I beleiive that Genghis Khan was not a clever ruler, but rather a man with deep physiological issues tht revolved around his disturbed past. Basically, Khan grew up in a very poor environment that only influenced violence. In the biography it was mentioned that it was common tradition in his nomadic tribe to raid and steal the women of me abhorring tribes. In addition to this a similar nomadic time kills his father, which leads to his mother being abandoned with Khans half brothers, by his tribe. Through such harsh events take place when khan was still a young boy, and I beleve this plays a factor in his development of a violent, psychotic maniac. The biography mentions how he kills one of his half brothers over some fish. Acts of violence like this was clearly not ristricted for Genghis since nobody seemed to care that he killed his half brother. Furthermore, he decided to spare Jamuca, who was once his friend, but chooses not to watch his death when Jamuca refuses Khan's mercy. This to me makes no sense because Khan has killed in the most painfully crule ways, several captives from battle. So it dosnt make sense that he is suddenly a pacifist, and even if it is argued that it was out of the affection that once existed for Jamuca, there is another piece of evidence. In the biography it was said that he personally saved children and women from the wrath of his own men, sometimes, but in another instance where he captured Jamuca, he had slaughtered the women and even the children from his tribe. So these strange acts of violence and then sudden turnarounds make be feel that Genghis Khan had some psychological problems that reflected the brute environment he had to face as a child.
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