... What is just as surprising is that many of the religions that were in the Mongol Empire hated each other and yet they fought with each other to expand the reach of the empire. For instance there were many times when Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians were fighting along side each other despite their many differences. This was one of the ways that the Mongol people kept their captured lands in peace, the Mongols did not prohibit any religion and in fact they usually promoted it among the people. The Mongol Empire in many ways is also considered the driving force that created a unified China and Russia. So in effect the Mongols were the unifiers of two of the most powerful nations in the world today, China and Russia. The Mongol armies were extremely successful despite being greatly outnumbered by almost every foreign army that they ever encountered. The Mongols had many ...

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