At the beginning of the thirteenth century, the Mongol Empire under the leadership of Genghis Khan had conquered a large part of the world.
But did you know that such a great empire eventually fell apart due to internal rebellions and conspiracies ?
The story is set in the late days of the Mongol Empire, when a brave prince fights for the throne.
Rise of the Empire After the death of Genghis Khan, his sons and grandsons continued his conquests. Hulagu Khan captured Baghdad, Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in China, and other princes ruled over Central Asia. However, as the empire expanded, cracks began to appear within it.
In the 14th century, Mongol chieftains began conspiring against each other. A powerful chieftain, Timur Khan, attempted to seize power, but his uncle, Tughluq Timur, challenged him. A war erupted within the empire, turning brother against brother.
Tughluq Timur realized that if he wanted to defeat Timur Khan, he had to buy the court ministers. He bribed some members of Genghis Khan's family and had some killed. Gradually, Timur Khan weakened, and was eventually imprisoned.
While the Mongols were fighting among themselves, other nations rose up against them. In China the local Han nation drove out the Mongols, in Russia Moscow's armies rebelled against them, and in Central Asia the Timurid Empire pushed the Mongols back.
By the end of the fourteenth century, the once considered invincible Mongols had split into nomadic tribes. Their great empire broke into smaller parts, and thus the largest empire in history fell due to internal rebellions.
This story teaches us that an empire, no matter how powerful, declines when it falls prey to internal intrigues, greed, and civil war. The same lesson is seen in many other periods of history
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