I'd have noted the demographics altering mass slaughter of innocents first and foremost. The legacy is really mostly a brief interval of charred cities and libr

I'd have noted the demographics altering mass slaughter of innocents first and foremost. The legacy is really mostly a brief interval of charred cities and libraries, and enormous mass graves. The whole empire unraveled pretty quickly after his death with petty squabbling. To take in the big picture and make special note of the fact that the Mongols happened to be a bit more egalitarian than many of the peoples they conquered is frankly a weird perspective.