How Did The Mongols Change The World?

Throughout the history of mankind, there have been countless empires, kingdoms, and civilisations. However, only a few of these truly stand out among the rest and are known to have expanded their territories greatly and make immense technological discoveries. Empires such as the British, Roman, Greek, and Ottoman all demonstrated conquest of land and advancements in technology. Another one of these incredible empires was the Mongol Empire. It is widely known as being one of the largest and long-lasting civilisations ever to exist. Not only did the Mongols conquer nearly half of the world, they transformed people’s ways of living and fighting. However, they didn’t just appear overnight. They began their rise to power when a Mongol carriage at

The Mongols were known for their appetite for information, so the Persians believed there were spies aboard. Event though they weren’t sure, they killed everyone aboard and looted the carriage. When Genghis Khan, the leader of the Mongols and the first person to unify all the Mongolian tribes, heard of this, he was enraged. He sent two representatives to visit the Shah of Persia, demanding he hand over the governor of the area they tried to enter. Of course, the Shah refused, killing both of the Mongols. This infuriated Genghis further, causing him to wage war on Persia and to send two of his generals to personally hunt down the Shah in his own territory. Eventually, the generals chased him over the Caspian Sea, where he and a few remaining followers ended up dying on a small island. With the Shah dead, Genghis Khan began his conquest of the Persian Empire, eventually taking control of it. However, this was just the beginning of Genghis Khan’s

One thing that led to the fall was the lack of cultural coherence. The Mongol’s cultural distinction relied on their compliance with the traditional nomadic lifestyle of East Asia and the Central Asian Steppes. After Genghis Khan’s death, a part of the empire was given to each of his four sons. Eventually, each of the four sections the empire had split into began to adopt different religions. For example, two of the brothers adopted Islam. Also, Kublai Khan’s, an important one of Genghis Khan’s sons, units became fascinated with the Chinese, so much so the peasantry was able to overthrow him. However, this is not the only reason the Mongol Empire