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JerichoSadorra

RISEOFMALIANDMONGOLCCESSAY

TheMaliandMongolEmpirescontributedtosubstantialregionalandglobalchanges
withreligioustolerance,helpingbothempiresgrowduetothepeaceitprovided.Whilestatesin
eachregionexperiencedpeace,theirmethodsofconqueringcontrastedwiththeMongolsraiding
andpillagingvillagestogaincontrolofthem,whileMaliallottedalliancesbetweenregional
tribes.Thesetwoempiressharedimportantaspects,buttheirkeydifferencesestablishedtheir
uniqueness.
TheMongolEmpiregrewinsizewiththeirfrequentEurasianconquestsandattacks.
UndertheGenghisKhan,theMongolEmpiregrewtobethebiggestempiretheworldhasever
known,spanningfromRussiatotheIslamicworld,attheexpenseanddestructionofthosewho
wereconquered.TheMongolsshowedunparalleledbrutalitytothosewhoopposedthem,and
thatbrutalityalmostalwaysledtotheirutterdevastation.Ontheothersideofthespectrum,the
MaliEmpirerosethroughpeacefulconciliationofdifferentstates.Thisdifferencecreatedagap
inpowerbetweenthetwo,withtheMongolshavingmoremilitarymightwithMali,and
respectivelymostoftheworldatthetime.Despitetheviolencerampantintheconquestofthe
MongolEmpire,theyshowedreligioustoleranceliketheMaliEmpire.TheMaliEmpirehad
manydifferentreligiousgroupspresentinitsstates,fromChristianitytoIslam,andevenprimal
polytheisticreligions.EvenwithIslambeingthepredominantreligioninthatregion,other
religionsexperiencednopersecution.IntheMongolEmpire,unconqueredstatesshowed
religiouspersecutionandtheirreignallowedapersonsreligiontobepracticedinopenwithout
anybacklash.Thiswipedoutanyoppressionpresentinpreviousestablishmentsandallowed
themtorulemoreeasily.Apartofthisprosperitycomesfromthelackofinterestinreligion,
sincetheMongolsweremoreinterestedinmilitarymightandmoneythanestablishingtheirown
religion,akeydifferencebetweenMaliandtheMongols.
Akeydifferencebetweenthesetwoempiresliesinreligiouspresence.Islamwas
extremelypopularinSubSaharanAfrica,andbecauseoftheMuslimemphasisontrade,and
Africaasacenterforrawnaturalresources,theIslamicinfluencenaturallygrew.Withoutthe
presenceofIslam,Muslimtraderswouldnothavecausedaninfluxoftrade,thusnogrowthtoa
greatempire.MansaMusa,afollowerofIslam,spreadhisenormousfortuneduringhishaj
throughoutAfricatotheextentofdevaluingit.ThatshowinfluentialIslamwas.TheMongols,
however,wereonlyinterestedinmonetaryandterritorialgain.Aftertheircaptureofastate,
thosewhosworeallegianceweresparedandwereabletopracticetheirownreligionsforthe
priceoftributewhilethosewhoopposedthemwerekilled.Thisallowedmanyreligionsto
prosper,thushavingnodominantreligion.Despitethesedifferences,theseempiresroseby
establishingasortofstrongeconomicsystem,whetherbytradingortribute,influencedbythe
incentiveofreligion.Ontopofthat,theMongolsrevivedtheSilkRoadandaspurofcultural
exchangehappened.
TheMaliandMongolEmpiresbecameextremelyinfluentialintheirrespectiveregions.
Despitetheirgreatness,theywereobtainedthroughdifferentmethods,liketheMongolsusing
violencewhileMaliusingreligionandtrading.Eventhoughtheyhadsomedifferences,the
tolerationofculturebetweenthetwoestablishedpeacewithintheirempires.Twoempiresintwo
differentplacesoftheworlds,subSaharanAfricaandAsia,grewtogreatnesswithamyriadof
ways.

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