Before my journey to the Mongol empire I have been doing lots of research. I have read of many ferocious battles, and conquers. Those who have faced the Mongols speak of their way of decimating cities that do not immediately surrender. For those who didn't surrender to Genghis Khan, after he conquered their empire he would make them his soldiers. The reason he would decimate entire cities was to scare other settlements so when he arrived there they would not even put up a fight. I have heard that a significant portion of the Asian population joined their empire willingly, as they were terrified of what would happen if they did not. I have heard of the massive army and their great techniques. I am ready to see the 10,000 people army, 1,000 man brigades, 100 man companies, and 10 man squads. I once heard that all 30,000 defenders of the outer city were killed when the Mongols attacked. Based off my research I have done on the Mongol Empire I am Quite scared to go to the Mongol Empire because of what i have heard about how the Mongols are so blood thirsty., At the same time I am a little excited to see what it is like in person.
My journey ended in a Mongol- ruled China, which held many wonders and interesting aspects of their society. After taking over China, the mongols made many improvements to the everyday person. They made the taxation system easier on peasants of the Chinese society to work with by having an organized system so the peasants could predict how much they would have to pay for their taxes, along with making the taxes a more reasonable amount. They also banned the civil service exam that was previously used to determine who could hold office, thereby making it a more merit based system, and making it easier for those that were intelligent but uneducated to receive positions in the government. The government in China under the Mongols was also much more focused on the work of artisans, and put laws in place to ensure that the artisans were treated fairly, thereby ensuring a society in which talent and skill were appreciated. From what I've seen the Mongols have created a strong and elegant society in China.
The empires of Alexander and the empires of Genghis Khan are the same in some ways but at the same time vastly different. For example, Genghis Khan apportioned his empire before his death, whereas Alexander the Great did not determine how his empire was to be divided after his demise. After Alexander’s demise, his empire quickly fell apart, mainly because all of his generals were in a competition to grab power. Since all of Alexander’s heirs were competing for power, the once giant empire quickly crumbled into multiple small pieces. The power they once held waned as the amount of leaders that attempted to replace Alexander increased. While Genghis Khan did make certain guidelines for his empire were in place, there was still fighting between those who took over his empire, but these fights never affected the power the Mongol empire held significantly. attempting to Both empires relied on the army very much. As Alexander had an army leader mindset, Genghis Khan prepared his army for battle at anytime. Genghis conquered most of a Asia, Alexander conquered much of Europe and Asia. One reason The mongol empire flourished more than Alexanders Empire is that Alexander was purely about conquering land whereas Genghis Khan actually cared about what went on within his empire and how it was run.
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