The Bizarre Rules Genghis Khan’s Army Had To Abide By

Published on 09/15/2021
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Skilled In The “Weak” Attack

The Mongols also had to follow the rule of attacking “weakly” at first, in order to allow them to confuse their opponents. As soon as they thought Khan’s army was going to back away in defeat, he would strike with severity with the second half of his numbers. Most armies didn’t have this kind of manpower, which caught them off guard and led to major challenges for anybody trying to counter the incoming attack.

Skilled In The Weak Attack

Skilled In The Weak Attack

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General Religious Tolerance

In spite of dominating over three continents during his conquests, Genghis Khan had a surprising affinity with religions of all types. He required his warriors to share the same sentiment, in spite of their own beliefs. He clearly had a global outlook on the world long before most parts had been conquered, and before the age of technology where it is possible to connect with and experience other ways of being more easily than back then.

General Religious Tolerance

General Religious Tolerance

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