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Originally Posted by SRB
Huns kick Romans bad and Mongols were far more deadly than Huns.
Mongols were masters of siege which Huns never learn.
Also Mongol crossbow was very good and cheap bow.
Nothing could compare with mobility of mongol horse rider each had 5 horses, they were faster than modern armies.
In the end they control largest land emipe in human history.
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Yeah, but the cultural aspect is important also. Mongols had no culture. They have not made lasting impressions on this earth, other than body counts. Their rule in China was one of the shortest dynasties. The Hans kicked them out.
They might be able to defeat the Romans in the short, military term, but they will lose the long term cultural battle. We are still talking about the Roman Empire today. We still marvel at Roman technologies. Our government is modeled after the Romans, who were not too good to borrow a good thing from the Greeks when they saw one.
How long did the Roman Empire last? Some say the American Empire today is the distant relative of Roman Empire. Where are the Mongols?
Don't get me wrong, the Mongols were fierce warriors who rarely met their match on the battlefield. But being nomadic, they didn't have the staying power for a settled people.