In 1162, a baby boy was born, squeezing a blood clot from his mother’s womb, which was a telltale sign the child would grow into a mighty and great leader in Mongol tradition. Genghis Khan, birth name Temujin, was a fierce ruler in the 11th-12th century of Mongolia. He conquered a great amount of land throughout Asia and parts of Europe, more land than the current size of the US. He is remembered as the greatest leader of one of the most powerful empires in history. Some individuals believe that Genghis Khan was nothing but a bloodthirsty and brutal leader during his rule from 1206-1227. However, Genghis Khan did prove himself to be a good leader as he created the Yams system, promoted trade among Eurasia, and conquered vast amounts of land throughout Asia. One way Genghis Khan showed himself to be a good leader was by creating the Yams system. According to Marco Polo, the Yams were a part of the postal system, they were stations that held 3-400 horses ready for messengers. They were like …show more content…
He created the Yams system, promoted trade among Eurasia, and conquered vast amounts of land throughout Asia. Establishing the Yams improved communication greatly. Creating improved and accurate productivity, while strengthening the empire together. Khan also improved trade among Eurasia through the restoration of the Silk Road. It expanded the Mongol’s wealth and power due to taxation. The conquering of large amounts of land throughout Asia and parts of Europe grew the Mongol Empire as they were seen as fearsome, making them stronger in land & population. His amazing leadership abilities and intelligence helped his empire tremendously; the Yams helped with communicating, reinvigorating the Silk Road improved trade, and conquests over Asia and Europe grew power & strength. With several good demonstrations, Genghis Khan has established how good of a leader he truly
Between the early 1200's and the mid 1300's the Mongol Empire, led by Genghis Khan, took control of around 9,300,000 square miles of Eurasia. Genghis Khan first started conquering neighboring clans before setting his sight on the rest of the world. When they would conquer a city, the Mongols would give the city a chance to surrender and if they declined and the Mongols succeeded in conquering them, then all of the citizens would be slaughtered. Under Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire grew to encompass Central Asia, parts of the Middle East, and east to the borders of the Korean Peninsula. In 1227, Genghis Khan died, which led to the empire being divided into four khanates that would be ruled by his sons and grandsons. Genghis Khan's descendants
To start, the mongols were able to used brutal and strategic military tactics that helped them conquer more than 4,800,000 miles of land. The Mongols leader “Genghis Khan” was a very smart and strategic leader. He organized his army into groups of ten, hundred, and one thousand. If such groups runs away or flees, the entire group was put to death. Genghis Khans army was able to succeed in conquering land due to horses. His army
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The Mongols were a group of barbarians led by Genghis Khan. They were ruthless and destroyed everything in their path, but they also led to many positive things in the world. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing laws, uniting China, and spreading messages and inventions. Many people liked the Mongols despite their destructive ways.
Unlike Attila, Genghiz Khan also known as Temujin and founder of the Mongol Empire in 1206, fought his way to the top after being exiled from his people at an early age. He was known to be just because he ensure that the spoils were distributed evenly among his warriors and he refrained his warriors from harming the innocents without his permission. Due to his fairness, he lost some friends that fought along with him to retrieve his wife, which the Merkits kidnapped. He was very diplomatic and laid down a solid rule for his army to abide by. He also came up with a good defense mechanism of dividing his army into “arbans (10 people), zuun...
According to one of the prosecuting attorneys, Genghis Khan killed an approximate “40 million people, about 10% of the world 's population at the time” during his reign over the Mongol Empire. As staggering as those numbers appear, there is substantial justification that is submitted by Genghis Khan himself, as well as the many other witnesses that defend and corroborate his account. Additionally, the amount of evidence presented by the defense is unparalleled to that of the prosecuting attorneys. The most convincing, compelling, and informative testimonies were delivered by Genghis Khan, the Mongol Government Official, the Merchant, and the Prince of Moscow. In contrast, there were a few notable testimonies from the witnesses that opposed Genghis Khan; those of Pope Innocent IV and Caliph of Baghdad. The others merely introduced minor arguments, repeated information, or unsubstantiated, inaccurate information that
Many people have heard of Genghis Khan, most people know he was a great conqueror, but very little people know of his non-military achievements. With just enough warriors to fill a modern football stadium, Genghis Khan conquered lands from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. Khan connected Europe and Asia in trade and diplomatic relations when before his time, they had never even heard of each other. Khan improved the political structure, studied science and philosophy, invented investing back into the economy, and improved the education of the common man. Khan was a great warrior, but that was the least of his accomplishments. Khan improved the welfare and quality of life for most people in the known world with his improvements in administrative.
