Islam Under Scrutiny by Ex-Muslims

Genghis Khan Meets Islam

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It is by means of this article that I shall try and bring out a few of these facts before condemning Genghis khan Hence it is for this purpose that we see the events which eventually lead to the Mongol invasion into the Muslim territories. While Genghis Khan was a military genius is still a sort of cult figure amongst his people, he never misguided people into believing that he was a Prophet of God. Hence we can easily see the actions of this man in the context of the society that he was born and brought up into. Let us begin with a brief chronology of events that took place in the life of Genghis Khan.

Chronology of life and death of Genghis Khan

c. 1167
Birth of Temujin future Genghis/Chingis Khan
1206
The Khuriltai (assembly) give the title of "Chingis Khan"
1209-10
Campaign against the Xi Xia.
1211, 1213, 1215
Campaigns against the Jin Empire.
 
1214
 
Mongols lay siege to the Jin capital of Zhongdu (modern day Beijing), which falls in 1215. Areas north of the Huang He becomes under Mongol control. Jin capital is moved south to Kai-feng.
1218
Conquest of the Kara Kitai. Mongols raid Korea.
1220

Mongol caravan and ambassadors are murdered by the Khwarazmians. War against Khwarazm (Persia) begins. Capture of Bokhara and Samarkand.
1221

Subedei begins expedition around the Caspian Sea and into Russia. Jalal ad-Din rises in Persia and challenges the Mongols. Jalal ad-Din defeated at the battle of Indus. War with the Kwarazmian Empire concludes.
1226
Final campaign against the Xia Xia.
1227
Genghis Khan dies. War with the Xi Xia concludes.



Early years

Born to the noble family of Yesugei and Ho'elun, Genghis Khan was first called Temuchin. During the period from late 12th to early 13th century, Temudjin, consolidated all the Mongol tribes and placed under his leadership a centralized empire which brought the Mongols to a new stage of development. In 1206, he had a clan meeting held on the bank of the Onon river, at which he was proclaimed the Great Khan, with the reign title of Genghis Khan. He was later known as Emperor Tai Zu of the Yuan Dynasty.

When Temujin was nine years old, his father was poisoned by Tartar chiefs. Since he was much too young to rule, his clansmen deserted him. Temujin and his family (7 people total) moved to the most desolate areas of the steppes, eating roots and rodents for living. He had many great adventures, ranging from chasing horse thieves to being captured by enemies. When Temujin was 16, the Merkid Tribe attacked his family and captured his wife. With an army of five men, Temujin could not retaliate on his own, so he turned to one of his father's old friends, Toghrul Khan of the Kereyid Tribe, who in turn, also enlisted a Mongol coalition leader, Jamugha.

Together they defeated the Merkids and Temujin recovered his wife. Temujin quickly took advantage of his powerful allies, particularly Jamugha, who was also happened to be a Mongol and a childhood friend of his, and became a notable figure on the steppes. Temujin and Jamugha took control over most of the Mongol Clans, but that was not enough for Temujin.

According to the Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty, one day while Temujin and Jamugha were riding at the front of the Mongols, Temujin decided to "keep going" while Jamugha stopped to pitch tent. Temujin broke up with Jamugha and the Mongols were split into two groups. Hostilities soon broke out between the two parties. In a clash over a minor event, Temujin was defeated and was forced into exile. However, Temujin returned ten years later and reestablished his position. From there, he embarked on a conquest of the Mongolia that lasted several years. Unfortunately, the details are too great to be perused in this article. In short, by 1204 Temujin had subjugated all that opposed him. He defeated the Tartars, the Kereyids tribe under Toghrul Khan (who Eventually betrayed him), the Naimans the Merkids, and Jamugha's Mongol clans.


