The fierce horsemen and horseback archers were unstoppable. The Mongols divided their troops into groups of 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000. Each soldier had 3 horses, one to ride, and two to acquire meat, milk and use as backup. The Mongols organized their military system very well. The devastatingly effective Mongol army structure was based on fast, light, and highly coordinated cavalry. It was a simple logic-those who opposed the Mongols faced inhumane deaths and those who obeyed the Mongols lived peacefully within the borders of the empire, usually kept being governed by their own statesmen. This perspective was a motivation for the Mongols and they conquered vast lands in unimaginable quickness.ĭefying Mongols meant defying the will of the great Tengri. The Mongols believed that the Great Sky God Tengri, gave them the divine right to conquer the world. Blue Lake, Mongolia / 2-The World Belonged to the Mongols already and they just had to conquer it The Divine Right to Conquer The World In 1206, at Blue Lake in Mongolia, Temujin got the title of Genghis Khan and the great Mongol Era started. Whereas, Temujin valued talent regardless of background. Jamukha was an elitist, he believed that only Mongols of royal blood should rule. Temujin fought his childhood friend, Jamukha, for the leadership of the Mongol tribes and won. He believed in the power of forging strong alliances with the Turkic-speaking and Mongol tribes of Central Asia. He rose as a strong figure among the tribes who lived in the vast steppe lands of Central Asia. Temujin was a decisive and strong character. Genghis Khan / From Temujin To Genghis Khan

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