Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Khan, etc.), (pronounced ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ), born as Tem ...

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Genghis Khan - Politics and economics. Main article: Organization of state under Genghis Khan The Mongol Empire was governed by civilian and military code, called the Yassa code. An interesting aspect of Mongol Empire was it did not emphasize the importance of biological and cultural ethnicity and race among nomadic groups. The exception was the role of Genghis Khan and his family. The Mongol Empire was therefore one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse empires in histor ...

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Ögedei, (also Ögädäi, Ögedäi, Ogotai, etc.) (1186-1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan. He succeeded his father to rule as the second great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He continued the expansion the empire that his father had begun. Like all of Genghis' primary sons, he participated extensively in conquests in Western China and Central Asia. He was elected supreme khan in 1229, according to the kuriltai held after Genghis' death, although this was never really in doubt as it was Genghis' clear wish ...

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Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, Батый) (c. 1205 - 1255) was a Mongol ruler, founder of the Kipchak Khanate. The term "Kipchak" came from the Kipchak Turks in the Mongol forces. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. Although Genghis Khan recognized Jochi as his son, his parentage was always a question, as his mother Börte, Genghis Khan's wife, had been captured and raped, so that Jochi was born exactly nine months after her recovery by Genghis Khan. During the lifetime of Genghis, this issue was public knowledge ...

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A conquest is the act of conquering a foreign land, usually for its assimilation into a larger federation or empire. In English "The Conquest" specifically refers to the Norman Conquest of 1066. See Main Article: Imperialism See also: British Empire, Colonialism, Mongol Empire, Roman Empire, Caliphate, Lombards, Pax Romana, Third Reich Conquistador, Spanish conquest of Yucatán, Norman Conquest Right of conquest Alexander the ...

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Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of the English Parliament in 1649. Since the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Ireland had been mainly under the control of the Irish Confederate Catholics, who in 1649, signed an alliance with the English Royalist party, which had been defeated in the English Civil War. Cromwell defeated the Confederate and Royalist coalition in Ireland and occupied the country - bringing to an end the Irish Confederate Wars. He passed a very harsh series of Penal laws against Catholics and confisca ...

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Altan Khan (1507-1582), whose given name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the Mongols and exercised his power over whole Mongolia. He was the second son of the Bars Bolud Jinong and a grandson of Dayan Khan, who had re-unified the Mongolian nobility in an attempt to regain the glory of Yuan Dynasty. Altan Khan ruled the Tümed and belonged to the Right Wing of the Mongols along with his elder brother Gün Bilig, who ruled the Ordus. After Gün Bilig's death in 1542, Altan became the de facto leader of the Right Wing ...

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Destruction is defined as the act of destroying. Types of destruction include: Art destruction Creative destruction Habitat destruction Rainforest destruction Self-destruction Destruction may also refer to: Assured destruction Destruction (DC Comics) Destruction (band) Other related archivesArt destruction, Assured destruction, Creative destruction, Destruction (DC Comics), Destr

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Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan (June 1, 1892 - April 25, 1960) was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. He led Afghanistan to independence from the United Kingdom, and his rule was marked by dramatic political and social change. Amanullah Khan was the son of the Amir Habibullah Khan. When Habibullah was assassinated on February 20, 1919, Amanullah was already the governor of Kabul and was in control of the army and the treasury. He quickly seized power, imprisoned any relatives with competing claims to the Amirship, and ...

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Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) generally include nuclear, biological, chemical and, increasingly, radiological weapons. The term first arose in 1937 in reference to the mass destruction of Guernica, Spain, by aerial bombardment. Following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and progressing through the Cold War, the term came to refer more to non-conventional weapons. The terms ABC, NBC, and CBRN have been used synonymously with WMD, although nuclear weapons have the greatest capacity to cause mass destruction. The phrase entered popular usage in rel ...

