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The Mongols

The Mongols. By: Gregg Martin. The Life of Genghis Khan. The Mongol emperor Khan was orphaned in his childhood and experienced a lot of violence and cruelty Genghis used an army to achieve political control

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The Mongols

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  1. The Mongols By: Gregg Martin

  2. The Life of Genghis Khan • The Mongol emperor • Khan was orphaned in his childhood and experienced a lot of violence and cruelty • Genghis used an army to achieve political control • He started the Mongol invasions and became one of the largest empires stretching from China all the way west but not into Europe

  3. Genghis Khan

  4. Mongol Military Tactics and Strategies • “Quality not Quantity” • There were armies were smaller but their warriors were more superior than others • They used intelligence, physiological warfare, military strategy and logistics • Their characteristics were high caution and intuition, great intelligence and understanding, mobility, alertness, speed, and power

  5. Example of War Tactics • The Mongols used the war tactic known as Retreat. • Retreat implied cowardice and lack of strength. The Mongols wanted their opponent to think this. They wanted the opponent to pursue them which expresses the opposing armies weakness • Strategies like this one were reasons why the Mongols were as successful as they were

  6. Mongol Weaponry • Their primary weapon was the Mongol bow • It was made of layers of boiled horn and sinew • They had a wide variety of arrows based on the target and the distance • They also had secondary weapons such as axes, single edged swords, and crossbows. • The Mongol arrow and bow was just two much for the opponent • Also had catapults that hurled heavy rocks (used for distance)

  7. Mongol Equipment • The Mongols wore silk as clothing to prevent deadly harm by arrows • They had a protective shield of leather armor • Wore helmets , heavy leather boots • Also carried around a sharpening stone to keep their weapons in top shape

  8. The Horse in Mongol war, hunt, and peace • Large reserve of horses which were used to cover distances at speeds which were unbelievable to the enemy • Made hunting a lot more easier • Roads were constructed for commerce and the horse was the instrument of transmission

  9. Mongol Survival • Horses did not only help the Mongols in war, hunting, and traveling but in survival too • The Mongols milked and slaughtered horses for food • Provided a steady diet of milk and yoghurt, blood to drink and they used the raw meat

  10. The Decline of the Mongols • The Mongol Empire was separated into four parts: the Yuan Dynasty, the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate and the Chaghatai • As the power of the Mongols declined, chaos started everywhere • The parts of the empire faced almost no outside threat but internally they were breaking down • The fragmentation of the empire occurred from 1260-1264 and the Yuan dynasty officially declined in 1368 which was the last part of the empire to decline , officially ending it

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