The Empire by 1204

In 1206, Temujin held a great Khuriltai (assembly) on the banks of the Onon River. There, he took the title Genghis Khan. The name Genghis Khan is commonly referred to as Genghis Khan. However, "Genghis" is actually a corrupted variation, and thus for accuracy reason, he will be referred to as "Genghis " Khan. During the Khuriltai of 1206, Genghis Khan decreed the structure and laws for his new Empire. To ensure stability and cooperation between people of the tribes that he united, Genghis Khan installed a military superstructure to integrate all the peoples of his Empire. The population was divided into units responsible for maintaining a certain amount of warriors ready at any given time, thus overriding previous tribal organizations. Furthermore, he decreed many specific laws and created an efficient administrative hierarchy. Genghis Khan created the most advanced government of any steppe nation up to that time. His horde would soon prove to be the most disciplined, the most powerful and the most feared army to ride from the steppes.


The War in Northern China

Genghis Khan became emperor of "all who lived in felt tents," but his dreams was to conquer the world. First, he led his men in a series of campaigns against the Xi Xia Empire in western China. In 1209, the Xi Xia capital was threatened, but the Mongols were satisfied with tribute after their camp was unexpectedly flooded. It must be understood that the Mongols were still more interested in and tribute plunder rather than to capture cities. However, as the Empires in China discontinued to pay tribute once the Mongols withdraw, the raids soon turned into conquest. In 1211, Genghis Khan took 65,000 men and marched against the Jin Empire of Northern China. With the help of the Ongguts, a people who lived on the Jin's northern border, Chingis Khan easily passed through the defenses and marched into Jin territory. He continued a trail of plunder until he met a large force of around 150,000 men, which he defeated. Chingis split his army and launched a multiple pronged attack on the Jin. He and his generals dealt several blows against the Jin, including capturing the strategic Juyong pass. Unfortunately, Genghis was wounded during a siege and withdrew to Mongolia. Subsequently, Jin forces began to recapture territories loss to the Mongols.

In 1213, the Mongols returned after learning that the Jin had refortified their locations. Genghis divided his army into three parts, one under command by himself and the other two, under his sons. The three Mongol armies devastated the Jin Empire, and by 1214, most of the area north of the Huang He (Yellow river) was in Mongol hands. One exception was the city of Chungdu, capital of the Jin Empire. Like other nomadic armies, Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes were entirely cavalry, and the weakness of cavalry forces was the lack of ability to capture fortifications. Genghis realized this weakness and was quick to capture Chinese siege engineers to learn siege tactics. Despite so, Chungdu withstood the Mongols' assaults. Chingis's men became short on supplies and were ravaged by plague, but he tenaciously continued the siege. Accounts describe that every tenth man was sacrificed to be fed to the others. But the siege went on for so long that Genghis had to personally abandon the campaign. He then placed his general Mukali in charge. The Mongols finally entered the city in 1215, but by then, the Jin capital had already been moved south to Kai-feng.
 

The First Move West - the Conquest of the Kwarazm-Shah Empire

Genghis lost interest in the war in China and instead, turned his attention towards the west. He got interested in trading especially with the countries due west from Mongolia. Thus he began sending trade caravans to those countries. However this did not last long. As the once Free Silk Route, extending from Korea going through Tibet and Kashmir right into Central Asia and Arabia, was after the advent of Islam taken over by Warlords. These very the same people who once used to be peaceful Buddhists. However now with their conversion to Islam they began to follow the footsteps of their Prophet and were thus encouraged to loot caravans which passed through their lands. All said the real issue was with the huge Kwarazmian Empire in Persia. Hostilities broke out when the Kwarazm Shah (a Muslim king) attacked a Mongol caravan and humiliated Chingis's ambassadors by burning their beards. Since Genghis had sent the ambassadors for the purpose of making peace, he was outraged. Chingis prepared for the largest operation he had yet performed and assembled a force that totaled around 90-110,000 men. The total numerical strength of the Kwarazm shah was two to three times greater, but Chingis' army was better disciplined, and most of all, better led.

