Who is Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan and his officers commanded an
army estimated at over 100,000 men with whom they conquered most of the known
world at that time. A modern marine saying is improvised, adapt and overcome -
that is exactly what Genghis Khan and his men did. At the height of the Mongol
Empire they had over 50 nationalities under their rule stretching from Europe
to Asia.
He
was the best that the world had ever seen, no other military leader before or
since him has accomplished as much. Yet it doesn’t stop there, he built an
empire that lasted and grew for a century and a half after his death.
His
innovations changed warfare - at that point in time all countries depended on
heavily fortified cities to protect from marauders - he perfected the art of siege
warfare and siege engines to the point that he effectively ended the age of
walled cities. He also relied on speed and mobility on the battlefield, the
fighting techniques he used made the European Knights with their heavy armor
obsolete. He initiated and coordinated the use of cavalry units well
disciplined and able to move with lightning-like speed for the time.
By S.Uzmee Pigg
