How many soldiers did Genghis Khan have?

The Mongol army slowly grew. He started with 20,000 and a few hundred men fighting the Merkits, but was overwhelmed by 30,000 men at his only defeat at f Dalan Balzhut. When he finally unified Mongolia to confront the Xia, he had 30,000. read more

According to the Secret History of the Mongols, Ghengis Khan had an army of 105,000 strong by A.D. 1206. This number grew to 129,000 by A.D. 1227, according to Rashid-al-Din_Hamadani in his Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh. read more

The Mongol army slowly grew. He started with 20,000 and a few hundred men fighting the Merkits, but was overwhelmed by 30,000 men at his only defeat at f Dalan Balzhut. read more

Many of these invasions repeated the earlier large-scale slaughters of local populations. As a result, Genghis Khan and his empire have a fearsome reputation in local histories. Beyond his military accomplishments, Genghis Khan also advanced the Mongol Empire in other ways. read more