Why Genghis Khan Refused to Cross the Indus River In 1221, Genghis Khan chased his enemy to the banks of the Indus River. He had the power to invade India, but India had something the Mongols couldn’t defeat: geography. Mongol composite bows relied on animal glue that could weaken in extreme heat and humidity. Their horses also needed open grasslands—but India’s jungles, deserts, and harsh terrain made it a logistical nightmare. Sometimes the greatest defense isn’t an army… it’s the map itself.
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