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The Yassa laws were the laws of the Mongol Empire under the rule of Genghis Khan. After Genghis Khan died, the laws were still enforced, however it is unclear how strictly and to what extent. The Yassa are also referred to as Genghis Khan's laws.
You can read more about the Yassa laws here: Genghis Khan's laws
The Yassa were based around obedience to Genghis Khan, a uniting together of the Mongol nomad clans, and the strict punishment of wrongdoing.
The Yassa laws prescribed the death penalty for things like homosexuality, adultery, spying on the Mongol Empire, stealing a horse, and unlawful pillaging.
You can read more about the Yassa laws here: Genghis Khan's laws
The Yassa were based around obedience to Genghis Khan, a uniting together of the Mongol nomad clans, and the strict punishment of wrongdoing.
The Yassa laws prescribed the death penalty for things like homosexuality, adultery, spying on the Mongol Empire, stealing a horse, and unlawful pillaging.
The Yassa laws were laws of the Mongol Empire under the rule of Genghis Khan.
"Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives." -Genghis Khan
"Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives." -Genghis Khan
by CalumetPowder June 10, 2019
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire. The Mongol Empire became the second largest empire in history. Genghis Khan was known for being a brutal and strong ruler, and many consider him to be the greatest conqueror of all time.
Genghis Khan was a genius military strategist who conquered large parts of central Asia, and China. He accomplished many things during his rule, from rescuing his wife from the Merkits all the way to decisively conquering the Western Xia empire. Genghis Khan also developed a large spy network, and employed the use of technologies that he had adopted from his enemies. During and after Genghis Khan's life, he and his well-trained army were feared by millions across the continents.
Genghis Khan was a prolific lover, and was obsessed with women. Like many other powerful rulers, Genghis Khan had many wives and concubines. He would take the most beautiful women that he could find from the lands that he had conquered and would make them a part of his harem. This resulted in him having one of the largest harems in history. In fact, Genghis Khan had sex with so many women that about 16 million men in the world today are related to him. He had over a dozen wives. His first and most famous wife was Borte.
Genghis Khan was a genius military strategist who conquered large parts of central Asia, and China. He accomplished many things during his rule, from rescuing his wife from the Merkits all the way to decisively conquering the Western Xia empire. Genghis Khan also developed a large spy network, and employed the use of technologies that he had adopted from his enemies. During and after Genghis Khan's life, he and his well-trained army were feared by millions across the continents.
Genghis Khan was a prolific lover, and was obsessed with women. Like many other powerful rulers, Genghis Khan had many wives and concubines. He would take the most beautiful women that he could find from the lands that he had conquered and would make them a part of his harem. This resulted in him having one of the largest harems in history. In fact, Genghis Khan had sex with so many women that about 16 million men in the world today are related to him. He had over a dozen wives. His first and most famous wife was Borte.
Genghis Khan was a powerful ruler, and a cunning military strategist who had sex with lots of women.
by CalumetPowder September 9, 2019
Genghis Khan developed the Yassa code of laws. There were a lot of laws that existed in the Yassa code, but the most significant are listed below:
- There is only one God
- All religions are to be respected and the government should show no preference to any one religion
- Under penalty of death, no man can proclaim himself to be emperor unless he has been elected by a council of Mongol Nobles
- Homosexuality is punishable by death
- Adultery is punishable by death
- Children of concubines are legitimate and should receive their fair share of heritage from their father
- No subordinate or official of the Mongol Empire is allowed to take a Mongol in as a slave. All men (with rare exceptions) must join the army
- If a soldier pillages during war before the commanding officer has given him permission, he shall be put to death. But after the permission to pillage has been given to the soldier, he shall be given the same opportunity to carry off his loot as the officer.
- Leaders of a religion (preachers, monks, etc.), physicians, and those who bathe the bodies of the dead are to be freed from public charges.
- It is illegal to cut the throats of animals that are to be slain for food. Instead, the animals are to be bound, have their chest opened, and their hearts pulled out and squeezed by the hunter.
