• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Gengis Khan was too progressive and permissive to be authright. He let conquered people keep their faith and way of life and promoted promotions based on merit instead of kinship ties.

    And yeah, he slaughtered villages and razed them to the ground. But that was because he was based /s

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      8 months ago

      And yeah, he slaughtered villages and razed them to the ground. But that was because he was based /s

      Also, for pre-modern conquerors, that’s just like, a Tuesday. Everyone did it, it was like having lice.