Genghis (Chinggis) Khan (Universal Ruler) / Temujin

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Genghis (Chinggis) Khan (Universal Ruler) /
Temujin

• Rise to power illustrates the fluidity of nomadic
  society
• Unifies all the tribes, but ? he needed enemies,
  pillage to keep unity

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Elements of military success

• Mobilization of complete male population high
  status of women in tribal societies made this
  possible
• Bow of Mongols was particularly good accurate
  at very high range

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Elements of military success

• Horse culture Each Mongol in battle would have 5
  horses at the start of a campaign.
• Shock and awe ruthless or merciful
• Flexible in learning new tactics learned seige
  warfare, used gunpowder, built a navy
• Raids and pillages first across Central Asia,
  city-states, regional kingdoms outnumbered but
  not by that much

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Conquests of Genghis Khan Central Asia, not the
high population areas
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Elements of Mongol military success

• A vacuum into which the Mongols moved over the
  course of three generations 80 years
• All their opponents were in state of decline
• Central Asia Shahs ruling independent
  city-states were easist pickings
• China 2 different empires conquered the
  easiest one first armed by Song to fight
  Jurchens several decades before an attempt to
  conquer the Song
• Russia many principalities
• Abbasid Empire in decline

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The Mongol Khanates
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The Four Khanates

• China Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
• Golden Horde Russia (1240-1450)
• No direct control no assimilation or change in
  Russian culture
• Extraction of tribute from Russian princes
• Turns Russia away from west, Catholism,
  development
• Il-khanate Persia (1258 1350)
• End of Abbasid Empire
• Destruction of much of economy
• Direct rule
• Adopt Muslim religion, assimilate to Persian
  traditions
• Chagatai Central Asia