If Genghis Khan had not died in1227, would he have attacked Europe and Africa?

Answer 1

If he had had more time, he would have expanded his empire well into Europe. In fact, during his lifetime his empire extended even into the Ukraine, so he had already reached extreme eastern Europe. Given the opportunity to attack northwestern Africa, he would have made that effort.

Answer 2

In the book "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World", the author claims this was likely, however, you also have to remember that probably Genghis wasn't that interested in Western Europe at the time when he had richer territories to conquer like southern China and India.

On the other hand, the scholar Victor Davis Hanson argues that Western Europe would have been a tougher nut to crack, as the territory west of Hungary is increasingly less suitable for a vast mounted army, and many Christian states would undoubtedly have ailed against the invaders. Believe it or not, middle age Europeans were extremely powerful adversaries, after all, it was them that invaded the middle east during the crusades, and not the other way around. Sometimes we seem to forget that, but I would be more scared of an advancing middle age Western European army with all its religious fanaticism than of a Mongol horde with whose commanders you can at least negotiate a surrender.

Answer 3

Genghis Khan almost certainly would have advanced west..
The only reason the "Golden Horde" stopped at Venice in 1241 was Khan Ogedai died, and the leader of the Golden horde, Batu was needed to help select a new Great Khan. Their lighter, more mobile forces had proved more than a match for lumbering European forces.

Answer 4

There could be none at all. All Khans are not Muslims. Genghis Khan himself was not a Muslim. Khan and Malik are found world wide, mainly in China, Russia, Central Asia, India, Pakistan... In the Frontier Province of Pakistan, Khan and Malik are interlink words. A Malik is the Elder of a clan of one of the many Khan families. Maliks are found among Hindu, among Russians. Pankaj Malik singer, Jacob Malik a foreign minister. The Parsi of India would accept the 'title' Khan Bahadur and not Rai Bahadur or Sardar Bahadur from the British Government. A senior classical singer in India is titled Khan Sahib, if he was a Muslim; he may or may not be a Pathan by racial descent.

Answer 5

He'd have been forced to change tactics once he entered central Europe, because there isn't enough grazing land to supply the 10 or more horses fielded by each of Genghis' thousands of soldiers. Like the Huns centuries before the Mongol army would have been forced to abandoned their rapid offensives in favor of slower infantry dominated attacks, which European armies would be more than capable of defeating.


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J Kibler

Crusading army leaders did negotiate peace deals. Richard the Lionheart attempted to negotiate a lasting peace between Muslim and Christian which included binding Salladin and the English royal family together by marriage between Salladin and Richard's sister, but Richard's sister objected to the marriage.

I'd fear the Mongols more they had the nasty habit of systematically murdering everyone who didn't make weapons. Crusading armies only killed in spurts following sieges which, regretably, would be common practice for victorious armies until rather recent times.
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Genghis would have struggled to take over the Muslom world for a number of reasons. His swift hard strike tactics would have worked well in the middle east, but Genghis would now be hundreds of miles from his earlier conquests, which would likely have caused revolts in his rear; China, "Russia", eastern Europe. This would split Genghis' forces weakening an offensive in the Muslom world, and give the Musloms time to organize and defeat his now weakened force.

Answer 6

No. His campaigns were going in the other direction of the
Jin Dynasty and Western Xia. He was already 65 years old when he died it is doubt full he would have been leading his people long enough to lead a campaign against Europe and Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Family_and_lineage

Answer 7

maybe, but we will never know now, will we!!!!
I would say maybe to easter russia, the country just north of Mongolia, but his main focus was on China....