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- There is only one God
- All religions are to be respected and the government should show no preference to any one religion
- Under penalty of death, no man can proclaim himself to be emperor unless he has been elected by a council of Mongol Nobles
- Homosexuality is punishable by death
- Adultery is punishable by death
- Children of concubines are legitimate and should receive their fair share of heritage from their father
- No subordinate or official of the Mongol Empire is allowed to take a Mongol in as a slave. All men (with rare exceptions) must join the army
- If a soldier pillages during war before the commanding officer has given him permission, he shall be put to death. But after the permission to pillage has been given to the soldier, he shall be given the same opportunity to carry off his loot as the officer.
- Leaders of a religion (preachers, monks, etc.), physicians, and those who bathe the bodies of the dead are to be freed from public charges.
- It is illegal to cut the throats of animals that are to be slain for food. Instead, the animals are to be bound, have their chest opened, and their hearts pulled out and squeezed by the hunter.
Read about Genghis Khan's wives.
Read about Genghis Khan's accomplishments.
"If one must drink, then let one drink thrice a month, for more is bad. If one gets drunk twice a month, it is better; if one gets drunk once a month, that is better still; and if one doesn't drink at all, that is the best of all." -Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan's Laws were heavily influenced by Mongol morality, and philosophy.
Genghis Khan's Laws were heavily influenced by Mongol morality, and philosophy.
by CalumetPowder June 10, 2019
Genghis Khan was a prolific lover. Like other rulers, Genghis Khan had many concubines and mistresses. He would take the most beautiful women that he could find from the lands that he had conquered and would make them a part of his harem. This resulted in Genghis Khan having one of the largest harems in history. Genghis Khan slept with so many women that about 16 million men in the world today are direct descendants of him. He also had about 12 wives.
Most of Genghis Khan's wives were given a territory of the Mongol Empire to govern over, and his wives would accompany him on his campaigns. Börte was the most powerful out of all his wives as she was Grand Empress of his empire.
- Börte: First wife. Börte was kidnapped by the Merkits, but was rescued by Genghis Khan within a year.
- Yisui: Genghis Khan took Yisui as his wife after her tribe was conquered by the Mongols.
- Kunju Khatun: It is not unlikely that she was taken from lands conquered by Genghis Khan.
- Khulan khatun: Genghis Khan took her in as a gift from the Merkit's after they surrendered.
- Yesugen: She and Yesui were sisters.
- Yesui: Sister of Yesugen. Yesui accompanied Genghis Khan on his second expedition to the Western Xia empire. Genghis Khan become ill during the expedition, but very few people knew about this because his wife worked to hide his condition.
- Isukhan, Gunju, Abika, Gurbasu, Chaga, and Moge
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Most of Genghis Khan's wives were given a territory of the Mongol Empire to govern over, and his wives would accompany him on his campaigns. Börte was the most powerful out of all his wives as she was Grand Empress of his empire.
- Börte: First wife. Börte was kidnapped by the Merkits, but was rescued by Genghis Khan within a year.
- Yisui: Genghis Khan took Yisui as his wife after her tribe was conquered by the Mongols.
- Kunju Khatun: It is not unlikely that she was taken from lands conquered by Genghis Khan.
- Khulan khatun: Genghis Khan took her in as a gift from the Merkit's after they surrendered.
- Yesugen: She and Yesui were sisters.
- Yesui: Sister of Yesugen. Yesui accompanied Genghis Khan on his second expedition to the Western Xia empire. Genghis Khan become ill during the expedition, but very few people knew about this because his wife worked to hide his condition.
- Isukhan, Gunju, Abika, Gurbasu, Chaga, and Moge
Read about Genghis Khan's accomplishments
Read about Genghis Khan's laws
"The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms." -Genghis Khan
The above quote has been the subject of some dispute. -Creator of 'Genghis Khan's Wives' definition
The above quote has been the subject of some dispute. -Creator of 'Genghis Khan's Wives' definition
by CalumetPowder June 9, 2019