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During the period 800 – 1800 various rulers of Russia based their approach to government primarily on Mongol methods. Do you agree?
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During the period 800 - 1800 various rulers of Russia based their approach to government primarily on Mongol methods. Do you agree? Mongol rule over Russia is considered to have lasted from 1220to 1480, a century longer than in China or Persia. The Mongol Empire and its successor states, including the Golden Horde, owed much to their flexible and creative administration and to the legacy of Genghis Khan's charismatic leadership and political abilities. Occupation of southern Russia deprived Russians for centuries of much of the best land and contributed to the shift of population, economy activity and political power to the northeast. It also cut much of Russian from Byzantium and in parts of the west isolated the country. Although the Mongols interfered little in Russian life, they maintained an effective control over Russia for from 1240 -1480. Some historians see Genghis Khan as a noble savage, and illiterate skyworshipper whose inspired...
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