How Did The Mongol Empire Change The World

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The Empire That Changed It All
The way to world is shaped nowadays has to do with past empires. Many empires still even to this day are striving to stay on the globe. There was one great empire back then that topped the total size of most countries today. This empire is known as the Mongol Empire. Created and ruled by Genghis Khan, a boy with a pretty troubled past and a great future. The Mongol empire conquered many places, incorporated many skillful tactics in war, had many great rulers, but sadly fell over time due to many reasons, they however did also have a great impact to the world today.
Many years ago a boy was born, a boy that caused the creation of the biggest empire known to man. This boy went by many names, however most know him …show more content…

According to History.com page Genghis Khan “at this time he also ruled over some 1 million people” (par. 5). 1 million people was a lot back then, at least enough to start conquering other empires. Soon after this stated by history.com “Genghis made his first campaign against the Xi Xia kingdom of northwestern China. After a series of raids, the Mongols launched a major initiative in 1209 that brought them to the doorstep of Yinchuan, the Xi Xia capital” (par. 6). They had won their first war, and taken over the Xi Xia empire. This meant the start of a big expansion for the empire with many other wars to follow. Their military tactics also amazed people to this day, because they were highly …show more content…

Without his contribution to history the world itself would look much more different than it does today. However, this did not mean the end of the Mongol Empire yet. Afe.easia.columbia.edu page Chinggis’ Successor and Further Expansion of the Empire states “Chinggis had four sons, and before his death he had tapped the third, Ögödei, to be his successor. Ögödei oversaw the greatest expansion of the Mongol Empire. During his 12-year reign (1229-1241), the Mongols dramatically increased the territories under their control” (par. 2-3). Allempires.com claims “Ögödei’s death was the main reason why the Mongols stopped pushing toward Europe” (par. 26). Ögödei was undoubtedly one of best rulers of the Empire. However, again Ögödei had past and needed to tag another Khan, which would be his son Güyük

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