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Asian Warriors by Alex

Throughout the history of Asia different warriors and their armies have conquered large pieces of land in asia. I will be giving you information on some of the most famous people and groups. First I will tell you about Genghis Khan. He was the founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire which was the largest contiguous empire in history. He came to power by bringing together many nomad tribes of northeast asia. He then started building villages and training his men as fierce soldiers. So then he started the Mongol invasions to start building his empire. These invasions lasted the whole 13th century. Genghis and his armies started out by invading the Western Xia dynasty in 1206. Although he had some difficulties taking the larger cities he forced their surrender by 1209. By the end he had conquered most of Asia and some of Europe including Georgia and Bulgaria. His reign of power finally ended when he died in 1227 after defeating the Tangut people. Recently there was a movie made that depicted his rise to power. This movie was called "Mongol." For more information of Genghis Khan [|click here.]

Atila the Hunn was the leader of the leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany all the way to the Ural river and from the Danube river to the Baltic sea. He was one of the Roman Empire's biggest enemies. Twice during his lifetime he invaded the Balkans and one time marched through what is today France. It is told that his sword the sword of Atila came to his hands by miraculous means. In 452 he inveaded Italy. The city of Venice was built during these attacks because civilians had to retreat to small islands in the Venetian Lagoon.He died in 453 after chocking at a feast.

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The true origin of the Ninja is not really clear but many believe that they first appeared in 14th century Japan. Ninjas are not regular soldiers, they do not fight on battlefields like footsoldiers they engage in operations like espionage and assasination. Ninjas had intense training but at first they were only used by villages to protect from robbers and raiders. Women could also be ninjas but they were usually only used to gather information about enemies. They usually wore all black uniforms for maximum invisibility at night and some times even attached tiger claws to their hands to climb trees more easily. Ninjas are also known for their unusual weapons.One of their most unusual weapons was a hollowed out eggshell filled with metal dust. They would throw these at people's eyes and when the eggshell broke the person would be blinded. One other weapon they used were small metal pads on their fingers used to hit enemie's pressure points to cause sharp pain and tempoary paralysis.Also some of their most famous weapons are ninja stars, swords, and their famous Martial Arts skills. Many people today just think of ninjas as trained killers but really they are sophisticated warriors.

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