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The Mongolian empire was able to achieve its vastness on the shoulders of great leadership, with superior military tactics and exploitation of conquered lands. ...
At first a sky-worshipping tribal or nomadic people with no sophisticated written language, the Mongols came together under one leader, Genghis Khan, born in 1167. ... Unlike any other war at the time, the Mongols had no religious purpose but were only fighting for the money and power that could be gained through conquest. ... The fluid control of the Mongolian army stemmed from its overall organization into Myriads of 10,000 men, further broken up into decimal groups down to 10 men. ... At Nishapur, in 1220, the Mongolian Army laid siege to the city for three months before breaking in. ... All men, women, children, and animals were killed, the city was completely disassembled and a grain field was planted in its place to make the statement that any city that tried to resist the Mongolian army would be totally destroyed (Witzel). ... Whoever in the city was able to produce the most gold for Genghis and his commanders would then be appointed the absolute ruler of the city and a personal subject to the Khan. This method assured that the Khan would get all the wealth of the city, but avoid the timely cost of total war (Witzel).
The conquest march may have continued straight through Europe if the Great Khan, Genghis had not died just as his army was verging on the European border in the year 1227 (Craig, 244). ...
During his reign, Genghis Khan and the Mongol army managed to march through and conquer most of the Asian continent from Poland/Hungary to the Far East, including the Islamic world, China, and Russia. ... He took over much of the Islamic world before his death, and afterwards Hulagu Khan continued the exploits (Craig 5th ed.
Approximate Word count = 1444
Approximate Pages = 5.8
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