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The Great Mongolian Empire By: Nicholous Rucker
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The Great

Mongolian

EmpireBy: Nicholous Rucker

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There once was a great society of people

named the Mongols. Their land spanned all the

way from China to the Caspian Sea. They were

able to conquer millions of miles of territory. This

is the story of how that happened.

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The Mongolian People lived in the Foot Hills of

Northern Asia. They were a Pastoral Society

who herded for a living. During this time they

mastered the art of Archery and horse riding.

This would come on handy later.

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Around 1162 a special boy was

born in Northern Mongolia. His

name was Temujin. At the age of

ten he lost his father and was

abandoned by his tribe. This

taught Temujin toughness from a

young age and shaped him as

an adult. Temujin would grow up

to be the ruler of the largest

Empire in History.

Fun fact: Temujin means Iron Worker

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Legend says, When Temujin was a

little older he married a woman

named Borte. However, she was

kidnapped and Temujin had to

rescue her. On His travels he met

and aligned with different tribes

earning a reputation as a leader

and warrior. He used this

reputation to become the leader of

his tribe and went to war with

opposing tribes. Fun fact: This style of dress

became popular among “Affluent”

Mongolian women at the time.

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Shortly after rescuing his wife Tenujin

used his new influence to go to war

with neighboring tribes. Temujin won

the Civil War and was able to unite all

of Mongolia under his rule. Temujin

won because he was a military

expert. He promoted people in his

army based on Merit and work as

opposed to family ties. This meant he

had the best people working in his

military unlike the other sides.

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Once Temugin united all

of Mongolian he was

proclaimed Ghengis

Khan. This meant

“Universal Ruler of the

land between the sea”.

He would go on to take

this name literally.

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Ghenis khan’s greatest ambition

was to conquer. He first proved

this, outside of Mongolia, in the Xi

Xia Kingdom of North West China.

The Mongols laid siege to the

capital Yinchuan in 1209 by using

smart tactics and their superior

archery skills. After Conquering the

city the leader was left to pay hefty

tribute.

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Next Gehingis Khan and the

Mongols moved to the Jin Empire.

The Mongols showed their ability

to adapt by changing their style of

warfare to accommodate the

fortresses of the empire. They

used weapons such as batter

rams, catapults, and rockets in

order to conquer the new enemies.

This adaptation was common for

the Mongolian Empire and helped

them in conquest.

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For the next years the Mongols used

their nomadic background to their

advantage. They traveled vast

expanses of land, conquering as they

went. Cities that were resistant were

often toppled once conquered.

however peaceful surrender was

rewarded with leniency. After

conquering Northern China the

Mongols moved west to Kara Khitai

and it too fell.

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In 1225, Genghis Khan returned

back to Mongolia after conquering

Kara Khitai. however this did not

last long. Shortly after his return

he went back to Xi Xia in order to

deal with disobedience from the

area. While there he suffered an

injury from an horse incident and

could not recover. He died in

1227. Fun fact: Genghis Khan forbade

any painting of himself. The

paintings seen of him today

came after he died.

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Epilouge

Genghis’ was succeeded by many capable descendants

who continued his legacy of leading and expanding. His

Grandson Conquered the great Abbasid Empire

spreading the Mongol reign to the far west. Another

Grandson Kubali Khan became the the most important

Mongol ruler of China by defeating the Song dynasty and

creating the famous Yaun dynasty. At the empires peak it

spread from the sea of Japan all the way to eastern

Europe. It was so vast that it had to be broken up into

Khanites. These were the Yuan dynasty, IL khanate,

Chagatai khanate, and the Golden Horde.

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