Mongols
Many documents give way to the Mongols way of life, their social order, and their war tactics. Most of the people whom them conquered saw them only as a ruthless and cruel society, whereas, the people living and working within the empire told of much tolerance and prosperity. The Mongols, whether seen as vicious conquerors or as a vast empire with much cultural diversity, caused many to seem them in different ways. In both the works of Marco Polo and Rashid al-Din the view of the Mongols was that they should be held in great esteem and that they had a great and vast empire. Marco Polo specifically talked of the great amounts of riches held within the kingdom. "The quantity and richness of the plate..." (Marco Polo) is just an example of how lavishly he described the region and its goods. He spoke of how efficient the road systems were and how easy travel was on them. The fact, though is, he probably had a slightly bias opinion because he was a high-ranking official of the Mongol court and it would look good for him to have writing of the wonders of the empire. The same bias is held true for Rashid al-Din who was a Persian historian but who was also a high official. He wrote about Chinggis Khan's son, Ogedei
Following along with the negative aspect of the Mongol Empire was from part of the account by Juvaini. there is also to be found among them the shameful practice whereby a son sometimes marries all his father's wives except his own mother. There is a definite bias within this, just from the viewpoint that they were the ones being conquered. Taking a completely different turn though was the account by the Russians on the Mongol envisions. In conclusion, it would have been nice to have the representation of the Mongol peasant life just to see how they were treated. "They (the Mongols) destroyed cities, killed people, burned, and took {people} into slavery. " (Russian Chronicles) was just one of the going descriptions of the Mongols war tactics or lack thereof. Claiming that, "He never neglected any measure designed to strengthen the framework of peace. Also a document pertaining from a Mongol soldier on his accounts from the battles he fought. Not too many people are on good terms or can see the good intentions of their foes. He praised him much throughout the account of him. Where, William of Rubruck had both good and bad thoughts on the empire.
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