The Powerful Tribe: The Mongols

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The Mongols are a very strong, powerful tribe. But, some people think otherwise. The Mongols created and fought different people and things to be there best. But, when the true battle comes that will test their strength and how loyal they truly are to each other. Here are how the Mongols destroyed many cultures . In 1200 is when Temujin took the Mongols under his wing and trained them so the could be the best. Then in 1206 he received the name Genghis Khan. In the next 21 years Genghis led to Mongols to victory defeating every obstacle in his way. But, that didn’t really matter to him since all he wanted was to defeat China. After defeating the Northern region of Jin Empire he now had a new goal in mind. He now wanted to defeat the West

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