The Mongols The Mongols may have been barbaric in their methods of conquering territory, but they had a very civilized empire. They were extremely organized, and were able to gain access to trade with more empires and territories, in order to improve their economy. The Mongols were able to provide support for their empire, and managed to keep it stable for many years. The Mongol Empire was expansive, and required a very stable government. Great Khan was an intelligent ruler, and he proved this in his ability to expand his empire, maintain order, and fend off enemies. The Mongols had many complex layers of military. This demonstrated that they were an organized civilization, and were prepared to hold their own against potential invaders. The king’s messengers were provided with horses at every posting station (each station was twenty five miles apart), in order to travel along the roadways. Each station had a minimum of three hundred horses for the messenger to choose from. There were two hundred thousand horses stabled at the posts throughout the empire for Great Khan’s messengers to use. Great Khan also made sure that neighboring cities had ferries for the messengers to use, in the event of the need to cross a lake or a river. If the messengers had an important message for Great Khan, they would travel two hundred or more miles in a single day, in order to get the message to him. This displayed that the empire had …show more content…
This achievement took an incredible amount of organization and intelligence. Asia and Europe would likely be vastly different without the help of the Mongols. They may have had a very barbaric side to them, but they kept a stable empire and had many notable
The Mongols had an impressive army that conquered many countries and displayed their powerful. John of Plano Carpini states, “Genghis Khan ordained that the army should be organized in a way that over ten men should beset one man and he is what we call a captain of ten;”(Document 2). This gives a great example of how Khan’s army thought out battle strategies and used logical reasoning when at war. John also said, “When they are in battle, if one or two or three or even more out of a group of ten run away, all are put to
by vizmike in November 19, 2013 Despite the fact the Mongols frequently used torture and inhumane battle tactics during war, these definitions shows that the mongols were civilized in the times that they were not in war. If people surrendered or were subdued without resistance the mongols exacted tribute, such as taxes or men for war, but generally left the inhabitants alone because their had more joy to spread. (Chapter 14-15 in world history textbook in the library.) To sum it up the mongols were generally peaceful and prosperous but just like any conquest they had to killed a few to get there such as the roman rule or the Han Dynasty
They were able to conquer most of their territory by fear and being able to adapt to the environment that they were in. The Mongols also provided protection to the traders on the Silk Road, issuing passports, allowing for more merchants to feel secure to travel through
Since the Mongols were skilled at archery while on horseback, they had an advantage of having the upper hand against ordinary foot soldiers. Mongols were very smart and so they were known to forcibly relocate and use artists, musicians, and administrators to help govern and make their empire strong and successful. The Mongols usually interrogate prisoners to find out how to use psychological warfare, and eventually, they became pretty good at it. They caused fear in their enemies by tying branches on both sides of their horses so that the dust roundabout was thick and huge and it sounded/looked like twice the size of their actual army. This obviously scared their enemy.
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.
Additionally, at the beginning of Genghis Khan’s journey in growing his empire Genghis used his connections and alliance with Toghrul, a formidable leader of another tribe in Central Asia, who aided Genghis Khan in attacking the Merkit, another Mongolian tribe and winning back his previously stolen wife (Mizen, p. 3, 2018). This demonstrated that Genghis Khan was able to form allies through displays and promises of loyalty. His ability to strategically create allies served him greatly in his journey to power. The success in defeating the Merkit allowed Genghis’s rise to power, to commence and create the intimidating reputation of the
They also had a an advantage on people they battled because of their adaptability and horses. The Mongol rulers also traded with numerous areas. They valued trade because they could tax it and earn money. The Mongol rulers also had good communication throughout the kingdom by sending messages by horseback. The Mongols were also tolerant to different religions.
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 Mongols lived a nomadic lifestyle, often at the outskirts of other developing civilizations. An illiterate people, the Mongols trained themselves to ride horses and use siege weapons, making them excellent warriors. As they swept through much of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, conquering numerous lands, the Mongols began to be known as strong
Mongol armies tore through most of the ancient world throughout the 13th century. Pillaging and plundering every nation in their path, the Mongols left an impressive wake of destruction and death. The Mongols shook the world with the impact of their conquests, but not of their influence was negative. Overall the Mongols brought much needed change in politics and commerce to both China and the Middle East.
Were The Mongols Barbaric? When it comes to the Mongols, from their strategies in war to how they survived there everyday life the mongols were all out brutal and barbaric. There are alot of things people know the Mongols for but what most sticks out is there strategies of war. How do there strategies in war make them barbaric? Well because the Mongols were not only brutal in war and showed no mercy they would kill women and even children, They were smart enough to keep the children who were not old enough to remember what happened and raise them as their own.
At the start of the thirteenth century, the mongols rose to power using various tactics both psychologically and physically , extending their territory far and wide across Afro-Eurasia. While under the leader known as Genghis Khan, the Mongols conquered a vast amount of land uncomparable to the land conquered by Alexander the Great, as they unite the lands under one name. Leaving a mark so large on the cities behind with everlasting consequences that can not be erased. During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the mongols impacted the societies of Afro-Eurasia in many different ways. These impacts included making trade routes safer by having mongols patrol the silk roads which made trade safer for merchants/ the shifting of currency to
The Mongols had one of the largest land empires in history though this did not come easily to them. The Mongols had a large influence on both the political and economic systems of Russia and China for a period of time though in Russia, rulers still had control of their land and were left to rule themselves to an extent whereas in china the Mongols affected them more by controlling them
It was even said it was so safe that you could carry a block of gold in plain sight and have no issues. Nobody would ever rob you or steal from you, because if you did, Khan would send his army to kill your whole family. There were few people who tested Khan’s power and they soon regretted it. Par.3 Genghis Khan had also had many many children, some he probably never knew about. He raped women so he could have a lot of people later down the line related to him.
The Mongols, a native asian tribe, eight hundred years ago conquered much of the known world. Said tribe originated from the grasslands of central asia and went on to become one of the most successful and most conversed about castes in history. The story of the mongols, however, is one that is quite difficult to tell. The Mongols were an illiterate clan, making it close to impossible to receive a message in full context, much like the telephone game nowadays were a message is spread through many individuals until reaching the final destination. For hundreds of years the Mongols have been a center of debate for many history related discussions, though the common conclusion is yes, the mongols were a barbaric tribe, that’s not really the case, and it’s backed by facts.