Yesterday I read an article about the "Genghis Khan- A Great Warrior" on National Geographic magazine.
I will digress about some of the facts that happened to be interesting for me about Genghis Khan, from a phisophical point of view. Though I should caution the reader that I am not a great philosopher, yet I take this oppurtunity to use my meagre wit in philosophy to do a comparison.
Genghis Khan was a great warrior during the 12th century. Any king showing a slight hint of opposition will be vanquished. He conquered the whole of central asia from China to the start of eastern europe. He looted all the wealth of the kingdoms which he conquered. He didnt leave any people to survive neither the king nor the people who were in the Kingdom which he conquered.
Now after giving a "brief note" on the formidable Genghis Khan, the question is "How come, such a great country Mongolia which gave a Great warrior Genghis Khan is now not even spoken about in the present day world ?".
"The biggest conquest in human history are those of the Mongols in the thirteenth century, which were primarily due to the influence of Genghis Khan. These conquests, however, though more extensive than those of the Arabs, did not prove permanent, and today the only areas occupied by the Mongols are those that they held prior to the time of Genghis Khan."
--- Michael H. Hart's on "list of the most influential people in history"
It is a tough question to answer, though one might give several reasons from a economic point of view, I feel Genghis Khan- the king never understood what are the duties of a king, though to conquer a kingdom and winning a battle with tactics is an important task for a king, more to that it is more important to win the hearts of the people in the land which he conquered.
Genghis Khan on the contray was more involved in killing the people in foreign land. The statistics on the number of people he would have killed was astounding. He never bothered about the value of life. People who survived such attacks often quote "Blood flowed everywhere after he rampaged the kingdom".
Thus, though he was a great warrior of yester years, he often misunderstood the duties of a king. He failed to win the hearts of the people which he conquered, leading to eventual failure of the Great Mongolian Kingdom----The Present day Mongolia.The act of barbarism lead to an eventual failure of the kingdom as fast as it grew.
What relavence this story has in Indian politics, the main aim for any political body should be to win the hearts of the people through ethical means. Even if you succed in acheiving the throne by other means but in a long term the party is bound to fall.
One might say, this is a common logic and everyone knows about it....what is new in it? The answer is, the things which seems to be very common are the ones which are totally forgotten to be implemented.
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