Start and End in Karakorum, Mongolia
Choose one person that you may need to meet with (famous influencers of the time)
with all 10 locations and descriptions of your intended goals and/or challenges faced at each location. These should be written in first person, as though it is being shown through the vantage point of Ghenghis Khan.
Location 1: Karakorum
Goal: Establishing a capital city
Challenges: Clearing the surrounding area, constructing defensive walls, ensuring sufficient food supply for the growing population.
Location 2: Orkhon Valley
Goal: Uniting the Mongolian tribes
Challenges: Gaining the allegiance of rival tribes, consolidating power, overcoming disputes over leadership.
Location 3: Lake Khövsgöl
Goal: Securing natural resources
Challenges: Navigating the difficult terrain, negotiating with local tribes for access to pastures and water sources, protecting the area from external threats.
Location 4: Altai Mountains
Goal: Expanding territorial control
Challenges: Conquering the rugged and inaccessible terrain, subduing resistance from tribes living in the mountains, establishing a strategic presence on the border.
Location 5: Gobi Desert
Goal: Obtaining trade routes
Challenges: Surviving the harsh desert conditions, negotiating agreements with neighboring regions for access to trade routes, protecting the routes from bandits.
Location 6: Khustain Nuruu National Park
Goal: Preserving wildlife and resources
Challenges: Balancing the needs of the nomadic herders with conservation efforts, preventing overgrazing, establishing regulations for sustainable hunting and fishing.
Location 7: Bayan-Ölgii Province
Goal: Expanding influence beyond Mongolia
Challenges: Mastering diplomacy with neighboring empires, navigating cultural differences, establishing trade agreements and alliances.
Location 8: Terelj National Park
Goal: Training the military
Challenges: Organizing and training a disciplined army, developing effective tactics and strategies for future conquests, preparing soldiers for the challenges of warfare.
Location 9: Khan Tengri
Goal: Conquering the highest peaks
Challenges: Overcoming the inhospitable climate, navigating treacherous slopes and icy conditions, establishing dominance over the highest mountain peaks.
Location 10: Tomur Peak
Goal: Leaving a lasting legacy
Challenges: Preserving the Mongol Empire beyond my reign, ensuring a smooth transition of power, securing alliances with successor rulers for the future stability of the empire.