Genghis Khan
The Mongol society under Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan didn’t combat any drastic changes that would entirely detach one of them, they were almost mirror images of each other. Under Kublai, society was slightly more evolved. However, the same transformations would have occurred, with time, had Genghis been the Khan. Genghis united the tribes and underwent a campaign to expand their empire. Under Kublai, they progressed on the same procedure of conquering and pillaging, as they did, and would have, under Genghis. Not until the Empire stopped their explosive expansion, the society began to deteriorate, and then major innovations would become apparent. Genghis Khan unified all the Mongol tribes into a single confederation, and he was recognized as the Khan, or universal ruler, in 1206. Once ruler, he disassembled the tribal organizations, because of his lack of trust ‘and faith in them. He created new military units without tribal affiliations, coerced men of fighting age into military service and he planned to build a united Mongolian Army. Genghis was in the process of creating a Mongolian state that was stronger than any earlier nomadic confederation and not troubled by clan or tribe rivalries.
