Alright, so I'm having this debate with someone about the Mongol Empire.
They proclaim that Genghis Khan's empire wasn't created out of his own skill or genius, but by the opportune deployment of technologies their enemies had not faced before. I guess he thinks composite bows were something the Mongols invented?Grasping at straws, then stating that the combination of composite bows on horseback and the disciplined manner in which the army was run was the reason for the empire.
I was allowing him to just be ignorant until he compared the Mongols to the Spanish when they fought the Aztecs...![]()
I mean, I've read loads on the Mongol Empire from the beginnings to the end, but books can't really be cited when I don't have them in my hands besides saying "i've read books" which sounds kind of phony.
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