Genghis Khan's Influence On Mongolia

Ever thought how Mongolia took over most of Asia? If yes, it was the person who united all the warring clans of the Mongols under a single banner, Genghis Khan. He was born on 1162, Deluun Boldog and died tragically on August 18, 1227, Western Xia. Genghis Khan was not raised like a normal child, from a small age his family was attacked by many tribes.when he was young Genghis was captured and held prisoner by his father's former allies, the Taichi's. He had a hard early life but in the end, he was one of the greatest rulers ever. Genghis Khan was the greatest and most ruthless Mongolian leader ever, but without his rule, major advances and achievements wouldn’t have been possible. He was considered the greatest for all the land he conquered,

the wars they fought, and advances during his rule.
What was his army secret and how did he do it?

The two keys for his army are his army composition and his ingenious strategies. His army composition was out of this world, he had soldiers being created from the time they were born and sometimes even the women fought in the war. The soldiers wore armor in the same fashion like the Japanese Samurai(like the richer or higher class you're born in, the better armor.) Some poor soldiers went into battle with just a bow and arrows. The average warrior wore effectively, a lightweight suit of armor made from layered panels of leather stitched together by animal sinews. (this armor is called lamellar, but it was not a Mongol invention.) each and every soldier carried two bows and three quivers containing 30 arrows in each. Included two types of arrows lighter ones and highly sharpened points for long distance. And heavier ones with broader points for short and close range fighting. Most Mongol Soldier carried a curved, single edged-saber, a lance with a hook for pulling opponents from their Saddles, a battle ax a knife, and occasionally a javelin, and a heavy club. Most carried a kit with a small cooking pot, and awl for sinews for repairing armor, a file to sharpen weapons, fishing line, a horsehair lasso, and two leather bottles. And was carried in waterproof bags what could be inflated to help soldiers across ford rivers. Horses were covered in lamellar armor, with a 10-pound saddle. For every 10 soldiers, there was a horse with

a bigger of water. And some richer soldier group had more that one horse per person and like 3 or four so that they can ride in shifts so easier to cover the land. This means every group of 30 men was their own army inside a huge army. When the army was in trouble of outnumbering their army, the Mongols used the enemy prisoners, at some points of time foreign troops outnumbered the Mongols 5 to 1 in the arm. His army composition was unlike any others, his was more efficient and systematic. The army was mostly composed of cavalry or mounted soldiers and there were about 30 thousand plus. Every soldier was one of the best at battlefield tactics like riding horses they were so good that they would surprise the opponent by the speed and maneuvering. Subutai, also known as Subedei, was one of the biggest reasons why Genghis Khan did form the Mongol Empire. He was one of Genghis’s “Four Dogs of War” and the Mongol’s chief strategist. Subutai is considered one of the most brilliant military tacticians in history, and easily the most skilled general in an army already full of insanely skilled and fearless leaders. Their armies, their soldiers and, tactics were outstanding with that army they had many advancements to like conquering the land, getting through the Great Wall of China, more.
Genghis Khan was the connector of Mongolia and the steppe.

This unification is the foundation upon which the Mongol Empire would build. There were many small empires across of Mongolia and the steppe. Various empires arose from this area (by then, the most recent ones are Khitan and Jurchen), but none of them truly united Mongolia like Genghis Khan did. Genghis Khan also cared not only for military soldiers, but he decided that instead of having the elderly, women, and young stay at home, they should help set up the yurts (Mongolian Tent), make food, and tend to the injured. This was important because it showed Genghis was evolving into a leader, rather than a savage. Through his efficient ideas, he started planning to rule China as well. After hard work, The Mongols had finally invaded their main target, China. They had invaded the whole of the region west of the Great Wall. Genghis had used his tactics to invade China. It was a sign that Genghis was developing as a Khan and was succeeding. Not a while after they invaded China. The achievements that Mongolia had during Genghis Khan’s rule were of the charts. They had one of the greatest invention that still is effective to this day, The windmill. The windmill was used to grind grain. It was much more efficient and would eventually spread to Europe. This is important because it increased trade and would lead to a new source of power. And is used to this day. One of the most ruthless, yet efficient, parts of Genghis Khan’s

reign was his brutal conquest of the Silk Road, the main trade route between Asia and Europe, and one of the largest (if not the absolute largest) sources of income for the Mongol empire. The silk road was in the Mongol control for a long time: it was entirely under Mongol control for the majority of the 14th and 15th centuries. These were some of Genghis Khan's greatest inventions.