Compare And Contrast Islamic States And Mongol Khanates

The Mali and Mongol empires share key characteristic which transformed their societies into powerful empires through strong leaders who were successful in providing a flow of money throughout the empires, while differences arose due to the location and religions of the empires, the construction of distinct societies distinguishes the Mali and Mongol empires from one another.

The major legacies of the Mongol rule in the Islamic world are that they supported trade, built roads, increased religious tolerance, further advanced in medicine and astronomy and built paper money. They reopened four major trade routes which were closed – Silk Road, sea route from China to Persian Gulf, Siberian Route and an alternate route from lower Volga. The four major legacies of Genghis Khan, the founder of Mongol empire were tolerance, written language, legal code and trade and crafts.

The Mongol rule affected many from the Islamic world to Russia to China to Europe. With the Islamic world Islam was a conversation of Persians to Muslims which had a less impact on the government. For Russia, they got conquered but it didn’t gain occupancy. The princes would receive appointments from the Kahn and the results left the Mongols left out or uninvolved in the Russian life. The third one being china. The Mongols untied china and even adopted the Chinese systems and ideas. The last one being Europe, the Mongols had a big network of exchange. Which leads to the next question why did the Mongols only last for a relative short time. The Mongols had integration through networks of exchange and cultural information. although among the Mongols there was factionalism, plague, and peasant revolts to get out of china.

Factors that contributed to the rise of the Roman, Mongolian and Ottoman Empires involve the following: some sort of unification whether it be political or geographical; a strong army; and expansion. During Augustus Caesar’s rule of the Roman Empire, he brought political stability to his people by defeating Rome’s enemies, and preserving aristocracy, the Senate, the elected Roman magistracy, and Roman citizenship (Wallech et al., 2013). In the Mongolian Empire, Temujin, known later as Genghis Khan, also defeated all his rivals and became the leader of Mongolian tribes (May, 2008). Under his rule, the tribes of Mongolia were unified into a single supra-tribe also known as the All Mongol State (May, 2008). The Ottoman Empire attracted and united those who roamed across the Middle East “searching for means to gain their livelihoods and seeking to fulfill their religious desire to expand the territory of Islam” (Yapp & Shaw, 2017). All three empires also

Mongol rule differed and compared in varying degrees with that of other kingdoms and empires of the day in terms of trade, religious freedom, treatment of criminals and prisoners of war, the treatment of aristocrats and the rule of law. Unlike other empires and kingdoms of the time, the Mongols supported complete freedom of religion. The Mongols kept this law as time passed. Jack Weatherford provides evidence of this in the following quote, depicting religious freedom during Ogodei Khan's reign: " Nowhere else could followers of so many different religions worship side by side in peace (Weatherford 135)."Treatment of criminals in the Mongol Empire differed greatly from other Kingdoms of the time. Unlike the kingdoms in Europe, the Mongols

Governing such a large area of land, the Mongols needed an effective and efficient way to collect tribute and taxes from their subjects. Thompson states that the Mongol system of tribute is very similar to later tax systems used by the Russians. The Mongols were the ones who brought the idea of taxes paid to the government to the Russians. This impact can be seen in the Tsars who ruled Russia after the Mongols, whose taxes and governments were set up in ways reminiscent of the Mongol rule.

Following the Song dynasty was the Yuan (“you-ahn”) dynasty. The Yuan dynasty lasted from 1279 A.D. until 1368 A.D. “Genghis Khan (1162–1227) and his sons set the foundation for the Yuan Dynasty by defeating the Western Xia and conquering Central Asia, Mongolia, and the Hexi Corridor. This gave them a base of manpower, horses, technology, and experience to finish the conquest of the fierce Jin army and then to go on and conquer the Dali Empire and the Song Empire.”

