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In 1206, Mongols, under the leadership of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan, rode out from the Mongolian steppe and, using military tactics (speed and maneuver) still in use today, and technology (a short re-curved bow easily used on horseback) the Great Khan and his successors conquered roughly 22 percent of the world’s total land area. At its zenith, the Mongol empire stretched from the Sea of Japan in the east to present day Hungary, and from Siberia in the north into Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Middle East. It was, and remains, the greatest empire the world has ever known.  

Over time, Mongol influence receded. It would take more than 600 years for my country to re-emerge on the world stage â€" in a far more benevolent manner.

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