The nomadic Mongols essentially lived on horseback. The constant internal conflicts and battles with neighbors, like the Tartars, persisted until Genghis Khan, an orphaned son of a chief and considered a bastard, ascended to the position of the Great Khan. Under Temujin's leadership, the Mongol tribes unified, creating an unstoppable cavalry army. The Mongols developed increasingly sophisticated tactics, ranging from annual mass hunts forming large circles to trap enemies to strategic retreats in battle. These strategies relied on rapid information dissemination, making Khunbish's role as a courier, primarily on well-organized relay routes, pivotal.

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