Turco-Mongol people always had potential to conquer world but they always stayed on steppes. Until the Huns. They reached to Europe and found many states such as Khazars, Bulgarian Khaganate, Avars etc.
But Genghis was different than any other Steppe Leaders. Afaik, he used Chinese prisoners to conquer China's huge cities. So, Genghis didn't lose his own soldiers. Also, Chinese siege weapons and tactics helped a lot in Europe. Afair, Kiev resisted Mongols for just 2 weeks. That's impressive, IMHO.
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