Mongol Empire
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History, 17th Century European History, African History, Asian History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: China, Russia, Iraq, Persia, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia (Outer), Mongolia (Inner)
- Date: c. 1200-1759
Article abstract: Military significance: Under the strategic leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire became a great military state.
In the early thirteenth century, the Mongols were pastoral nomads living in eastern Mongolia. Their way of life made them skilled horsemen and archers, talents that made them a potentially formidable fighting power; however, their small tribes lacked strength. Genghis Khan bound the nomadic Mongol tribes together by promulgating a societal code, the Yassa, which required loyalty, religious belief, strict obedience, and respect...
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