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Why did the Mongols decided to Expand?
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    Posted: 06-Jul-2005 at 17:13
Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

I agree with Herodotus that the Mongol Empires brought the level of economic interaction to a new height.

The alleged Brutality of their conquest is exaggerated because of their extent. I see no real difference in the cruelty of the Mongols compared to other barbarian conqueres or even civilized conquerors like the Macedonians and the Romans. Same thing with the so-called population extermination. In fact, the number of deaths with the Mongol conquests was not unusually large when normalized to the extent of their conquests. Caesar killed and enslaved 2/3 of the population in Gaul, which is much higher than the percentage of deaths in the Mongol campaigns in China.


I agree with you.

The Mongols/Tatars were no saints but the number of deaths are higly exaggerated. Furthermore, the positive things they did  are underrated.

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It is not suprising that the countries conquered by the Mongols wrote histories demonizing them and exaggerating much of what really happened. Examine most histories and you will find a lot of twisted facts.
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