Who was more brutal
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There was much more to the mongols than brutality. For instance they seem to have built the first truly diverse and “liberal” empire:
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Genghis Khan is the odd one out. He was apparently one of the earliest “liberal” champions of religious freedom, and likely inspired it in our constitution.
“Genghis Khan and the Quest for God : How the worlds greatest conqueror gave us religious freedom” audible.com/pd?asin=B01M3M
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Idk anything about Assyrians. If someone has a book they love about them, I’d appreciate a referral.
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body count correlates more closely with military scale and success than any reasonable consideration of 'brutality'
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The Mongols were brutal as a negotiation tactic & law enforcement methodology.
The Assyrians were just brutal.
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It’s Assyrians and the fact that the vote isn’t reflecting this shows little people know about this history. Assyrians literally lobbed off limbs of conquered people, re attached them in funny positions, and forced them march through Assur in grotesque parades of bloody wailing
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