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The Tatars: Between Expansion and Collapse
JOD
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The book refers to a range of Genghis Khan's directives for his army, detailing the armament and preparation methods of the Mongols, as well as their combat strategies and communication methodologies within the army, leadership jurisprudence, their approach to warfare and interactions with the Mongols, focus on experience, learning from wise individuals and advisers, and the organization of the annual general assembly (Kurultai), attended by the Mongol leadership, where discussions and dialogues led to common goals and agreed implementations through clear strategies by the Mongol leaders. It also discusses Mongol social customs and the myths prevalent among them. In the third section, the book elaborates on the Mongols' dismantling of the Khwarezmian state, summarizing the biographies of its sultans, the nature of the clash between the Khwarezmians and the Abbasid Caliphate, reasons for the Mongol invasion of the Khwarezmians, tracing the Mongol invasion route from Transoxiana and their capture of Otrar, Jand, Binkath, Kangkid, Bukhara, and Samarkand, to their sweeping of the western regions of the Khwarezmian state, the death of Muhammad Khwarezm Shah, Jalal al-Din Mingburnu assuming command of the Khwarezmian armies, the siege of Khwarezm City, and its occupation.