Genghis-Khan (Part 2), Putting China under new management

This is the second post of the Genghis-Khan saga. Make sure to read about his origins in the first post. 

Starting with the great Khan home turf, let’s get the elephant out of the room: the great, well know dynasty of the Yuan simply wouldn’t exist without him. This dynasty was established by Kublai-Khan, one of Genghis-Khan many, MANY, grandchildren. The region of China used to be dominated by two great powers constantly at war with each other. The North was dominated by the Jurchen, a confederacy of nomadic tribes. The South, on the other hand, was ruled by the Song Dynasty, whose legacy could have rivaled the legendary Tang and Han if it hadn’t been for their horrendous military capabilities. Then, Genghis Khan came in, smashed both clans into pieces and left, allowing formation of the Yuan dynasty. This means that had Genghis-Khan died young, something that was highly probable, the area would have remained under the control of the Jurchen and the Song.  Although the future of the former isn’t hard to determined. After all the Jurchen weren’t the first nomadic people that came to cause trouble in China, and just like their predecessors wouldn’t have lasted long. The Song on the other hand had two possible fates. Either they finally learn how to perform warfare, or they collapse on themselves paving the way for a new dynasty that won’t be the Yuan. 

We’ll follow with the Yuan’s effects in Indonesia in the next post. Make sure to follow the next part of the series!