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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 2347140" data-attributes="member: 1125">yes but totally different to the mongolian account - so who knows for sure.what we do know is that the mongols offered those they counquered the right to become mongols (or die) once a city did submit a 'native' was often appointed as governor and they were allowed to continue their local culture and lifestyle. I have no doubt that the low level troops were treated as cannon fodder (like they are in all armies including modern ones) but the Mongols also hired in chinese seige engineers (since they had no experience of seige warfare) and they were well treated. The Great Khan also adopted a turkish script to establish a written form of the mongol language and welcomed clergy of all religions (Bhuddist, Taoist, Shaman, Muslim and Christian), promoted trade and diplomacy and established law and 'peace' across the empire.</blockquote>