mongol, war tactics, weapons, and
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Mongol, War Tactics, Weapons, and Conquest
By: Bryan Robison
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Mongols History
• The Mongols originated on the steppe of Central Asia.
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Mongols War Tactics
• Due to their nomadic origin on the steppe of Central Asia the Mongol preferred the Horse Archer.
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Mongol Mobility
• The Mongols would often travel 100 hundred miles a day.
• Mongols would often feign retreats to lure opposing armies into traps.
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Attack
• After weakening enemy troops with their horse archers, Mongols would attack with lancers.
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Siege Battles
• To conquer cities, Mongols would bombard city wall with dozens of siege engines.(catapults)
• Mongols would also launched plague victims at the city wall to infect the defenders.
Mongol Siege of Baghdad, 1258.
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Mongol Bow
• The favorite weapon for the Mongols was the composite bow.
• It could hit targets from hundreds of yards away.
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Unification
• In 1206, Genghis Khan (great khan) defeated his rivals and unified the Mongol clans.
Genghis Khan
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Attack!
• Mongol soldiers under Genghis Khan attacked and defeated the Jurchens and Western Xia in China, and the Khwarizmi Empire in Central Asia.
The Mongol Empire at Genghis Khan’s death.
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Mongol Expansion
• Mongols under later Khans attacked and ruled The Middle East, Russia, Persia, Central Asia, and China.
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Division
• In 1264, the Mongol empire divided; Yuan Dynasty in China, Golden Horde in Russia, and Ilkhanate in Persia.
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Downfall
• Civil War between various Mongol groups led to anarchy and rebellion such as the Ming Rebellion in China in 1368.
First Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang