Medievalists.net » Genghis Khan http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Heirs of Genghis Khan http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/heirs-of-genghis-khan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/heirs-of-genghis-khan/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:18:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62798 It all begin in the year 1190 when Genghis Khan managed to bring together the different nomadic tribes of Mongolia in a single, powerful army of 200,000 men.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/11/one-of-the-worst-movies-ever-made-the-conqueror-1956/feed/ 0 How warm weather led to the rise of Genghis Khan http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/11/warm-weather-led-rise-genghis-khan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/11/warm-weather-led-rise-genghis-khan/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48220 In the thirteenth-century a Mongol warrior named Genghis Khan took control of the nomadic tribes on the Great Stepee and launched a series of invasions that would see a vast empire being established from China to Eastern Europe. Now a team of researchers have shown that their success can be partly attributed to climate change.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/03/medieval-celebrities-books/feed/ 0 Kings, Conquerors, and Gods: The Autobiographies of Timur, Isma’il, and Babur http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/31/kings-conquerors-and-gods-the-autobiographies-of-timur-ismail-and-babur/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/31/kings-conquerors-and-gods-the-autobiographies-of-timur-ismail-and-babur/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:55:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42504 In 1360, a hundred years after the finalization of Mongol conquest, the most famous of these post-Genghisid rulers emerged in Kesh, not far from Samarqand. Timur Barlas, anglicized as Tamerlane, pursued a life-long career of warfare, first establishing himself in the ranks of the regional amir Kurgen and eventually awing the entire region from the Punjab to Cairo and Constantinople through his conquests. Like his predecessor Genghis, Timur has since been a hotly debated figure.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/31/kings-conquerors-and-gods-the-autobiographies-of-timur-ismail-and-babur/feed/ 0 A Study on the Effects of Ghazan Khan’s Reformative Measures for the Settlement of the Nomadic Mongols (1295-1304) http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/23/a-study-on-the-effects-of-ghazan-khans-reformative-measures-for-the-settlement-of-the-nomadic-mongols-1295-1304/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/23/a-study-on-the-effects-of-ghazan-khans-reformative-measures-for-the-settlement-of-the-nomadic-mongols-1295-1304/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:23:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42308 The Ilkhanid’s sovereignty in Iran was part of the great empire under the command of Genghis Khan and his successors. It extended broadly from Korea to Eastern Europe and China to Iran and Syria. Such conquest originated from Mongolia (Middle Asia), which was the original land of these homeless nomadic people. They lived by shepherding, hunting and sometimes looting nearby tribes or civilized centers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/23/a-study-on-the-effects-of-ghazan-khans-reformative-measures-for-the-settlement-of-the-nomadic-mongols-1295-1304/feed/ 0 The Mongol Intelligence Apparatus: The Triumphs of Genghis Khan’s Spy Network http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/27/the-mongol-intelligence-apparatus-the-triumphs-of-genghis-khans-spy-network/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/27/the-mongol-intelligence-apparatus-the-triumphs-of-genghis-khans-spy-network/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 02:28:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41373 Genghis Khan was a great military strategist, but his unparalleled ability to run intelligence operations was the key to his victories.

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