Mongol Army: How it All Started

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Mongol History continues with a video on the evolution of the Mongol armies, showing how the steppe horsemen bands turned into the most fearsome army in the world by Genghis khan and would create the largest empire until up to that point.Previous videos in our series on Mongol history: https://bit.ly/3eezUnWPodcast: http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ https://apple.co/2QTuMNG http://bit.ly/2QDF7y0 https://spoti.fi/2UBmyuOSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharingThe video was made by our friend Arb Paninken http://bit.ly/2Ow3oC8, while the script was developed by Jack Wilson - The Jackmeister. Check out his channel dedicated to the history of the Mongols: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQEYhWVV3V-ItwJE-kgRd9wThis video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin)Sources:Allsen, Thomas T. “The Circulation of Military Technology in the Mongolian Empire,” in Warfare in Inner Asian History (500-1800), edited by Nicola Di Cosmo, 265-293. Brill, 2002.Amitai, Reuven. “Continuity and Change in the Mongol Army of the Ilkhanate,” in the Mongols’ Middle East: Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid Iran, edited by Bruno de Nicola and Charles Melville, 38-54 (Boston: Brill, 2016). Biran, Michal. “The Mongol Transformation: From the Steppe to Eurasian Empire,” Medieval Encounters 10, no. 1-3 (2004): 338-361. Khazanov, Anatoly. “The Eurasian Steppe Nomads in World Military History,” in Nomad Aristocrats in a World of Empires, Wiesbaden, (2013): 187-May, Timothy. “The Chinggis Exchange: The Mongol Empire and Global Impact on Warfare,” World History Connected 12 no. 1 (2015): 1-24 May, Timothy. “The Training of an Inner Asian Nomad Army in the Pre-Modern Period The Journal of Military History, 70 no. 3 (2006): 617-635. Paul, Jürgen. “The State and Military: A Nomadic Perspective,” (2003): 25-68 Rumschlag, Samuel. “One Bow (or Stirrup) is Not Equal to Another: A Comparative Look at Hun and Mongol Military Technologies.,” The Silk Road 16 (2018): 78-90 Suhr, James L. “The Stirrup: Innovation, Invention, Adoption, and Diffusion,” MA Thesis, Norwich University, 2019Zouache, Abbès, “Western vs. Eastern Way of War: A Review Essay.”✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals✔ Podcast ► Google Play: http://bit.ly/2QDF7y0 iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_GeneralsProduction Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com#Documentary #Mongols #Kingsandgenerals