The Mongols mainly focused on collecting taxes, and when they conquered the areas, they destroyed a lot of farmland in each. Little pay made its way to the farmers and inflation arose when paper money started to be distributed. With the many similarities the two empires held, a lot of differences occurred through the empire’s run. As for the most prominent reason, it was evident that their governments were run completely different. When conquering China, the Mongols kicked the bureaucratic elite to the curb, hired new foreign rulers, and eliminated the civil service examinations.
It is both strength and a weakness; as although it has great power, it lacks in instant mass communication. To gain control of the ‘edge of the empire’ the Tsar used Russification on those who were non-Russians. The Tsar tied to eliminate minorities in places, like Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia etc. He did this by making them read and write in Russian and join the Orthodox Church. This made him very unpopular.
This created peace on the road, and greater benefits for those in China. This also allowed Russia safe access to trade routes, stabilizing their rough economy. Furthermore, the increased wealth allowed for greater taxation of both China and Russia, conducted by the Mongol leaders. Pursuing this further, the Mongols additionally established a mail system which contributed to the spread of wealth and also some diseases. On the contrary, Mongol rule was carried out completely differently in China and Russia.
This lead to many cities and towns paying because of the retribution for not paying was too high. After death of the Khan, the Mongol empire split into four khanates and led to using divers methods of political power. However, all of them continued to use the tribute system established by their
His task of defeating the Whites was made a great deal more difficult by the Czechs if he had kept his word and let them move freely out of Russia, this problem would not have occurred. The Politburo blamed this solely on Trotsky – and the man who led the critics was Joseph
The conflict between Mongol and Muslim beliefs is illustrated by the fate of the last Abbasid caliph when Hulegu’s troops stormed Baghdad is 1258. In accordance with Mongol customs for the execution of high-born persons, the caliph had been rolled in a rug and trampled to death by horses to prevent his blood from spilling to the ground. Muslims were shocked and outraged by this behavior, and over time remained repelled by the Mongol’s worship of idols in their shamanistic religion. The tension was not relieved until the Il-Khan ruler, Ghazan, converted to Islam in 1295; unlike in China where that tension never existed. For, Kubilai was very curious about other ways of life, and his court reflected his tastes with a welcoming attitude toward travelers and emissaries from many foreign lands.
Eastern Europe, including both the small Eastern nations and Russia, were absolutely devastated by war. The Soviet had 20 million dead. Because of this, the vengeful Soviet Union wanted to lash back at beaten Germany, aiming at both fierce punishments of Nazi leaders and dismantling German factories and basically making German economic recovery impossible. The Soviets' damages were so immense that they were determined to rebuild their shattered land by extracting enormous reparations from the Germans. This is why the Soviet Union sought to take over many of the eastern lands that were once under German control Poland and Hungary became nearly dependent to the Soviets, and the Soviets also began to eye obtaining Greece and later Turkey.
He agreed to collect Tribute from the Russian people and to give it to the Mongols in exchange for being allowed to keep a portion of it for himself. In this way, Moscow began to grow and accumulate power. The two regions were affected very differently by Mongol rule. The way that the Mongols ruled over each region, the rights the people had, and the way Mongol rule ended in each region
Assess the reasons for opposition and unrest in Russia from 1894 to 1905 During 1894-1905 Russia faced much opposition to its dictatorship rule by Tsar Nicholas II. There was social unrest throughout Russia within this time period, which was created by economic troubles, the loss in the Russo-Japanese war and political problems. The Tsar was also a very weak figure and there was Opposition to the autocratic system. Industrialisation in Russia helped Russia’s economy grow massively and in 1914 it was one of the causes of opposition and social unrest in Russia, as industrialisation caused a gap between the rich and poor. This caused the division of society between the countryside and towns.
Another thing that connected Europe to Asia was the Mongols. These people were bloodthirsty, savage beings who destroyed many cities, but they helped