Origin

Genghis Khan Was the man responsible for uniting these warring tribes into an empire

Military organization Arban- 10 men in a unit 10 arbans formed a unit of 100 called a zagun 10 zaguns formed a mingan (or a battalion) of 1 thousand troops 10 mingans was a tumen of 10 thousand soldiers

Largest LAND empire in world Had to overcome deep tribal divisions before they could be integrated into a large empire

Khan imposed Yassa, a codified law which controlled most aspects of politics and daily life in the empire Law granted religious toleration and protected trade The breadth of the Empire encompassed the Silk Roads and trade began to flow again

Effect of Mongol Empire and Invasions Modern concept of Diplomacy (diplomatic immunity) Religious toleration Re-establishment of Silk Roads Spread of technologies and disease Destruction of Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 Destruction of Song Dynasty, setting up of Yuan Dynasty Russia was a tributary state of Mongols, held back from progress