How Did Genghis Khan Impact The Modern World

If I told you about a man whose dream was to rule the world, you would be under the impression that this man is delusional and maybe a bit crazy. But what if I told you that this man was close to achieving his goal and revolutionized the world while doing it, you would likely consider him a great leader and one of history's major figures, good or bad. Genghis Khan had a dream to one day control the world, and to take out anyone who got in his way. If Khan was a westerner he would no doubt be highly revered, but every history class would be forced to teach about him, because of his captivating brilliance. One of the best, but also ruthless, leaders of all time, Genghis Khan has impacted the modern world in multiple ways and many modern leaders

Born in the Mongolian Montains in 1162, Khan had a difficult life from the beggining. After his father was poisined by a neibhoring people that did not take kindly to the Mongols, Genghis returned to his village to take his father’s position of chief of the tribe. Instead of give him his rightful position, the people of the tribe refused to be ruled by a young boy, so him and his family were abondoned by the tribe. After living in poverty for a few years, Khan decided it was time he ascend to power.. After allying himself with many tribes, and after the leaders of these tribes were killed, he united this tribes into one single coalition where he was the sole ruler. These collection of tribes have come to be known as the

Early on in the establishment of the Silk Road, Khan wanted to cement its status as a legitimate trading route by establishing trade ties with a Muslim dynasty that controlled a portion of it. Initially Khan sent a caravan to speak with the Shah or the Emporer of the Khwarezmian Empire. Instead the caravan was greeted by Inalchuq, the governer of a city in the Empire. The governer attacked the caravan and looted the caravan for their goods, due to a paranoia that the caravan contained spies. Instead of instantly turning hostile, Khan attempted again to contact the Shah by sending three amabassadors, two Mongols and one Muslim.Sending the Muslim was an example of the religious tolerance that Khan had within his empire. Instead of speaking with the ambassadors, the Shah beheaded the Muslim and sent his head back with the two mongols. Khan took insult to this and was angered by this gesture. In retaliation, Khan organized his largest invasion, containing over 100,000 soldiers. Through brilliant tactics and even better military strength, Khan easily took over all the cities on the way to the capitol of the Khwarezmian Empire. When reaching the town that Inalchuq governed,Khan’s military massacered the whole town and imprisioned any survivors. After this he executed Inalchuq by pouring molten silver into his ears and eyes.