The Mongols were easily one of the most dangerous and powerful empires in the 13th and 14th century. The Mongols were known for conquering most of the eastern empires of that time. Some may argue that the Mongols spread their culture and blended it with cultures across the eastern empires. The mongols did not desire to blend their culture and ideals with other empires but desired power and wealth and only what would benefit their own empire. The Mongols would take citizens from empires they conquered and recruit them into their army, make them slaves or require the citizens to pay tribute. This does not sound like the blending of cultures but the complete and utter enslavement of a group of people. The Mongols did not make attempts at furthering cultural advances, they had no interest in the
The Mongols were nomadic people who lived off of meat, horse hide, and milk. Genghis Khan’s leadership was the awakening of the Mongol success. Under the guidance of the Great Khan, the Mongol empire thrived and expanded. After the death of Genghis Khan, his descendents had kept the Mongol reputation standing. The Mongol impact on the 13th and 14th century world affected many people and civilization which helped prove that they were not the savage and evil barbarians that people thought they were; but instead the Mongols were the reason that the Mongol empire thrived as seen through their culture, battle, and travelers.
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
In contrast, to typical beliefs as what a barbarian fighting force contains, the Mongols had an efficiently trained, througholloy organized military, skilled in military tactics. The Mongols were well trained from birth, according to one source, “Mongol soldiers were superb horsemen, having spent all their lives in the saddle,” (W.H. p.332). Additionally, the stirrup, a powerful new invention, increased the natural power of the Mongols by enabling them to better defend and attack their enemies, according to one source, “Stirrups enabled a mounted warrior
The Mongols have done many things to impact the future of Asia and the world. Whether they had a positive or negative. The mongols had a positive on the world they were able to impact the world in more ways that one.The Mongols conquered miles of land,developed war tactics and their way of life day in and day out
The Mongols have made a negative impact to all of us in one way or another. Some ways worse than others. Some of the things Genghis Khan has done may be cruel and wrong, but was what he had to do to be a great leader. The Mongolians ruled from 1260 to 1368 C.E, they were located in Mongolia, in the Northern China area.
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.
His reign led to many rebellions, which obviously caused many people to lose their lives. If you resisted and your life ended, the lives of your relatives could also be taken to weed out any possible traitors. (Which I found rather brutal.) Also, if one were to be conquered and not killed, enslaved, or imprisoned, they’d be taxed heavily. As stated before, the Mongols were ordered to destroy the farmlands to make room for pasture, which led to the starvation of many people. Another problem was that many foreigners were accepted into Mongol controlled regions, which exposed natives to diseases that they had never experienced; this led to the death of many people, whose immune systems could not keep
First, in political aspects, some said the mongols have a negative impact on Europe , as they changed the political history of Europe, especially of Russia, because of their ruling in conquered countries. Genghis Khan used the psychological warfare, the terror tactics, to deal with the resistance: surrender or die. The Mongols usual policy was slaughtered and depopulated the entire cities that resisted, and
The Mongol empire was the largest empire in the world before the before the rise of the British Empire, and lasted well after Khan’s death in 1227. The Mongol Empire remained strong for a long time, but their most powerful tool was their army which was an important reason why the Mongol empire was so powerful and took over so many nations in Southeast Asia. Genghis Khan’s battle tactics were superior and gave him an upper hand in the most of the battles that the Mongols engaged in. Spy networks, rapid communication, and coordinated attacks actually help improved the Mongols and their army when it came to being in war with other nations. “Genghis Khan recognized that warfare was not a sporting contest or a mere match between rivals; it was a total commitment of one people against another. Victory did not come to the one who played by the rules; it came to the one who made the rules and imposed them on his enemy” (Weatherford Modern World pg 8). There are many reasons why the Mongol empire was so strong. But one thing that they did that no other empire has done would be what they do with their enemies that they had captured. The Mongols had put fear in their enemies’ minds and people would surrender their knowledge to them. The Mongols didn't just take anyone, but instead made sure to capture all the educated people. That's why the Mongols were both powerful on the battlefield and as an empire together. “The Mongols did not find honor in fighting
The question that comes up when studying the Mongols is always, were they truely a brutal people in all aspects of life? The Mongol people used fear to an advantage in battle, and tactics that were uncommon for many if not all armies. Originally a nomatic people that were constantly at war. They lived a simple life with only their animals to provide food, for food wouldn’t grow where they lived. They took over much of Asia within the time of one ruler that united different clans to have a common goal. Mongols were a people that were sometimes brutal but overall there people were good at heart.
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.
were able to do so because they were such a strong empire, and they had a strong army. The mongols were not that large of a group, and they were mostly underestimated by their opponents. But really they were a strong force, and they were willing to do anything in order to take over new areas of land. Which means they would attack/ kill anyone that got in their way. But on the other hand they were really respectful and calm towards one another. They had followed their rules, and they were very open to anyone that wanted to come and visit them.
Mongols slew all they attacked, according to the Christian monk in doc 2. As a Christian, he would be appalled at the breaking of the commandment about not killing people. The Russians corroborated the claim that they destroyed towns and slaughtered people (3). Even though the Christian Friar John recounts relentless slaughter, sometimes the Mongols were less violent in conquering.... Chinggis Khan sent an agent to defeat eleven kingdoms and tribes on his way to Kiev before establishing rule over many of those locations through administrative delegates (6). In continuity of not always killing everyone, the Russian princes were spared as long as... However, not all nomads were able to conquer. The Uighurs were forced to submit to the Tang general, and although they harassed the Song and Sui as well, they often observed diplomacy as depicted in Doc 7, sometimes in the interest of exchanging horses for silk and other goods created in urban places. Also, the Uighurs who had been nomadic in the Tang and Song dynasties had become settled and educated by the time of the Yuan dynasty. They were part of the resettlement process the Mongols used once they had
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.