Rise And Decline Of Mongol Empire Essay

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The Rise and Decline of the Mongol Empire Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, became a universal ruler in 1206 he then led the Nomadic people to victory several times. The Mongols ended up creating a great empire that spread from the Yellow Sea to Baghdad. The reasons for their success were based on strategy, tactics, operations, logistics and unconventional warfare. The decline of the Mongols could be attributed to its size and aristocracy. The Mongols had several advantages over its enemies. One advantage was location. The Mongols were Nomadic people. That is people that lived off of the land and traveled according to season. The Mongolian Empire was the largest empire in history. Their position made it easy for them to attack the Chinese to the east, the southern Muslims, and The Europeans to their west. The Mongols had an advantage because they were positioned in the mountains and enemies were not necessarily used to fighting in such terrain. “Before starting a campaign, the Mongols would gather intelligence…show more content…
The Mongol Empire fell for many reasons. Genghis Khan died in 1227. Genghis Khan had a grandson named Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan became the Mongol ruler after the death of his grandfather. “Following the death of Genghis in 1227, the Mongol Empire was divided into four khanates; the Golden Horde (under Genghis’ grandson Batu, in Russia), Chagadai (Central Asia, named after one of Genghis’ sons), Ilkhans (literally, “Glorious Rulers, “built around Persia by Hulegu), and the Great Khan (China, where Kublai Khan later established the Yuan dynasty) “(Miranda). Each of the four khanates had its own ruler. They all had a capital, an army and a khan. The great khan was supposed to be the ultimate ruler. Rather than working together to preserve their culture, the Khans in China became increasingly Sinicized while the Khans in the Middle East converted to

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