Mongol Army: How it All Started

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Mongol History continues with a video on the evolution of the Mongol armies, showing how the steppe horsemen bands turned into the most fearsome army in the world by Genghis khan and would create the largest empire until up to that point.

Previous videos in our series on Mongol history: https://bit.ly/3eezUnW
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The video was made by our friend Arb Paninken http://bit.ly/2Ow3oC8, while the script was developed by Jack Wilson - The Jackmeister. Check out his channel dedicated to the history of the Mongols: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQEYhWVV3V-ItwJE-kgRd9w

This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin)

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