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The history of Mongolia is varied and eventful. It has been a nomadic culture for thousands of years and to this day retains much of that history. They usually kept animals, traded and attacked more agricultural societies. Three hundred years BC and during the Iron Age, as weapons became stronger, so did the Mongols. At times their nomadic culture united and was most powerful during the reign of Genghis Khan in the 13th and 14th centuries when his successors formed one of the biggest empires the world has ever known stretching well into China, Asia, Russia, and Europe. Apart from conquering lands, Genghis Khan helped create a written language and effective laws to govern. Further, he instilled a sense of pride in the people.  Genghis Khan
With the spread of Mongolia’s rule came trade and an exchange of ideas that brought Buddhism into Mongolia. Later, when the empire fell, it because part of the Chinese Yuan dynasty from 1271 to 1368. Next, the Ming Dynasty invaded Mongolia but did not gain full control. |
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