The 6 Unlikely Nations That Totally Annihilated the Formidable Mongols

Indians, Hungarians and Poles, Mamluks, Japanese, and Vietnamese were lethal against the Mongols

Peter Preskar
Lessons from History

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Mongol cavalry in full attack
Mongol cavalry in full attack (Image: wallpaperflare.com)

Genghis Khan united wild and hardcore Mongol tribes into an unstoppable war machine that created the largest land empire in history!

However, as it is the nature of everything that it eventually ends, so did Mongol supremacy!

Eventually, Mongols became soft, less disciplined, and less methodical. They lacked brilliant generals.

“I hate luxury. I exercise moderation…It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose once you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women. [In which case], you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.”

— Genghis Khan

Also, their opponents learned about Mongol tactics and weaknesses.

In a nutshell, the Mongols could be defeated if their horses were defeated. Consequently, the lack of pasture, hot and humid climate, and dense forests stopped the Mongol invasions.

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