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Life of Mongol Nomads North of the Great Wall in 1196

Instability, drought, and military unrest in pre-unification Mongolia

TopicsWorld History & Empires
387 words2 min readShort essays (under 500 words)77Published Apr 2026

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The discussion will mainly be concentrated on the kind of life that any Mongol nomad might have lived in north of Great Wall in the year 1196. The nomads used to live an unstable life. Such Mongols used to move about here and there in various regions around the north of the Great Wall. Because of an unstable life, they were often subjected to extreme temperatures i.e. cold, droughts and a host of other difficulties (Lane, 2018).

Many historical evidences suggested that the Mongol nomads had been subjected to severe droughts around twice. Livestock were even not maintained safely. People used to live on wild life hunting. Frequent scenarios of diseases among herds were quite common. In most of the situations, the nomads were subjected to war times with China. During such time, herds of cattle had to rely solely upon the proportion of trade being varied out with China. In other words, the Mongolian nomads would have to depend to a maximum extent on the animal and the trade outcome of it (Olson & Fuller 2017).

The life of Mongols can be deciphered from a number of historical facts and assumptions. There are a number of ambiguities laying in the history of Mongols living during the period of 1196. Individuals from Mongolian entities reemerged towards the end of 1195 with their military tactics towards Chinese Jin Army forces. The Mongols and Genghis had built a strong military base towards the end of the century. The period of 1195-1206 saw a period of unification. There was no initiative taken to transport food, water and other necessities of survival at this time, mostly because the Mongols were not static/ settled at one place for long. Life was quite tough (Ramos, 2017).

The year 1196 is notable for Mongols because Mongol troops in alignment in Jin troops led for a punitive expedition on the very same year. The main opponent was that of the Tatars. Under such a situation, life was under unrest.

References

Lane, G. (2018). A Short History of the Mongols. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Olson, K. A., & Fuller, T. K. (2017). Wildlife hunting in eastern Mongolia: Economic and demographic factors influencing hunting behavior of herding households. Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(1-2), 37-46.

Ramos, A. (2017). Chinggis Khan's Syncretic Steppe: How Tradition and Innovation Combined to Form the World's Largest and Most Diverse Nomadic Empire.

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Quality 7.1/105 structural beats2 notes
Writing qualityNo clear thesis. The essay lists conditions (drought, trade, war) but doesn't advance an interpretive argument about what those conditions meant.

Argument structure

  1. Setup
    Announces the topic and period.
  2. Evidence
    Lists hardships: drought, livestock loss.
  3. Evidence
    Notes trade dependence on China.
  4. Frame
    Mentions military buildup and unification period.
  5. Close
    Notes 1196 expedition; life under unrest.

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Editor's analysis

What this essay does well, and where it could be stronger.

Rhetorical strengths

Grounds the discussion in a specific year (1196) rather than treating the Mongol period as undifferentiated
Acknowledges ambiguities in the historical record rather than overstating certainty

Improvement opportunities

Needs a thesis that interprets the conditions rather than just listing them – e.g., how instability shaped nomadic strategy
The phrase 'life was quite tough' is vague; concrete examples of toughness are given earlier but not tied to a larger claim
References are cited but not integrated – the essay tells us what sources say without using them to build an argument
Final sentence ('life was under unrest') restates the opening without adding insight

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