1. THE MONGOL EMPIRE

2. Formed in 1206 when Genghis united the warring tribes of Mongolia • Laid siege to china in 1209 conquering Xixia and the Jin Empire • they also attacked India, Iraq, and Russia • The empire was divided by Genghis's sons in 1227 • Was a multicultural empire • Empire at it’s height stretched to the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

3. THE ARMY

4. Army was organized into units of Arbans(10), Zuun(100), Mingghan(1000), Tumen(10000) • Average army had three Tumen • Used recurve bows and curved swords • Using six horses per solders they were quite mobile • After firing volleys pike men on horses would charge at the enemy • Lived off of the land at all times

5. During sieges they did whatever they could to weaken cities • Often used captives as living shields called Kharosh • Leaders got to high ground to help them relay signals with flags • Recruited engineers and solders from conquered cities

6. Genghis Khan

7. Not much is known about Khan’s early life • father was poisoned when he was 9 • After that his family lived in poverty • Married at 16 to a girl named Borte • Brought in a new army system based on loyalty • Adopted any orphans from his sieges

8. Fun Facts • Genghis is a popular name in Turkey • Known as the national symbol of Mongolia • Respected in many countries for their strategies • Namesake of the biker gang “The Mongols” • Khan once poured molten silver down a diplomat’s throat and eyes for beheading one of his massagers‘ • One of Khan’s generals became so obese he had to be hauled in a cart