In 1219, Chingis's sons Chaghadai and Ogedei set out to attack the city of Utar located east of the Aral Sea. Meanwhile, Chingis' general, Chepe, marched southwestward to protect the left flank during the operation. The main attack, however, was led by Chingis Khan himself, who along with general Subedei, marched through the Kizil Kum desert and outflanked the Kwarazmiam forces. The plan was that the Kizil Kum desert was considered impractical to cross, which made it a great opportunity to surprise the enemy. Chingis and his army disappeared into the desert and suddenly, out of nowhere, he appeared at the city of Bokhara. The city garrison was stunned, and was quickly defeated. Next, Chingis marched towards Samarkand, capital of the Kwarazmian Empire. The magnificent city was heavily fortified and had a garrison of 110,000 men, which vastly outnumbered Chingis' besieging army. The city was expected to be able to hold out for months, but on March 19, 1220 its walls were breached in just ten days. After the fall of Samarkand, the Mongols overran much of the Empire. Devastation was so great that the Kwarazmian Empire itself was nearly wiped away from history. The conquest of the Kwarazm also created another remarkable event. After his defeat, the Kwarazm Shah fled west and Subedei followed in pursue with a force of 20,000 men. The Kwarazm Shah died, however, but Subedei went further. He brought his army north and defeated a heavily outnumbering Russian and Cuman army at the Khalka River. He went further and attacked the Volga Bulgars before returning back. As said by the famed history Gibbons, Subedei's expedition was one of the most daring expeditions in history, unlikely to be repeated ever again.

During the entire campaign, the Kwarazm Shah failed to assemble an army to fight the Mongols on the battlefield. The Kwarazm strategy relied on its extensive city garrisons that outnumbered the besieging Mongol armies. This of course, failed in every way. The only well organized resistance against the Mongols came from Jalal ad-Din (another muslim general), who after the fall of Samarkand, organized a resistance force in modern day Afghanistan. At Parwan, he defeated a Mongol force led by one of Chingis' adopted son, making it the only Mongol defeat in the entire campaign. Genghis chases after Jalal ad-Din and destroyed his army at the Indus River. The defeat of Jalal ad-Din meant the consolidation of rule of Transoxania. However, the southern parts of the Kwarazmian Empire were left unconquered and later turned into a collection of Independent states.

At the age approaching sixty, Chingis' health was at a decline. He sought the legendary Daoist monk Changchun for the elixir to Immortality. His wish did not come true, as Changchun had no magical elixir, but Genghis praised his wisdom and the two became good friends. Following the meeting with the Daoist monk, Genghis returned to the administration side of his objectives. Unlike Attila the Hun and Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan realized the importance of a smooth succession after his death. Before he completed his conquest of the Kwarazmian Empire, he had already carefully chosen his son Ogedei to be his successor. After Genghis returned to Mongolia to finish establish the administration structure of his empire, all the matters were in good order, except for the Tanguts. The Tangut Xi Xia Empire had long been defeated by the Mongols, but became more of a tributary rather than being annexed. However, the Tanguts had stopped complying with terms while Chingis was away. In 1226, Genghis Khan led his army against Xi Xia and captured its capital.


The Death of Chingis Khan

The campaign against the Xi Xia was his last campaign. Shortly afterward in August 1227, Chingis Khan died at the age of 60. The reason remains unsolved, with theories ranging from internal injuries after a hunting accident, to malaria, to prophecies of the Tanguts.


The Final Word

Genghis Khan was undoubtedly a conqueror of yore, a scourge of humanity, like many others including Muhammad. However, his legacy died within four generations of him. He never preached to people of his prophethood, nor did he ever say that God had given in triumphs in battles because the hand of God was behind his back. Unlike Muhammad, who was a coward, this man led his forces from the front. He gave respect to his generals and his army. So the next time you sit back and accuse this man of being a religious bigot do give a minute more and think about it.



Bibliography

1. Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World - by Leo de Hartog - 244 pages
2. Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy - by Paul Ratchnevsky


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Ibrahim Lone is Kashmir-born ex-Muslim. He can be contacted at Ibrahim6661@gmail.com.


