Genghis Khan “The Universal Leader”

Genghis Khan

Took the name Genghis Khan after he became the Emperor of the Mongolian Empire

• 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

• Genghis Khan
• 1167-1227 A.D.

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

The Mongolian Army

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

The Mongol Awesomeness

• 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)

The Mongol Awesomeness

• 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

The Mongol Awesomeness

• 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

The Mongol Awesomeness

• 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 didn’t expect people to convert)

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 years…Ming in China, Assimilated in Persia
• No architecture or building
• Responsible for the spread of the Black Death

Failed to unify one centralized Government

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