At one time the Mongol empire was twice the size of the Roman Empire and the Muslim Caliphate. It was the largest contiguous dynasty in the history of the world. As a result most of the world can trace their ancestry to this powerful sex-driven warrior, Genghis Khan.
But what was the major good initiative that made him great? Genghis Khan instilled in his people the discipline of law, order and enforcement through penalties, otherwise there's no use for law. This single factor is what in turn made the empire safe and secure–along with making those high in rank and file suffer the same hardships as the common man. That outstanding humanitarian policy didn't sacrifice youths as the old men got away with murder. However, the rest of the victimized world had to endure the pits of hell, same as in Biblical history also in the Middle East. It is easier to assess what lands the Khan didn't conquer.
During the Black Plague of the Middle Ages 75 million people lost their lives, 20 million of whom were Europeans. This reduced old world population as much as what the Mongolian Khan did. By the way, that archaic culture valued portraits of horses more so than people. These same animals of burden were used to relay messages early in the culture, what the U.S. Pony Express copied in America.
Most of the historic fighting from the time of Genghis Khan who died in 1227 was over his sons in civil wars and ancestral family assassination for control and power.
Helene Smith (Mame),
World Enlightened News (W.E.N.)