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Name: good one....nice article
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 02:19:03 -0500

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good one,nice article,ibrahim lone u r kashmiri ex-muslim,i hope indian,i am also ex-muslim from india.let us all join hands to defeat islam from india and bring world and bring peace to the world. i saw the futility of islam in 1992 and left. i am a doctor by profession and knowing truth of evolution i just left rleigion,i believe in truth and nature,and nature is truth.i hope evil satan like zakir naik and his believers r also defeated bcoz despite being a doctor he endorses islam which is very un-doctor like.


Name: Excellent article.this shows how islamists twist history.
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 04:47:17 -0500

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Excellent article.this shows how islamists twist history.Genghis khan invasions are like Alexanders invasions.Both never killed innocent citezens and waepon less people .But mad mohammad and his cult invaders beheaded waepon less and helpless citigens in muslims.Each time When i read the inhuman destruction of great Nalanda university , the light of wisdom by the muslim invaders ,my heart feels squeezed.What made these mad muslims to behead ten thousand weaponlesss and peaceful teachers and students from all over the world and destroy the university where no gold ,idols and treasure is found like hindu temples??Is it not that mad islam which converted peaceful and wise budhists of Kasmir ,persia and bangladesh to haters of their own genetically linked brothers and country?


Name: indian history is also twisted .Do you know?
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 04:53:47 -0500

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Indian history is also twisted .Do you know?The great taj mahal ia actually Tejo Mahalaya, a great hindu temple built on the lines of Pre vihar temple of thailand and Angkorwat temple of Kambodia.Only few hundred people know this great truth.vote bank cingress suppressed this truth for 4 decades.This truth was founded by an americal reasearches in 1960s.I am not telling all these with out basis...see this links....http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm


Name: Ibrahim
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 08:18:18 -0500

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The only way to defeat Islam is to fight it is by spreading knowledge. If someone is really interested in fighting Islam then he/ she should start spreading the right information amongst those the masses. People are usually reluctant to hear the truth. However this should not stop us from joining hands and fighting the menace called Islam. This is what I want to tell every1 especially Ex-Muslims, spread the truth. Finally truth will prevail, Falsehood by its very nature is bound to perish.


Name: qwer
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 09:09:21 -0500

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Thanks God .... Other "Genghis Khan" still exist in the modern world: GEORGE BUSH Sr and GEORGE BUSH Jr ...... Be careful stupid islam and moslems!! We always keep watching you! If you make any big trouble like 9/11 you will be destroyed again by next other GENGHIS KHAN!


Name: Congrats to Mr.Lone,
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 09:30:52 -0500

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Keep up the work and pass the knowledge to the iggnorant masses., Wish you all the best for best security, health and prsoperity. When all you ex muslims light the small lamps continuosly and incessantly i think the Humanity may evolve faster from the clutches of the middle ages. Kudos to you.


Name: qwer to "indian history"
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 10:49:08 -0500

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Really? I never know about this story. I will read to the website. Thank's for the information. I knew about the savage of the moslem, when they built mosque on the top of hindu's temple in Ayodhya. Islam and moslem? What's a stupid religion and peoples!


Name:
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 21:56:00 -0500

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Why do the freemasonZionsIlluminati The rest you guys who work for them and who do their dirty work, want to make the muslim population illiterates? So that the freemasonZionsIlluminati can encourage them to do what the Quran has prohibitted, like Suicide bombings, Islam does not encourage honour killings, does not encourage Discrimination against women and The term infidels were used by the Church. , so just imagine all these Companies going out of business because islam has prohibitted Tobacco, Alchohol, Harmful Drugs and the make up for ladies. Also Islam does not encourage the entertanment industri as well as manufactoring weapons of mass destruction. So my friends now do you understand as to why Islam is hated?? last but not least try to fathom who owns most of these industries as well as the who controls the commodities market or which race owns and controls them??


Name: To the nameless Muslim
Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 23:15:03 -0500

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Mr nameless......... Islam is the only religion that propogates war, hate and genoicide. Islamic countries are just dying to get hold of nukes. Pakistan and Iran are excellent examples of what Islamic teaching preach.All of us here are educated people. We are not moronic fools who believe in everything that out Mullah tells us during the Khutba on Friday. And please keep you commenst relevant to the topic. Your stupidity is proof that Islam has destroyed the remaining brain cells that you might have had. Perhaps you should read history, the real history. Not the one they teach you at your freidnly neighbourhood Madarsaa. Best of luck to you. If you are still blind chances are you will stay blind for the rest of your life (I mean intellectual blindness) So try and learn from sources that not rhetorical rather sources that tell you the truth. It might hurt initially but you will atleast not live in a world of fairy tales.


Name: ha ha ha .....
Date: Monday November 17, 2008
Time: 00:26:42 -0500

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Mr. Ibrahim Lone, it is a great article from you. History tells the truth. Genghis Khan is far more greater than Mohammad the false prophet in every way. He was not hiding behind a deity to lead his people in wars. He didn't use a deity to make his people afraid of him. Muslims hated him because Genghis Khan defeated them. They realize that he is far more greater than Mohammad. The moslems always hate others who defeated them, ha ha ha .....


Name: Ibrahim Lone
Date: Monday November 17, 2008
Time: 01:24:09 -0500

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Just for the record. I am not a big fan of Genghis Khan. I did not write this article for gloryfying the acts of Genghis Khan. All I wanted to do was to present the correct picture of this man who is looked at as the enemy of Islam. To tell you the truth I personally find all conqueres, be they the East India Company, The Dutch, Turks, Alexander, etc, quite deplorable and greedy people. Not satisfied with their own kingdoms they used to attack other kingdoms to increase their fame. Having said that the imporatnt point here is that none of the ever pretended to be Gods or Demi Gods or Prophets and that is what makes them Different from Muhhamad, who fooled people into believing him and sacrificing their lives in Allah's cause.


Name: yes muhhamad fooled many million humans
Date: Monday November 17, 2008
Time: 01:57:44 -0500

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yes muhhamad fooled many million humans in the name of his imaginery allah and false prophet hood.They sacrified their lives in mad war of jihad and volilence in the name of god for getting ticket into imaginaery paradise and avoiding hell.If all humnaity is made to aware that hell is only imaginery trick to make surrender weak minded people and paradise or heaven is also imaginery luring then no mad religion or religions(like judaism too) exist.One has to just understand desire science and logic.These subjects are not taught in schools and colleges.But logic and critical thinking,doubt,philosophy were compulsory subjects taught in ancietn great universities ilke Nalanda,Taxasila and Alexandria universities.Accroding Albert Einstien ,THe great scientist ever the humanity has seen , religion has no future.If at all there is, it is buddhism.


Name: G.Ryan
Date: Monday November 17, 2008
Time: 07:58:15 -0500

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Ghengis Khan killed lots of innocents but with a purpose!Once the black tent was raised all living things(ALL)would be killed.But it was to be hoped that the next city would yield without loss of life.Once Mongol rule was established it was absolute for all!No Dhimmitude for anyone!That was the greatness of the Mongols.


Name:
Date: Wednesday November 19, 2008
Time: 23:58:58 -0500

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Muslims are to initiate aggression only to those who corrupt this Earth. Some of These People, if you want to call them are the ones who increased the price of Fuel through speculation and made a big profit while they watch the world go in recession. The other corrupters are the criminals and rapist etc.. Can you please comment


Name: To nameless Muslim above
Date: Thursday November 20, 2008
Time: 00:42:24 -0500

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How about 9/11? or the Beslan tragedy in Russia? Deaths of innocents, helpless people at the hands of monster Islamists.


Name: to nameless Muslim
Date: Thursday November 20, 2008
Time: 06:13:15 -0500

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I think Muhammad was the most corrupt individual ever to be born ion the face of this earth. He was Pedophile, a lecher who coveted wives of others. What say brother?


Name: DH
Date: Thursday November 20, 2008
Time: 07:24:35 -0500

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Ghengis gave Islam a taste of its own medicine and more. Well done that Khan!


 
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