Mongol horde
Khan's mounted army
A Mongol horde was a nomadic military-political unit of the Mongol Empire, combining tribal organization with devastating cavalry warfare.
The term now serves as a figure of speech for any overwhelming mass of invaders or attackers: The tourists descended like a Mongol horde.
The word horde itself entered English from this context.
- GenghisMongol emperor's name
- Great KhanSupreme Mongol ruler
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- horsemenPeople who ride equines
conquest · invasion · scorched earth · cavalry · mounted archers · horse archers · yurt · archer · empire · Pax Mongolica · pillage · raid · warrior · siege · thunder · hooves · Golden · tribe
- Asian Warfaresamurai, ninja, katana, shogun, bushido
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, battle
- Tribal AlliancesIroquois Confederacy, Six Nations, Powhatan Confederacy
civilization type and social structure
Mongol hordeurban population
Residents of metropolitan areas
city-state · farming village · medieval town · walled city · Roman Empire