Genghis Khan& the Mongol empire

Presenting for SuccessBy :Samin VossoughiRad

Uniting the Mongol confederations

Naimans, Merkits, Tatars, Khamag Mongols, Keraites 

ReligionGenghis Khan was a tengrist, but was religiously tolerant and interested in learning philosophical and moral lessons from other religions

Become known as the “Golden Horde” because of the color of their tents

In 1279, Genghis Kahn’s grandson Kublai Khan conquered China, Tibet, & Vietnam

Founds the Yuan Dynasty in China

Politics and economics

Forcibly relocated many artisans and merchants to central Asia

Created a written Mongol language

Practiced religious toleration- spread Buddhism, Islam & Daoism

The Mongol Mail system (later copied in US as Pony Express) unified Asia

Military

• Genghis Khan put absolute trust in his generals• Regarded them as close advisors• He allowed them to make decisions on their

own 

Death and burial

In August 1227, during the fall of  Yinchuan, the capital of Western Xia, Genghis Khan died.

Years before his death, Genghis Khan asked to be buried without markings, according to the customs of his tribe.

After he died, his body was returned to Mongolia and presumably to his birthplace

Perceptions

Positive

• Political environment

• Tolerant of religions • After Mongol conquest, 100 years of peace

• Mongols policed the roads and made travel safe & Silk Road trade increased

• Harsh punishments for criminals helped to deter crime

• Unified parts of China, India, Central Asia, Muslim Middle East, & Russia- transmitting all acquired cultures and technologies

Negative

Universally condemned as a destructive and genocidal warlord

In much of Russia, Middle East, Korea, China, Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, Genghis Khan and his regime are credited with considerable damage, destruction and loss of population

Used bows, arrows, and swords but also canons – a new technology

Skilled attacking on horseback

Often faked a retreat to lure enemies into a trap

War strategy and tactics

Empire divided into khanates

New leaders not as strong as Genghis or Kublai Khan

Resentment against Mongol rule grows in Russia and China

Empire becomes too big and diverse to manage

What happened then?

Bibliography•  The Secret History of the Mongols• 'The End of Genghis', a poem by F. L. Lucas, in which the dying Khan, attended by his Khitan counsellor Yelü Chucai, looks back on his life.

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