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How Did Genghis Khan Change the World?

2025/5/27
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Dan Snow: 我认为成吉思汗的崛起充满了传奇色彩,他的早年经历坎坷,但最终统一了蒙古各部落,并开始了大规模的征服。我特别强调了他攻占北京和征服中亚帝国的壮举,以及他本人对征服和治理之间关系的深刻理解。我希望通过与邓肯·韦尔登的对话,深入探讨成吉思汗如何建立和治理帝国,以及他对世界产生的重大影响。 Duncan Weldon: 我认为成吉思汗的成功不仅仅在于军事征服,更在于他卓越的组织能力和对人才的选拔。我强调了他如何打破传统的社会组织,建立类似精英制度的体制,以及如何通过共享战利品来维持联盟的稳定。我还认为蒙古军队的机动性和战术是他们征服的关键因素,他们善于利用马匹和欺骗战术,并能迅速适应新的技术和思想。

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Genghis Khan reshaped the world with brutal force and brilliant organisation. He began life in exile and rose to be a powerful nomadic warrior who united the disparate Mongol tribes to create the largest contiguous empire in history. Dan is joined by economic historian Duncan Weldon to explain how his empire revolutionised global trade via the Silk Road and changed the tactics of global warfare for centuries to come. They discuss how he unified vast territories with a common legal code, developed a pioneering communication system, connected East and West and laid the groundwork for the eventual industrial revolution.

Duncan's new book is called 'Blood and Treasure: The Economics of Conflict from the Vikings to Ukraine.'

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