The Mongols

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The Mongols (Mongolian: Монгол) was the greatest military force ever in history,they built an empire spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia. It is the largest empire in the history of the world.It emerged from the unification of Mongol and Turkic tribes in modern day Mongolia,and grew through invasions,after Genghis Khan had been proclaimed ruler of all Mongols in 1206. At its greatest extent it stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube and from the Arctic to Camboja, covering over 40,000,000 km2 ,22% of the Earth's total land area,an empire twice the size of Alexander the Greats,and four-times the size of the Roman Empire.It is often identified as the "Mongol World Empire"