Actually he had advanced management practices. The clan was always the most important. There was promotion from within the clan. The lowest of men could advance in society if there tactics of good decision making ability was displayed.
His reflex bow defeated armour and the English long bow. The premier military weapons of the time. After the mongols, armour became extinct basically. A mounted warrior could accurately shoot 30 arrows a min. They could even shoot in retreat.
The Great Kahn ruled over the largest know part of the world that Alexander the Great would be amazed at. He ruled more land than the romans.
Yes, I was surprised to know the tactics he have used in 13th century. He was damn smart and brutal. If he would have lived for another 40 years, he would have ruled the world.
travel distance was the weak link. He understood this, thus only one mongolian invasion. but that 1 invasion left EUROPE looking to the EAST for 300+ years for the next storm.
Yes, travel distance in that part of the world has always been a problem in history. We are only recently (recently in terms of modern society) capable of covering territory such as this. I agree with @loftee, he would have been devastating today. Imagine the Mongol army parachuting in from aircraft with machine guns. He would have armor piercing rounds I'm sure.
Actually he had advanced management practices. The clan was always the most important. There was promotion from within the clan. The lowest of men could advance in society if there tactics of good decision making ability was displayed.
His reflex bow defeated armour and the English long bow. The premier military weapons of the time. After the mongols, armour became extinct basically. A mounted warrior could accurately shoot 30 arrows a min. They could even shoot in retreat.
The Great Kahn ruled over the largest know part of the world that Alexander the Great would be amazed at. He ruled more land than the romans.
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Yes, I was surprised to know the tactics he have used in 13th century. He was damn smart and brutal. If he would have lived for another 40 years, he would have ruled the world.
travel distance was the weak link. He understood this, thus only one mongolian invasion. but that 1 invasion left EUROPE looking to the EAST for 300+ years for the next storm.
Yes, if he would have technology of today, he would destroy the whole world and bring it under his realm.
Yes, travel distance in that part of the world has always been a problem in history. We are only recently (recently in terms of modern society) capable of covering territory such as this. I agree with @loftee, he would have been devastating today. Imagine the Mongol army parachuting in from aircraft with machine guns. He would have armor piercing rounds I'm sure.