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  • Essay / The Mongols: How Barbarian Were the “Barbarians”?

    Genghis Kahn conquered a total of 4,860,000 square miles. This is more than twice the amount retained by Alexander the Great, the second most successful conqueror. The area of ​​land conquered by Genghis Kahn is more than a million square kilometers larger than the entire area of ​​the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. (doc A) The pain inflicted by Khan and his army during their conquests was unfathomable, insane and “barbaric”. His victories are the result of inhumane actions and methods. (doc D and doc F) The code of law he enforced was ruthless and inflexible. (doc K and doc N) Very few of his effective methods were harmless. (doc L) Huge deaths of residents took place. (doc E and doc I) The only recognized religions were monotheistic. (doc H, doc G and doc M) The Mongol Empire was infinitely more barbaric than any other known empire before the 13th century. The people overthrown by the Mongol Empire were the only ones to suffer from the murderous methods of Genghis Khan. Khan's army was also traumatized by maniacal methods: "Genghis Khan ordered that the army be organized in such a way that more than ten men should assault a single man and he is what we call a captain of ten. [...] When in combat, if one or two or even several out of a group of ten flee, all are put to death; and if a whole group of ten flees, the rest of the group of a hundred will all be put to death, if they do not also flee. [...] Likewise, if one or two or more advance boldly into battle, then the other ten are put to death if they do not follow, and if one or more of the ten are captured, their companions are put to death . to death if they don't save them. (doc B) Each group of ten had to perform at a homog...... middle of paper ......in retrospect. The menacing creature that is Genghis Kahn went overboard to gain as much power as he did. His strategies did not allow for failure. Unfortunately, his success was sociopathic. Every victory for Khan was a loss for everyone else. (doc D and doc F) The codes of law composed by Kahn were ridiculously unjust and triggered insolence in all men. (doc K and doc N) The yam system was the only completely harmless innovation/method created by Kahn. (doc L) Meanwhile, millions of people were still being systematically murdered by Genghis and his formidable army. (doc E and doc I) All religions, except monotheistic, have been practically snubbed. (doc H, doc G and doc M). The Mongols will always remain the "barbarians", for if a society were to emerge that, through supernatural force, surpassed the audacity of the Mongol Empire, it would be the end of the world as we know it...