Genghis Khan

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livestock and digging up roots for food. Temujin, however, managed to somehow preserve a considerable fund of prestige among certain members of the tribe that had rejected him. Soon, Temujin began to attract followers, form important alliances with other tribes, and was able to build his own army. He employed rigorous training and strict discipline to create a supreme fighting force. He also made sure that they were well equipped and that they did not hesitate to adopt new tactics and weapons. He appointed the officers in his army based on their achievements rather than their family connections. Through this, he gained officers who would remain loyal to him alone.
Temujin used his army to extend his power over neighboring tribes and any enemy tribes were exterminated. By the year 1206 Temujin’s power had become so great that he was considered to be the outright ruler of Mongolia. Before this, Mongolia had consisted of many battling tribes, but through the use of his power ...

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of China. He then fell upon the Chin Empire of North China. In 1214 he allowed himself to be bought with a huge amount of booty, but in 1215 his operations in North China resumed and Peking was taken. Genghis put the subjugation of North China in the hands of one of his generals. He himself was compelled to turn his efforts away from China and carry out the conquest of Khwarezm. The governor of the city of Otrar had provoked this war when he massacred a group of Muslim merchants who were under the protection of the Mongols. War with Khwarezm would have come sooner or later anyway, but through this act it became necessary. It was in this war that the Mongols earned their reputation ...

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