There is a type of arrogance the Chinese had which helped to create stress and conflict with non-Chinese regions. We see this type of relationship with the Mongols and in some respect to the Mongols fighting for and leading the Chinese. It was the Ming cultural insensitivity that instigated the mutiny but also prevailed. A comparison may be drawn between the Indians of North America and their relationship with the United States and China’s relationship with the Mongols. The American government was known to violate agreements with the Indians, and this same issue is seen with China’s violating agreements made with Altan Khan. Dang Xin’s actions towards Pubei could be seen not as one of jealously but of ethnic dislike or hatred. Even though Kenneth Swope believes the Mongolian reaction was directed toward maladministration more so than ethnic hatred, I would contend that the ethnic hatred is more likely from the Chinese side of the root cause. Swope sees a contradiction in the idea of an ethnic issue and even provides the example of Chinese officers adopting the looks and mannerisms of Mongols, this alone does not prove there was no ethnic issue. To reach into the American issue with race, we see a similar attitude where the black population is at time copied by the white population, including those who are considered to harbor racist thoughts. This is found in the music, arts, and even black culture.

The Mongol Empire was started by a group of nomads, so they move frequently. They were often described as a moving city. So they transfered ideas very easily. The Mongols usually wore silk, robe like clothing and also during war, because the silk could not be penetrated easily

The rapid expansion of the Mongol Empire, which took place at the beginning of the 13th century presented a serious challenge for researchers. It was difficult to understand how a small nomadic tribe having no regular army, fortresses or other infrastructure managed to conquer the most developed civilizations of the time. Within a very short period of time, the Mongols created the world’s largest empire, which changed the world and greatly contributed to the advancement of the whole human civilization. This was a state with a

The Mongol Empire (1206-1405) was history’s largest contiguous land empire. It covered a stretching 33 million Km2 when at its peak and harbouring a population estimated at 100 million people. The foundation of the empire was traced to Genghis Khan in 1206 and at its strongest point ruled over majority of the Southeast Asia up to Central Europe. The Mongols were known to rule with justice, upheld the Yasa code and emphasized on the ability of leadership over the lineage of the leader. This empire was able to maintain peace, unity and stability and encouraged tolerance on all ethnic groups and religions that did not oppose their ruling (Weatherford pg. 34). The secret History of the Mongols, the institutions emerging Mongol state grew more complex but the fundamental purpose of the state, to reward those who helped them and punish those who opposed them, remained the same. This essay therefore focusses on how the empire was built while discovering the basic institution of the new state. In addition to that it is going to explore whether the Secret History of the Mongols describes the overall conception of the state changing during its rise or whether the state remains the same (Weatherford pg. 36). To begin with, Genghis Khan who had a difficult childhood was the son of the Mongol chieftain. His influence started when his wife Borte was kidnapped by the rival tribe. During the event, he Temujan united the nomadic tribes through political and military influence which was the

The Mongol Empire started when Genghis Khan united the various Mongol tribes. As they attacked other countries, the Mongols never forced their culture unto

The Mongol lifestyle was very different to how we live today. Without electricity or running water, people had to make due with what they have. One of the most interesting things about the Mongols is that they didn’t believe in washing themselves, washing dishes, or even washing clothes. Their way of life was so strict that people would wear their clothes until they fell off their body and the women were beaten if they were caught washing clothes.

The main difference between the two civilizations is their leadership. In the early 13th century Genghis Khan ruled Mongolia, for that day and age he was the strongest leader Mongolia ever had. It is difficult to label the kind of leader Khan was but from my research I would say he was a warrior-ruler. Khan brought all of the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under his rule. He was widely known to be tolerant of many religions and was fierce in defending and expanding his territory.

The Mongols must be considered spoilers of the fine-tuned game of Islamic Legitimacy in the Middle Ages, the Seventh and Eighth Islamic Centuries. Essentially, in the beginning of their conquests, they did not give a whit for Islamic Legitimacy. They were soon able to create their own “Legitimacy,” but until Jenghiz Khan instituted the Mongol Empire, the Mongols were more interested in having legitimacy for their Confederation bestowed upon them from the Chin Dynasty in Northern China. In the early years of the Thirteenth Century, the Mongol armies were led by Mongols, but they also included thousands of Turks in the ranks. They suddenly conquered the Chin Dynasty of Northern China in A.D. 1215, secondly the Khwarezmshahs of Transoxiana (Central