Who is currently the most successful modern conqueror?
Does conquering land have the same military value it once did thousands of years ago?
I'd say the US simply because of how we've spread our culture and how we created shitty proxy governments
>>30803720
>Who is currently the most successful modern conqueror?
PRC.
>Does conquering land have the same military value it once did thousands of years ago?
Somewhat. It's all about how quickly you can bring your new resources to fruition.
>>30803742
He successfully united the kingdom, his work still fruiting even now.
Pretty sure it'd be Ghengis
>>30804001
modern?
>>30803739
We did that with the all mighty dollar more than the sword to be honest.
>>30804020
The only thing could've stopped the speed and power of the Mongols was the invention and spread of the breech loading rifle in the late 1800s. Or so I've heard recently.
However the British Empire was fuckhuge.
>>30803755
Crafty bastard; getting their shit pushed in by conquering foreigners for the next 800 years was just part of the plan.
>>30804020
maybe his dick then
>>30804049
One out of 5 asian and russian men hold his genes.
His empire is the largest of all.
The Herpes virus
>>30804042
Or a tribal succession crisis...
>>30804042
The Horde was quite beatable even in its day. I'm pretty sure Napoleon, for example, would have been an overkill.
>>30804108
Nice meme.