stackyFACTSGenghis Khan's empire wasn't just built on numbers, but on staggering military engineering. Mongol warriors used a sophisticated composite bow made of horn, wood, and sinew that required immense strength to pull, yet delivered armor-piercing arrows with the velocity of an early modern firearm.
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