Why did the Genghis Khan invade China?

Not the Song dynasty. His beef was with the Jin dynasty. They were the Jurchen ancestors of the Manchu who settled between the Great Wall and the Huang river. They had played off one nomadic tri…

Long's Digest   Top Stories For You   Why did the Genghis Khan invade China? Jason Almendra, I took "History 101" in college • Answered August 20 Not the Song dynasty. His beef was with the Jin dynasty. They were the Jurchen ancestors of the Manchu who settled between the Great Wall and the Huang river. They had play... Read More » 22K 178   If the AK-47 is so good, why isn't there an AK-48? Murphy Barrett • Answered April 10, 2021 There is. It's just not called the AK48 because it wasn't introduced in 1948. In 1959 the AK47 was updated, changing from a heavy, expensive milled receiver to a lighter, ch... Read More » 322.2K 2.5K 41   What is life like as a prisoner in a Marine Corps brig? Roland Hayes, former Field Radio Operator/HF Comm Central Operator at U.S. Marine Corps (1981-... • Updated July 15 Had a guy in platoon do 2–3 weeks in CC (Corrective Custody) at Camp McTureous while I was stationed in Okinawa. Incredibly bad attitude. This is a picture of them literall... Read More » 415.1K 5.8K 221   Why is the Xia dynasty of ancient China being treated as mythical by the Western academics in history? CaiLei, lives in China (1975-present) • Answered August 1 The World academic dispute is not the existence of the "Xia"(夏) Dynasty, but whether the "Xia"(夏) Dynasty is called the "Xia"(夏) Dynasty. In short, the problem with the "Xia... Read More » 22.2K 163 5   Why didn't gunpowder weapons spell the end of Japanese castles like we saw in Europe? Pika Zilla, studied History & Biology at The University of Connecticut (2014) • Answered October 16 East Asia has severe and frequent earthquakes compared to most of Europe. As a result, walls are built differently. Building a European-style stone-only wall would, in East... Read More » 93.3K 3.1K 20 Read More in Your Feed

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