The Mongol Art Of War
From 16 to 60 years old, all capable males — specific sources claim 15 to 70 – can be asked to serve as soldiers. Timothy May estimates that one out of seven Mongolian citizens were warriors in his 2017 book The Mongol Art of War. It’s a remarkably militaristic society.
The Mongol Art Of War
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If there’s a means of losing your soldiers’ allegiance, they won’t pay them what they think is their due deserts. And although the Mongols got nothing approaching regular salary, the warriors were produced lavishly. Yet Genghis Khan had a rule to this. It should not come as a surprise.
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