Hi, Knowing that Khalid ibn al walid was one of the best if not the best General of all times ( 100% ratio victory for more than 75 battles ) do you think he would have been able the push back Gengis khan if he was here at that time?

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I searched a lot about Khalid ibn al walid and watched most of his battles, personnally i think the answer is yes but I still have doubts because Gengis was also very powerful…
What do u think guys ?

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Well, Khalid never had anywhere near the number of troops as the Mongols did. Also, the Mongols on a tactical level were some of the best in the world at the time. I’m not sure if even a genius like Khalid could have stood up to the Mongols, even with even-up numbers of Islamic troops of the day.

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@xfilesfc Yes I was meaning with the same number of troops, its true that there was a long time between mongol invasions and rashidun Caliphate, but where the tactics of the 7th century outdated during that time ?

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It might surprise you, but in this case I have no idea. :slight_smile:

Certainly the recurve bows of the Mongols were better developed, they had stirrups, better steel. But beyond that, I’ll wait for someone with more smarts than me to answer.

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No problem bro, thank you for answering most od my questions !

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