Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan
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Genghis Khan 1167-1227 A.D.

• Took the name Genghis Khan after he became the
  Emperor of the Mongolian Empire
• Empire sprawled from Beijing (China)
• to the Caspian sea.

Genghis Khan
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United Mongolians with a Civil War

• Promoted conquered people based on merit
• (took clan loyalty out of army)
• Brought conquered people into his own tribe
• Peasants loved him
• Voted The Great Khan

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The Mongolian Army

• Each commander was personally loyal to Genghis
• Broke down rival commanders
• Genghis made an elite guard for himself
• Mostly Commanders sons

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The MongolAwesomeness

• Conquered more in 25 years than romans did in 400
• 11,000,000 square mile
• Grandsons
• Hulagu Khan conquered Baghdad and Abbasid Empire
• Kublai Khan first to conquer Songhai (China)

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The MongolAwesomeness

• Conquered more in 25 years than romans did in 400
• 11,000,000 square mile
• Grandsons
• Hulagu Khan conquered Baghdad and Abbasid Empire
• Kublai Khan first to conquer Songhai (China)
• Reinvigorate Transcontinental Trade
• rebuilt the Silk road Trade
• protected the traders as they traveled.
• 2. Communications through Pony Express

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The MongolAwesomeness

• Conquered more in 25 years than romans did in 400
• 11,000,000 square mile
• Grandsons
• Hulagu Khan conquered Baghdad and Abbasid Empire
• Kublai Khan first to conquer Songhai (China)
• Reinvigorate Transcontinental Trade rebuilt the
  Silk road Trade and protected the traders as they
  traveled.
• Communications through Pony Express
• Codified everything
• Forbade selling of women
• Theft
• Fighting between Mongols
• Exempted the poor from taxation

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The MongolAwesomeness

• Conquered more in 25 years than romans did in 400
• 11,000,000 square mile
• Grandsons
• Hulagu Khan conquered Baghdad and Abbasid Empire
• Kublai Khan first to conquer Songhai (China)
• Reinvigorate Transcontinental Trade rebuilt the
  Silk road Trade and protected the traders as they
  traveled.
• Communications through Pony Express
• Codified everything
• Unprecedented tolerant to different religions
• (Their religion tied to the land from where
  they came so didnt expect people to convert)

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The Mongol un- Awesomeness

• Greatest happiness it to vanquish your enemies,
  rob them, and
• take their wives and daughters
• Killed in the Millions during their conquests
• Only lasted 80 yearsMing in China, Assimilated
  in Persia
• No architecture or building
• Responsible for the spread of the Black Death

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• Failed to unify one centralized Government
• (remember Alexander)
• Broke into Yuan Dynasty (China)
• Golden Horde (Russia)
• Chagatai Khanate (Central Russia)