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Abdur Rahman Khan (ca. 1844 Kabul, Afghanistan – October 1, 1901), amir of Afghanistan, was the third son of Afzul Khan, who was the eldest son of Dost Mahommed Khan, who had established the Barakzai's family dynasty in Afghanistan. Abdur Rahman Khan - Background and early career. Before his death at Herat, on June 9, 1863, Dost Mahommed had nominated as his successor Shir Ali, his third son, passing over the two elder brothers, Afzul Khan and Azim Khan. At first, the new amir was quietly recognize ...

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Aga Khan (Persian: اغا خان ) is the heriditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader), of the Nizari sect (result of the 1094 split from the Mustalis) within the Ismaili branch of Islam (Nizari Ismaili). Etymologically it combines the Turkish military title Agha and the Turkic and Mogol title Khan, so it roughly means "Commanding Chief" and was bestowed upon Imam Aga Hasan Ali Shah by the Shah of Per ...

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Following are the Khanate in the way in which Genghis Khan created after his death were: Blue Horde and White Horde (combined into the Golden Horde) - Batu Khan and Orda Khan Il-Khanate - Hulegu Khan Empire of the Great Khan (China) - Ogedei Khan Mongol homeland (present day Mongolia, including Kharakhorum) - Tolui Khan Chagadai Khanate - Chagatai Khan The empire's expansion continued for a generation or more after Genghis's death in 1227 — indeed, it was under Genghis's succes ...

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At first, the Mongol Empire was ruled by Ogedei Khan,Genghis Khan'a third son and designated heir. But after his death in 1241, the fractures which would ultimately crack the Empire began to show. Emnity between the grandchildren of Genghis Khan resulted in a 5 year regency by Ogedei's widow until she finally got her son Guyuk Khan confirmed as Great Khan. But he only ruled two years, and following his death -- he was on his way to confront his cousin Batu Khan, who had never accepted his authority -- another regency followed until finally a ...

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After Genghis Khan died around Gansu, his coffin was carried to central Mongolia. According to his will, he was buried without any markings. The burial place still remains a mystery. Instead of the real tomb, portable mausoleums called naiman chaghaan odru (eight white palaces) enshrined him. They were originally palaces where Genghis Khan lived, but were altered to mausoleums by Ögedei Khan. They settled at the base of the Hentiy Mountains. The site, located in Delgerhaan su ...

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Northern Wei was disintegrating rapidly because of revolts of semi-tribal Toba military forces that were opposed to being sinicized, when disaster struck the flourishing Ruruan Empire. The Türk,known as Tujue to Chinese chroniclers, revolted against their Ruruan rulers. The uprising began in the Altai Mountains, where many of the Türk were serfs working the iron mines. Thus, from the outset of their revolt, they had the advantage of controlling what had been one of the major bases of Ruruan power. Between 546 and 553, the Türks overthrew ...

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From 629 to 648, a reunited China--under the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) --destroyed the power of the Eastern Türk north of the Gobi; established suzerainty over the Kitan, a semi-nomadic Mongol people who lived in areas that became the modern Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin; and formed an alliance with the Uighurs, who inhabited the region between the Altai Mountains and Lake Balkash. Between 641 and 648, the Tang conquered the Western Türk, reestablishing Chinese sovereignty over Xinjiang and exacting tribute f ...

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The strategy of the Mongolian ordu was not unlike the strategy of most World War II armies. From the artillery preparation to the speed and distance the armies moved, the skill and strategies of the Mongolian ordu were not improved upon until the middle of the 20th century. In terms of battle detail, a Mongol army leader during battle might be anywhere in the formation and would use flags and horns to order his strategies during the battle. To the Mongols, victory seemed to matter most, and they couldn't afford to lose b ...

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One of, if not the greatest, technological developments of the Mongolian ordu was their composite bow. The Mongolian composite bow was made of horn and sinew, and then coated in a waterproof lacquer. It had a draw weight between one hundred pounds and one hundred-fifty pounds (450 to 670 newtons). Its range of two hundred fifty yards was about twice that of contemporary European bows. The bow's high draw weight required the use of an Asiatic draw, hooking the thumb around the string beneath the arrow and bracing the thumb with the first finger. A thumb ring, made of horn, stone or metal, protected the pad ...

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