Imagine the skulls of your people littered on the ground of your town. There is only one man who could be this ruthless and that was Genghis Khan. The Mongolian of the Asian Steppe had a negative impact on the world during their rule of their Asian continent from 1260 and 1368 by influencing death, cruelty, and torture. I will show you the ways of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan used psychological warfare and brought death to those villages and armies that opposed him. He was a cruel person to those who opposed him gave no mercy to those. Genghis used painful ways of torture and didn’t care about the outcome.
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.
Genghis Khan, born Temujin in 1162 AD was known as the Great Unifier for the Mongols. The Mongols were nomadic people that originated from what is today known as Mongolia. Khan, whose name means ‘Universal Leader’ is known as the founder of the Mongol’s empire before his death in 1227 AD. He started by conquering most of Asia such and pretty much all of China. During this expansion, while the Mongols conquered these places, they did not yet occupy any of them. It was more like unifying the world, or as much of it as possible, under one banner. However, the Mongol expansion, like everything in this life, had consequences. One of its most dire one was the reopening of the Afro-Eurasian trade routes and starting trading again. That is a dire consequence
In conclusion, the Mongol conquest across Eurasia brought together many formally nomadic tribes and increased communication between the east to west. The Mongol empire was the most expansive conterminous land empire in world history; by creating a cultural melting pot, they helped blend cultural and political ideals that would help shape the civilizations in upcoming centuries.
They also created great empires, strengthening the cities that they ruled. They gained this ruler ship through submission. When the Mongols came across a city in their path, they gave them a chance to surrender. If that city showed hostility or resisted, they were pillaged and then destroyed. If they submitted however, the Mongols become their rulers. This wasn’t all disadvantageous though. Under Mongol rule, these cities found security from outside barbarians, making trade relatively secure which caused it to thrive. Not only did these men create a grand empire in this way, but they also helped entwine the different cultures of Asia together. Once cultures were incorporated into the Mongolian empire, they could open trade safer than before. With the Mongols incorporating so many empires into their empire, cultures mixed greatly. This was amazingly impactful towards cultural advancements. With the combining of ideas, all the values and beliefs mixed, creating a much more “rounded” community. Had it not been for the Mongols, this may never have happened and this is one of the many reasons that the Mongols were an integral part of cultural development and their importance truly shines
Genghis Khan was born clutching a blood clot in his fist, foretelling of the bloodshed and violence he would unleash on the world while ultimately achieving the goal of creating the largest contiguous empire in history. His personal struggle is well outside the scope of this discussion. I will, however, cover how Genghis exemplified the qualities of a visionary leader by his use of technology, long range planning, and inspirational motivation. Contrary to historians in the Middle East, I also present that Genghis Khan was an ethical leader as shown by his authentic leadership style that embodied idealized influence and based his leadership decisions squarely on merit. Finally, I intend to convey how Genghis’ leadership example resonates with me and relates to my personal and professional decisions in life. To begin, we will explore how Genghis was a visionary leader.
In the West, Genghis Khan and the Mongol tribe are often presented as brutal savages who wiped out entire cultures, destroyed cities and killed many people. While these accounts are true, there was certainly more to the Mongol empire than sheer brutality. Many of the practices that Genghis Khan put into place were responsible for the successes of the Mongol Nation. With an ability to adapt and innovate, Genghis Khan became known as the world’s greatest conqueror and is still revered in many countries today.
Khan 1162… Birth of the universal ruler… 1206… Genghis Khan becomes leader of the Mongol army 1234… Complete dominion of China and most of Asia 1368… The fall of the greatest empire…in the history of mankind… Follow the life story of Genghis Khan, as we explore the Mongol Empire in an all new depth and perspective.