Mongols were only Brutal if the enemy refused to surrender. If they chose to surrender they could have avoided the violence.

Mongols had pagan beliefs but the empire included Islam, Buddhism, and Confucius's beliefs.

Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt- The Mongols were so ruthless that even with fewer people in an army it was still hard to defeat them.

Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt- The Mongols fought against an army of previously slaved people (mamluk army) in order to gain territory.

Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt- the Mongols had Baybars which were slaves sold to Egypt

They had very harsh rules that if broken had a death penalty (if someone in front drops something and you don't pick it up you die)

They would slaughter whole cities if they refused to surrender. They were ruthless.

They had laws and created international law (abolished torture)

They didn’t want many Chinese people to get high-ranking jobs and didn’t allow the Chinese to learn the Mongol language. Believed they were above the Chinese people

They had freedom of religion due to conquering many different places with many different religions they accepted all religions