The Mongol Horde with their mighty Genghis Khan leading them they nearly ruled the earth! The incredible war machine that Genghis.
Khan built is difficult to imagine even by modern standards. Cities in his path were destroyed , rivers diverted, deserts crowded with the fleeing and dying. of people.
Why was Genghis Khan was able to conquer a wide area, because of his army's equipment advantages and training. He also had two outstanding generals, Jebei Noyan (Prince Arrow) an Subotai "the Valiant", that turned the wars in his favor. He organized the Mongols into units of 10,000 men each basic unit used high wooden saddles and stirrups, which allowed them to shoot in any direction. They also had composite bow which could weigh 70 160 lbs with thumb rings, which could kill at 300 yards with max range of 600 yards. The addition of the thumb ring allowed a sharper release of the bow, which increased the range and velocity of their arrows, although it required greater experience and practice. Archers carried 2 4 bows, with 60 400 arrows of many types (ong and short distance, limb cutters etc depending on length of campaign. Army replacements were often just told to find the army and report for duty, even with the army over 2000 miles away. Troops often traveled over 60 miles a day.
After Genghis khan invaded most of china He needed to stop the threat from Russia,Russia was gettin strong and fast there army was well trained and well equipped as the Mongols weregettin there army readyso was Kiev Rus leader of the Russian army. In 1223 an army from kievan and together with a force of turks and plvstians faced a mongol raiding party at the Kalka River but the kievan army was badly defeated . Then a Much larger Mongolian force overan much of RussiaIn the meet a much larger kiev Rus army and it was a bloody battle but in the end the mongols were victorius an they moved on to poland and hungary.
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan originally known as Temujin was born in the north eastern area of today's Mongolia, around 1167 A.D. ... His name which means "Universal Monarch," was now Genghis Khan. ... Genghis Khan was a good leader. ... Genghis Khan also had a strong sense of loyalty. ... Genghis Khan had a very successful life until his death on August 25, 1227. ...
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan, known as "conqueror of the world", had an empire that stretched four thousand miles from the Pacific Ocean north of Korea to the Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea. ... He was given the title of Genghis Khan meaning "emperor of all emperors" or "oceanic ruler". Genghis Khan's campaigns and those of his descendants led to the creation of an immense empire that stretched from Hungary to Korea. ... Genghis Khan unified the Asian steppe lands. ... (Wolf) No one before 1500 C.E. affected the lives of so many people, over such a wide area, in such a short per...
The Mongol society under Genghis Khan and Khubilai Khan didn't combat any drastic changes that would entirely detach one of them, they where almost mirror images of each other. ... However, the same transformations would have occurred, with time, had Genghis been the khan. Genghis united the tribes and underwent a campaign to expand their empire. ... Not until the Empire stopped their explosive expansion d society began to deteriorate, and then major innovations would become apparent Genghis Khan unified all the Mongol tribes into a single confederation, and he was recognized as the Khan...
" The Mongolian Empire" The Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan (1162-1227), also known as Jenghiz Khan was said to have conquered over two-thirds of the known world in his lifetime. ... Most of the followers of Genghis Khans father felt he was to young of a boy to protect them, so the tribe went and sought a more powerful lord leaving Genghis Khan and his family to fend for themselves. ... Starting from nowhere Genghis Khan he had to improve his station in life, he sought the help of a friend of his fathers Togrul- Khan of the Keraits. Genghis Khan used a coat of blac...
History has portrayed Genghis Khan as a barbaric warrior who mercilessly destroyed many nations. ... May also exposed the fact that Weatherford refers to Genghis Khan in the book, not Chinggis Khan which is the correct spelling. ... Later on during his invasion into China, Genghis Khan found the paitza. ... Genghis Khan also made sure that well trained horses were used for mail delivery and battle. ... Genghis Khan realized that to successfully run a large empire, specialization was needed. ...
" The Mongolian Empire" The Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan (1162-1227), also known as Jenghiz Khan was said to have conquered over two-thirds of the known world in his lifetime. ... Most of the followers of Genghis Khans father felt he was to young of a boy to protect them, so the tribe went and sought a more powerful lord leaving Genghis Khan and his family to fend for themselves. ... Starting from nowhere Genghis Khan he had to improve his station in life, he sought the help of a friend of his fathers Togrul- Khan of the Keraits. Genghis Khan u...
In 1206, he accepted the title of Genghis Khan. ... First of all, the army system that Genghis Khan established as the Mongols were united proved that the Mongols weren't barbarians. ... The brilliant organizer, Genghis Kahn commanded that the army should be organized in a way that ten soldiers were put into a group and each group had one captain. ... Thus, as Genghis Khan had made the rules, the Mongols must follow the rules, barbarians didn't have rules, so as a result this proved that the Mongols weren't barbarians. ... They divided the empire into four khanates, and each of...
