purpose in life were to find food and survive, and they didn't have time to develop a complex form of religion since they were always hunting or fighting for food. When the Mongols conquered each region, it was harder to keep the empire united since it was so big, and if there was no religious toleration it would be even harder to unite it. The policy allowed easier governance of conquered territories. The reason the Mongols accepted all religions was because they were originally nomads.
Between the years of 1450 and 1650, there was a period of time referred to as the “Age of Exploration”, in which the Europeans began to master ocean travel and thus migrate into newly found regions. The era before this was known as the “Post Classical Era”, which consisted of many dominant civilizations, such as the Mongol Empire. The Mongols were able to create such an authoritative empire because of their excellent, dominating army that consisted of superb horsemen and archers. They were highly organized and mobile, allowing them to become the largest empire known to man, acquiring much land throughout Eurasia. Since the Mongols had such a dominant military, they were able to provide protection along the Silk Road, leading to an increase
In the mid 13th century, the Mongols conquered large amounts of land as a result of having a great military ruler, Genghis Khan. He was responsible for setting up khanates all over Asia in order to conquer and control more land in a more efficient manner. With this system in place the Mongol Empire spread rapidly. The purpose of these khanates was to help control land when Genghis could not be there, their was too much land for one man to control. Genghis khan was known to be a very smart and ruthless leader.
Besides their murderous characteristics, the Mongols were very successful in expanding their empire with improving trade and having excellent plans. According to Document A, it shows a map and a key on the seven largest empires in the world. The largest empire with a grand total of 4,860,000 square miles of land was the Mongol Empire. This achievement is extremely significant to our knowledge of history. This does not mean that their achievements of killing millions should make us ignore this tremendous achievement.
The Mongols were people who emerged from the vasts of Central Asia in the 13th century. Led by Genghis Khan, they rapidly conquered a vast empire that stretched from China to Eastern Europe. While the Mongols are often depicted as brutal conquerors, the documents provided offer a better view of their impact on the world. These documents include accounts of Mongol diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange, as well as descriptions of their military campaigns. By examining these documents, we can gain a better understanding of the legacy of the Mongols and the ways in which they shaped the world we live in today.
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history occupying 12 million square miles of land in Central Asia (Lewis, p. 1, 2002). When looking at a map of the Mongol Empire it is clear that it grew rapidly as it initially occupied its existing neighbors in 1207 and then went on to conquer the neighboring nations, taking control of the rest of central Asia by 1227 (Document C). It was created and controlled by Temüjin, who adopted the title Ghenghis Khan, meaning universal leader, from 1206 up until his death in 1227 (Lewis, p. 1, 2002). To many people Genghis Khan was considered a genius for his military strategy which partially led to his overwhelmingly successful conquest, but to others he was considered a violent, illiterate
It is evident that the Mongols were a very organized and civilized
With this belief, they were able to spread fear throughout other kingdoms. The Mongols have done many bad things that lead up to them being one of the largest and best empires in the world. How did the Mongolian Empire get so big? The Mongolian Empire was very effective by expanding their kingdom, but their biggest accomplishment was warfare. In the year 1160, the leader of the Mongols started getting attention because they were murdering and expanding their terrority by doing so.
As stated before, there were so many things that the Mongols did in the past that they got crucially judged for, and people like to just sweep all the good impacts that the mongolian empire did under the rug. For instance all the good impacts get covered by a shadow of dust, they allowed life to continue and thrive with everything they did, it allowed the world to shape into what it is today. Therefore the positives rule out the negative. The Mongols did shed light on today's world, they may have not done any good while they were conquering but they did do a lot of good in the long
They became great patrons of learning the the Muslim world. They also took Muslim physicians and scientists to China because they recognized them to be the best available at the time. Even though the Mongols converted to Islam, they still fought with the other Muslim states, especially the Mamluks. In 1370, Tamerlane, a Muslim descendant of Genghis Khan, swept across the heart of the Muslim world, establishing a vast empire.
All the great empires , most notably the Byzantine and Mongols were all defeated after enjoying long periods of success. Mongols were successful because they were interacting with many countries because of their conquests. Conquering others allowed the trade routes in Asia to move north. All these great countries and civilizations were so successful , mostly in part that they all worked together and their ideas spread to one another.
The rise of the Aztec Empire (1150-1521) and Mongol Empire (1206-1368) affected their surrounding regions significantly. Through the invasions by these Empires, the areas they inhabited were conquered and reestablished as their own. The Aztecs and Mongols were similar in many ways including their mutual desire to gain power and land. Although these empires resemble each other in the way they acquired land, they vary in terms of their religion and reasons for engineering advances. Both empires established advances in engineering but, because of their environments, these advances were created differently to benefit themselves.
As the Mongols ravaged the plains of China, they needed to establish a new government to control the newly conquered people. The Mongols were distrustful of the Chinese governments and their Confucius ways, so they kicked the Chinese out of government and replaced them with Mongol rulers. In the Middle East however, the Mongols left the rulers and political system relatively unchanged except for establishing Mongol rulers in the highest positions of law. But Persian authorities still held smaller, less powerful positions. In general, the Mongols were much more relaxed in the governing of the Middle East.
