Advantages Of The Mongols

The Mongol 's are known for being one of the most fearsome and successfully conquerors in history has ever seen. They have a stereotypy for being barbaric and cruel, which is not entirely the truth. While the Mongol 's did have to displace there strength by being cruel at times, they were also able to create a strong and connected China after they successfully invaded in 1279. The Mongols were able to create a united China by improving communication, recognising the local populations skill in areas such as administration and art, while allowing the locals to follow their own religion.

The Mongols own religion is based off of the land that they came from, so they did not expect or ask for the civilisations they invaded to convert to there religion. Because of their allowance for other cultures to worship their religions the mongols became famously known for their support of many different types of religions, a quality that many other empires, such as the Romans, lacked. An example of this is that the Mongols were quite captivated by the Buddhist religion, particularly the Tibetan form. Because of this the Mongols recruited a number of Tibetan monks to help them rule china and help spread the Buddhist religion. The support of Buddhist religion from the Mongols resulted in a number of Buddhist monasteries being constructed, and a number of Buddhist texts being translated (People - Opposing Views). However, the Mongol were not particularly supportive of Daoism, which views differed drastically from the

From the beginnings of the Mongol Empire, the Mongol Khans fostered trade and sponsored numerous caravans. The very size of the Mongol Empire encouraged the wider dissemination of goods and ideas throughout Eurasia, as merchants and others could now travel from one end of the empire to another with greater security, guaranteed by the Pax Mongolica.