[ChurtleDawg]

what is really odd is that 800 some years ago, Mongolia was among the most powerful empires the world has ever seen.

now it is barely a third world country.

[Paladin2]

The world needs to convert to a horse based transportation system.

[TSgt]

what is really odd is that 800 some years ago, Mongolia was among the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. now it is barely a third world country.

In less than a hundred years someone will be saying that about the United States.

[Rebelbase]

“what is really odd is that 800 some years ago, Mongolia was among the most powerful empires the world has ever seen.”

Based on a kick-ass military.

[VOA]

“
what is really odd is that 800 some years ago, Mongolia was among the
most powerful empires the world has ever seen.
“

Some years back, Greece (well, the city-states) were busy breaking
ground on mathematics, logic, rhetoric and perfoming some @$$-kicking of
a better part of the known world led by a young Alexander.

Cultures come and go.
As historian AJP Taylor said (in so many words): Cultures aren’t
murdered; they commit suicide.

I fear the USA is well-launched on that phase.

[ohioman]

You are correct. It is odd that many Mongolians still live the same as they did during Genghis Khan's time - nomads living in yurts.

And this comes from the country that gave birth to (for my money) the #1 conqueror in World History - the Great Genghis Khan. He had the #1 Land Empire in World History; promoted and selected people based upon merit (i.e. his Greatest General Subedai did not come from and royal bloodlines); divided his Army into units divisible by 10 and instituted a Blitzkrieg using mounted calvary; never lost a battle; and left such a solid foundation that his sons Ogede and Monke increased the size of the empire after the death. I wish there were more written about this man or good movies about him. I have seen the Russian movie called “Mongol” which covered his rise to power. However, I have yet to see the second movie. I also believe that folks in the West too often think of him as a savage, when in reality the guy was absolutely brilliant, ruthless, and pragmatic. He did this only with an army of @100,000 men. A good friend of mine who use to teach at the War College tells me that it is often overlooked by the general public as to how much modern militaries still study the exploits of the Mongolians. For a Land Empire, there is no equal.