In the booklet Genghis Khan and the making of today's world Jack Weatherford tells the storyline of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire and exactly how it became to be the origins of the modern world. Genghis Khan was the most powerful and influential head during the thirteenth century. In only about thirty years Genghis Khan and the Mongol army conquered more land ever conquered in world history. Genghis Khan was a leader of durability and ideas; he created fear all throughout Eurasia. Regardless of the fear he put on Eurasia, Genghis Khan united many different cultures and races. Genghis Khan made many innovations during his thirty years ruling the Mongol empire such as making warfare more revolutionized, widened routes of trade, they created something that was called the printing press with movable type, and he put regulations against torture and provided individuals a independence to religion. Many more innovations were made during Genghis khan and his grandson's rule that made the building blocks for today's world.
Not all market leaders are born leaders. Genghis Khan as just a little boy was not a likely person for being such a powerful and leader of the Mongol empire. He was exactly like any typical hunter and gatherer on the steppe. Genghis Khan; although normal he did face many terrors during his years as a child. " He was kidnapped and required to be a slave for killing his first victim Begter with a tribe called the Tayichud. "(26) This is the start to the start of his dedication to get revenge on every tribe that offered terror to him in his child years. His definitive goal was to overcome and to ruin the aristocratic feudal systems that were happening while he was seeking to rule the biggest empire of all time. The origins of his campaigns were really just raids to get materials and to do this he needed a tactic to get fear running right through the territory was going to overcome. Genghis Khan; well not the ruler; "created methods such as terrifying the other part by upsetting the enemy's spirit banners. " (47) That was the beginning of many tactics and enhancements in warfare. "He previously produced a new kind of steppe army based on higher variety of methods, they were no more an attacking swarm of individuals; they were now a united development" (62) "He organized his military into groups plus they should fight along as brothers", (52) "like in any family of brothers where the eldest acquired total control, the eldest man needed the authority position in the Mongol arban, but the men could also decide to choose another to hold this position" (52) by this being allowed in the Mongol army it went against the fact that eldest men are always in control so that it was a feeling of a politics kind of democracy.
Warfare, although important in creating the Mongol empire, wasn't the thing that marked the beginning of the Mongol empire and foundation to the modern world. With his prepared warfare Genghis Khan united everyone after he conquered a tribe or place. He brought people from different places of the steppe and united them no matter what race or religion they were. By doing this; "He had abolished the differentiation between dark and white bones, all his fans were now one united people". (53) Before Genghis Khan's guideline there was always a feeling of kinship and traditions; by uniting every person he conquered there was a greater sense of friends and community. "He had shown that somewhat than relying on the bonds of kinship and tradition, users of his tribe could now turn to Temujin for immediate support; he greatly centralized the power of his rule while at the same time strengthening the commitment of his enthusiasts. "(51) He was a leader not a king that controlled every aspect of people's lives. People of the tribe are comfortable with the knowing that they can be always safeguarded by Genghis Khan. That's something that today's world is well known for. People are safe in their homes understanding that they have a head nevertheless they can live their own lives too.
Although warfare and uniting the folks of different cultures and religions were big steps toward making the modern world, Genghis Khan made many laws and regulations. These laws have emerged in our constitution today or just good sense to the folks of today's world. A few of these regulations that Genghis Khan made were that he "forbade the kidnapping of women", (68) "he forbade the taking and enslavement of any Mongol"(68), "he forbade the selling of women into marriage"(68), like we see today, "theft was made a offense"(69), "he also forbade the hunting of animals between certain months because their mating time"(69), and "he made the law that every person from his family must be elected by the khuriltai"(69) which is the folks or jury. Torture was something him and his army didn't do to the people he conquered and he described that "to be always a just Mongol, one were required to reside in a just community. " (70) These regulations reflect the laws and regulations we now have in the modern world. "There have been many regulations to enforce so Genghis Khan needed some type of supreme judge to punish the thieves and thieves. " (71) These laws and regulations and how he managed people through a big body of land shows that Genghis Khan was a great leader and wished the best for his people.
Making of the new world was based on many aspects including liberty of faith. Nowhere else on the globe have anyone have that kind of freedom of religion as with Genghis Khan's empire. When he conquered a tribe or place he took people from different religious beliefs backgrounds into his tribe and he never required one type of religion with them. This step in his empire made the rest of the world have spiritual liberty. Genghis Khan performed a lot of things that all of those other world never recognized they can do. "Trade and free business were the steps towards making the modern world. "(234) "He widened trade from Asia to the Middle East and he ruined cities that were not necessary. "(105) "At that moment of the places he'd make routes of trade. He made the buying and selling of goods easier for the individuals. " (119) With trade being very easy because of Genghis Khans restoration of trade routes diplomatic immunity got come about that has been a policy presented between authorities which ensured that diplomats can go freely and safely to another country or territory.
Although trade was very important to the Mongol Empire to flourish and made the foundation for today's world; there were things that include trade such as paper money, printing, and the compass. The compass was the Mongols technology but with this invention it stayed a good tool for hunters and the modern world today. Producing with movable type was another creativity of the Mongols and Genghis Khan's grandson. The technology of producing quickly escalated to the making of paper money. The invention of paper money was a large facet of the making today's world. Paper money made trade easier and lighter. Before paper money people would trade a very important factor for another to get what they needed or needed. Now in the modern world people use money every day and don't understand where it was first accepted; by the Mongols.
The Mongols conquered many territories. When the Mongol empire was at its powerful place it travelled from the Korean peninsula in the east and it was on most of china and Russia territory including Vietnam and Cambodia in the south but it never hit Europe. All these territories were ruled by Genghis Khan but even before Genghis khan was the great innovator of the Mongol empire there have been many other nomadic tribes endeavoring to conquer and affect their neighbours also. In the China during the time of the Shang and Zhou dynasties circa 1800 - 500 BC nomads from the north helped bring influences with them such as chariot ware fare, nevertheless they weren't conquered buy them. The Mongols conquered almost everywhere they stepped ft. on but although Europe had not been conquered by the Mongols however they got many influences from them. Jack port weatherford expresses that "Although never ruled by the Mongols, in many ways European countries gained the most using their company world system" (234) "The Europeans received all the advantages of trade, technology exchanges, and the global awakening without paying the expense of Mongol conquest. "(234) Various other nomads that tried to overcome and change the earth were the Aryans in India circa 1500-1000BC. They invaded northwest India and earned a new dialect, Sanskrit, cattle and horses. Like the Mongols; Aryans made big inventions in India when they invaded. Also similar to the Mongols they added to diversity. Although the Aryans conquered Northwest India they compelled a new vocabulary to them unlike the Mongols who instead they discovered using their company conquests and the folks they took in to their empire. Another nomadic group that attempted to conquer was the Vikings which were smart enough to use ships to move their people and goods which are much cheaper than going by foot. The Mongols also after a while of conquering on horses or by foot they understood that ships and having a travelling system was better and much more efficient.
The Mongols like any other military were associated with murder and terror. Jack port Weatherford although explains to the storyplot of the Mongols as an military, he also says the story of how Genghis Khan have everything in his electricity not to eliminate people that were able to give up and go to his part. Genghis khan provided people a chance but if they betrayed him at all he would do something worse to them. Genghis Khan conquered many towns and territories but he required the people with him and did not torture or get rid of them. He united folks of various different races and religions so he could develop empires which lead to modernization of the modern world. He had to wipe out the aristocratic capabilities to be a powerful ruler. Genghis Khan was a very fierce leader who conquered almost everywhere he went so he could be one more step toward creativity and modernization.
